WCEDA2011 Annual Report
The main goal of economic development is improving the economic well being of a community through efforts that entail job creation , job retention , tax base enhancements and quality of life .
WCEDA Mission Statement
Table of Contents
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2011 In Review
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Business Retention & Expansion Activities
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Community Support & Engagement
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Reducing Barriers To Growth
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Workforce Development - The Next Generation
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Regional Economic Development Efforts
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WCEDA 2011 Annual Meeting
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Historical Economic Data
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2011 WCEDA Financials (Unaudited)
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2011 WCEDA Membership
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2011 Board, Committees & Staff
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WCEDA is dedicated to improving the quality of life for Walworth C o u n t y residents by working with public and private sector part n e r s to advance efforts that create jobs and build private sector investment in our communities.
2011 In Review Dear Economic Development Stakeholders, 2011 proved to be a great year for the WCEDA as a whole. Thanks to the board’s leadership we were able to develop and adopt a new mission statement for the organization; as well as a set of goals that we are focused on achieving over the next several months and years. As you look through our 2011 annual report, you will notice that we have outlined these goals and reported on the progress we have made in 2011 to achieve them. These are just the first steps in what the board and staff have worked so diligently to establish as a strong foundation for WCEDA to build upon. In 2012, we plan on developing and adopting a five year strategy for WCEDA, which will help to guide future strategic, financial, and staffing decisions. As we move into 2012, I am truly excited about how things are progressing at WCEDA and the direction which we are headed. I encourage anyone who is interested in learning more about WCEDA, or has comments on how you think we could be more effective, to contact myself or any of my fellow board members. I speak for the entire board of directors when I say thank you for another wonderful year, and we look forward to working with you to address Walworth County’s economic development needs in 2012 and beyond. Sincerely,
Bruce Kepner, Alliant Energy President, WCEDA Dear WCEDA Members, It has been an absolute please to serve you over the last year. As I am sure all of you are aware, 2011 was a year of transformation for WCEDA, with the board adopting significant changes to almost every aspect of the organization. All of these changes are focused on one thing, developing an organization that can act as a resource to help local companies grow. When I took over as executive director in October 2010, I made communication a top priority for the organization. Since then, we have refined our regular email updates, developed a quarterly newsletter, and finished a complete revamp of our website to help ensure that you, non-member companies, and the general public are aware of economic development programs and initiates in and around Walworth County that exist to help encourage job creation. Again, I want to thank you for your support of WCEDA in 2011, and I hope to maintan that trust in 2012 and beyond. As always WCEDA is here to serve you and connect you to the programs, resources, and incentives that will help your company grow. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, I encourage you to please contact my office at 262-741-8527. Sincerely,
Mike Van Den Bosch Executive Director, WCEDA
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Promote WCEDA as a business retention and expansion resource through immediate and ongoing interactions with county businesses.
PERFORMANCE
51 3,463
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Companies WCEDA staff visited in 2011 specifically to conduct our business retention and expansion survey
Employees that work for the 51 companies that WCEDA conducted its business retention survey with in 2011
Identified as one of the organizations core objectives for 2011, WCEDA’s board and staff aimed at promoting the organization as a business retention and expansion resource. To do this, WCEDA collaborated with economic development organizations from around the region including Rock, Racine, Kenosha in Wisconsin and Boone and Winnegabo counties in Illinois to develop and conduct a uniform survey tool that is designed specifically to engage existing employers in a discussion regarding their current business performance, areas of need, and specific issues that need to be addressed by the communities which they call home. Through a grant from the Federal Economic Development Administration, all six counties were able to collectively engage the services of Blane Canada,
Source: Blane, Canada Ltd.
a company that has built its business on serving economic development organizations in several ways including developing software for business retention. In 2011, WCEDA conducted 51 site visits with Walworth County companies, representing over 3,400 employees to help determine the types of issues and concerns these companies are currently, or anticipate, experiencing that would act as barriers to growth.
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Promote WCEDA as a resource to Walworth County communities through constant engagement and communication .
Walworth County communities that WCEDA served directly in 2011
Whitewater
In 2011, WCEDA handled many different inquiries, both through the State and directly, from several diverse industries that were considering Walworth County for relocation and/ or expansion.
In conjunction with the City’s Community Development Authority and the University, WCEDA assisted in the marketing and promotion of the City’s business and technology parks.
East Troy
Elkhorn
Working with the East Troy Economic Development Committee, WCEDA helped the Village put together a flowchart that was designed to help businesses navigate the Village’s approval process.
Working with the Broker of the Elkhorn Industrial park, WCEDA marketed Elkhorn for new business opportunities and provided informational and statistical data to interested parties.
Lake Geneva
Delavan
WCEDA assisted to the Lake Geneva Economic Development Corporation in conducting several site visits with employers, as well as helped to put together a marketing plan for the Organization’s business parks.
While not a member in 2011, WCEDA assisted the City in conducting several site visits with local employers. The City of Delavan became a member of WCEDA in 2012.
PERFORMANCE
Walworth County
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Companies that answered the Walworth County Workforce Development & WCEDA employer survey
Jobs Walworth County employers had vacant or anticipated having available in 2011
PERFORMANCE
Despite a non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 7.8%1 in Walworth County for 2011, employers across
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the County have indicated a difficulty in finding skilled labor. While this issue is not unique to Walworth County, the Milwaukee 7 region, or even the State of Wisconsin, WCEDA has identified this issue as a major barrier to growth. In an effort to get a better handle on this problem, WCEDA teamed up with the Walworth County Job Center to conduct Lack of Skills & Experience a survey of current and projected job openings in Walworth County, and to find out specifically the types of jobs available, and the exact difficulties that employers are facing. The results of this survey shed light on several issues, the top three of which are: •
Lack of skills & experience
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Lack of drive / motivation
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Basic work habits are not up to employer standards Through WCEDA’s business retention and expansion call program, staff visited with Walworth County employers throughout 2011 to discuss these issues and others. While immediate employment gaps are proving to be a barrier to growth, significant gaps in future workforce availability have been identified. Future gaps are due primarily to lack of interest by younger generations in manufacturing careers, which employs over 20% of the Walworth County workforce, and offers the highest average wage of any industry in Walworth County at $46,235 annually (2010)2.
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Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development - 2011 Walworth County Workforce Profile
Workforce Development The Next Generation
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Career programs available to high school juniors and seniors in youth apprenticeships
In 2011, WCEDA started on a project to connect employers with the local school systems in an effort to help encourage them to better communicate their current and future employment needs. The main avenue that has been used to help initiate this conversation has been the reintroduction of youth apprenticeships as an opportunity to help employers train and retain local talent, and provide students with alternatives to pursuing a 4 year degree. The goal of this initiative is to rebrand manufacturing from a perception of being dirty, dumb, and dangerous, and instead demonstrating its advanced nature. Through youth apprenticeship programs, we hope to develop a workforce that builds on the strong local work ethic the Midwest is known for, and promote a philosophy of continuous training and improvement. As a result we hope to see more youth enter areas in science, technology, engineering, and math.
WCEDA makes it easy to stay connected to the latest economic development news in Walworth County through: •
www.walworthbusiness.com
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Facebook: My Walworth County Economic Development Alliance
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Twitter: @MyWCEDA
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Leverage current assets and resources available to Walworth County businesses, and contribute to a strong regional growth strategy.
PERFORMANCE
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Goal to promote job growth through business startup, retention, expansion, and attraction
State of Ingenuity (SOI) is a regional collaboration that provides a seamless network of entrepreneurial support at every stage of business development through the sharing of resources, facilities, curriculum, training, and collective expertise. Through this collaboration, WCEDA provides new and existing businesses with access to information and resources throughout Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.
Working with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (formerly the Wisconsin Department of Commerce), the Town of Darien, and Walworth County, WCEDA was able to help facilitate a $1.3 million forgivable loan to Birds Eye Foods (Pinnacle Foods) to purchase equipment for the planned $40 million expansion, which is anticipated to result in the creation of 127 new full time jobs by the end of 2013.
Lake Geneva Economic Development Corporation (LGEDC) is Lake Geneva’s business retention, expansion, and attraction organization. In late 2011, representatives from LGEDC, WCEDA, and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Small Business Development Center started to craft a plan to promote Lake Geneva to businesses outside the area in an effort to attract new employment opportunities to the area.
The Milwaukee 7, launched in September 2005, was formed to create a regional, cooperative economic development platform for the seven counties of southeastern Wisconsin: Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha. Working with M7, the seven county economic development corporations are developing a regional strategy to help guide future public sector investments economic development.
Founded in 2010, the Whitewater University Technology Park (WUTP) is a partnership between the City of Whitewater and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to startup and attract businesses to the park with the overall goal of providing employment opportunities for residents and future graduates of the University. Throughout 2011, WCEDA helped to market the park to brokers and businesses.
The City of Whitewater’s Community Development Authority (CDA) exists to encourage and help people and businesses to invest in the city, creating jobs, increasing the tax base and improving the community’s quality of life. In 2011, WCEDA worked with the CDA to introduce Whitewater to a broad array of businesses covering retail, manufacturing, and information technology, planting the seeds to help attract and grow business in the City.
Rich Gruber, vice president of Mercy Health System accepts the 2011 Walworth County Workforce Investment Award for its commitment to providing high quality, highly skilled positions that contribute to the economic growth and stability of the area.
Tom Timm, plant manager of Birds Eye Foods, Darien, accepts the 2011 Walworth County Capital Investment Award for their investment of roughly $40 million in a facility expansion, which includes over $28 million in new equipment, and the creation of 127 new full time jobs in Walworth County
Kazuo Shimizu, President & CEO, Kikkoman Foods
Dr. Robert Spitzer speaks after receiving the WCEDA Lifetime Achievement Award for this unwavering commitment to strengthening our local communities over the past several decades.
Awards presented to area employers and community leaders
2012 WCEDA Board of Directors
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Attendees at WCEDA’s 2011 Annual Meeting
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Historical Economic Data Local, State & National Unemployment Rates 2007-'12
12.00% 10.00% 8.00% 6.00% 4.00% 2.00% 0.00%
United States
Wisconsin
Walworth County
How employment & unemployment are defined: • • •
People with jobs are employed. People who are jobless, looking for jobs, and available for work are unemployed. People who are neither employed nor unemployed are not in the labor force.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
58,000 56,000
Walworth County Employment 2004-'11
Jobs
54,000 52,000 50,000 48,000 46,000 44,000
Employment Employment is the total number of persons on establishment payrolls employed full or part time who received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th day of the month. Temporary and intermittent employees are included, as are any employees who are on paid sick leave, on paid holiday, or who work during only part of the specified pay period. A striking employee who only works a small portion of the survey period, and is paid, would be included as employed under the CES definitions. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Historical Economic Data Local, State & National Labor Force Participation Rates 74.0% 72.0% 70.0% 68.0% 66.0% 64.0% 62.0% 60.0% Walworth County Wisconsin United States
2005 72.3% 70.8% 66.0%
2006 71.3% 71.2% 66.2%
2007 70.5% 72.0% 66.0%
2008 70.4% 70.4% 66.0%
2009 69.9% 70.5% 65.4%
2010 69.0% 69.5% 64.7%
2011 68.6% 64.1%
The Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is the proportion of the working-age population that is employed or unemployed and seeking work. Typically “working-age persons” are individuals between the ages of 16-64, excluding students, homemakers, and persons under the age of 64 who are retired. Source: Data - Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Source: Description - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
52,000 51,000
Walworth County Employment 2010-'11
Jobs
50,000 49,000 48,000 47,000
Employment
Linear (Employment)
Since the beginning of 2010, Walworth County has seen growth in employment. In Walworth County, employment generally peaks in late August or early September, and drops until the end of March or beginning of April, when it begins to rebound. The drop in employment is due primarily to the seasonality of the County’s tourism industry, which historically remains flat during the first quarter. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Historical Economic Data Walworth County vs. Milwaukee Region Industrial Vacancy Rate 10.0% 9.0% 8.0%
Milwaukee Region, 7.5%
7.0% 6.0% 5.0%
Walworth County, 4.3%
4.0% 3.0% 2.0%
Q1 '9
Q2 '9
Q3 '9
Q4 '9 Q1 '10 Q2 '10 Q3 '10 Q4 '10 Q1 '11 Q2 '11 Q3 '11 Q4 '11
The industrial vacancy rate is the amount of available industrial space as a proportion of the total industrial space (both vacant & utilized) in a market. Since the middle of 2010, Walworth County’s industrial vacancy rate has dropped significantly from it’s post-recession high of 8.5% (Q2, 2010) to it’s post-recession low of 4.3% (Q4 2011). Source: Xceligent
Walworth County Indusrial Space Absorption vs Vacancy Absorption
Vacant Space
728,395 628,175 377,886 261,617 64,900 2009 (82,668)
2010
2011
Absorption of industrial space, or the amount of industrial space that is being leased and/or sold and taken off of the open market, has led to the significant drop in industrial vacancy over the past year and a half. At its current rate, industrial absorption can not be sustained without the construction of new space or the vacancy of currently utilized space. Source: Xceligent
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2011 Financial Statements Walworth County Economic Development Alliance, Inc Consolidated Income Statement For Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2011 (Unaudited) 2011 Operating
(Unaudited) 2011 Restricted
2010 Operating
2010 Restricted
Revenues Corporate Memberships
$ 57,030
$-
$ 66,739
$-
Individual Memberships
$ 700
$-
$-
$-
Government Memberships
$ 68,968
$-
$ 79,623
$-
Grant Income
$ 7,052
$-
$ 18,269
$ 55,665
Revolving Loan Fund Fees
$-
$ 769
$-
$ 895
Interest (Bank & Notes)
$-
$ 19,958
$-
$ 12,461
Marketing & Advertising
$ 4,420
$-
$ 2,016
$-
Events
$ 3,665
$-
$-
$ 1,500
Other
$ 391
$-
$ 100
$-
Total Revenue
$ 142,226
$ 20,727
$ 166,747
$ 70,521
Personnel (Including Benefits)
$ 68,431
$-
$ 72,368
$ 22,922
Fees & Penalties
$ 935
$ 157
$ 433
$ 480
Accounting & Legal
$ 6,755
$ 625
$ 6,645
$ 3,321
Travel/Meetings
$ 7,783
$-
$ 8,910
$-
Supplies
$ 4,866
$ 660
$ 2,052
$ 8,697
Printing & Copying
$ 5,216
$-
$ 466
$ 1,077
Postage, Shipping
$ 1,941
$-
$ 1,556
$ 2,923
Equipment
$ 3,074
$-
$ 944
$ 742
Rent & Parking
$ 10,500
$-
$ 10,018
$-
Insurance
$ 2,527
$-
$ 2,560
$ 76
Advertising
$ 784
$-
$ 12,087
$ 8,482
Membership Events
$ 9,055
$-
$ 3,942
$-
Professional Development
$ 910
$-
$ 500
$-
Interest
$ 31
$-
$ 840
$-
Depreciation
$
$-
$ 5,427
$-
Bad Debt Expense
$ 5,000
$ 27,304
$-
$ 48,000
Loan Servicing
$-
$-
$-
$ 451
Contracted Services
$ 9,613
$-
$ 16,224
$ 6,560
Membership Dues
$ 2,336
$-
$ 2,577
$ 78
Miscellaneous
$ 312
$-
$ 237
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Total Expenses
$ 140,068
$ 28,747
$ 147,786
$ 103,790
Change in Net Assets
$ 2,158
$ (8,021)
$ 18,961
$ (33,269)
Expenses
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2011 Financial Statements Walworth County Economic Development Alliance, Inc Consolidated Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2011 (Unaudited) 2011 Unrestricted
(Unaudited) 2011 Restricted
2010 Unrestricted
2010 Restricted
Assets Cash
$ 3,888
$ 260,101
$ 1,544
$ 169,070
Notes Receivable
$-
$ 192,816
$-
$ 272,054
Fixed Assets
$ 4,612
$-
$ 4,612
$-
Other Assets
$ (5,000)
$ (24,270)
$-
$ (3,102)
Total Assets
$ 3,500
$ 428,647
$ 6,156
$ 438,022
Accounts Payable
$ 3,374
$-
$ 1,720
$-
Line of Credit
$ 8,000
$-
$ 12,413
$-
Lease Payable
$ 4,348
$-
$ 5,738
$-
$ 20,902
$-
Liabilities
Total Liabilities Equity Retained Earnings
$ (14,746)
$ 438,022
$ (33,707)
$ 471,291
Net Income
$ 2,158
$ (8,021)
$ 18,961
$ (33,269)
Total Equity
$ (12,588)
$ 430,001
$ (14,746)
$ 438,022
Total Liabilities & Equity
$
$ 430,001
$ 6,156
$ 438,022
Walworth County Economic Development Alliance, Inc Outstanding Notes (Hometown Entrepreneur Loan Program) As of December 31, 2011
Outstanding Notes
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1-09-003
$ 31,072
1-09-004
$ 25,491
1-09-005
$ 39,264
1-09-006
$ 25,489
1-09-007
$ 26,177
1-09-013
$ 14,792
1-09-015
$ 14,403
1-09-017
$ 10,488
1-10-001
$ 5,638
Total
$ 192,816
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WCEDA members in 2011
Accounting & Auditing Services
Business Services (Continued)
Chamberlain & Henningfield Duick & Company Tracey’s Tax Service
Construction & Related Services
Architectural & Engineering Services GRAEF Kapur & Associates Kehoe-Henry & Associates The ICS Group Allan ICS
Martin Group SIA Computer Corporation
Lakes Brick & Block Magill Construction Scherrer Construction The Fixer Guys The Peter Scherrer Group
Distribution
Banking
Alder Companies
*Commercial Bank *Community Bank CBD *First Citizens State Bank *M&I - BMO Financial Group *People’s Bank
Government & Education
Business Services Bridger Business Solutions Community Green Energy Elkhorn Chemical & Packaging *Image Source
*City of Elkhorn *City of Whitewater *County of Walworth *Gateway Technical College *George Williams College *University of Wisconsin - Whitewater *Village of East Troy Village of Mukwonago
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2011 WCEDA Members Health Care
Non-Profits (Continued)
*Fort HealthCare *Mercy Health System Wisconsin Community Mental Health Counseling Centers
Lakeland Builders Association UW-Whitewater Small Business Development Center Walworth County Visitors Bureau Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority
Individual Members
Photography/Videography
Cynthia Balestrieri David Hildreth Cassandra Kordecki David Koscielniak Tyson Ray
Ideal Impressions Photography
Print/Media Bliss Communications
Insurance, Legal and Financial Services Benefit Concepts Godfrey, Leibsle, Blackbourn & Howarth Marilee Engelman, TransAmerica Sierra Insurance Marketing Sweet & Maier Thorpe & Christian
Manufacturing Better by Design *Kikkoman Foods *Mode Industries Monarch-McLaren The Colman Group Yunker Plastics
Real Estate Sales & Property Management John Henderson, NAI MLG Commercial Lighthouse Real Estate Services
Recreation/Tourism *Geneva National Golf Club *Geneva Ridge Resort *Grand Geneva Resort & Spa Evergreen Golf Club Lake Geneva Canopy Tours
Retail Action Marine Home Lumber Kunes’ Country Auto Group
Utilities
Non-Profits Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce *Lake Geneva Economic Development Corporation
*Alliant Energy *We Energies *Indicates a Premium Member
2010 vs 2011 Membership Breakdown 8 7
Members
6 5 4 3 2 1 0
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2010 2011
2011 Premium Members Platinum
Gold
Communities
Village of Mukwonago
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2011 Board , Staff & Committees
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Members on the WCEDA Board of Directors
Committees that make it all possible
Office & Personnel Committee
Executive Committee
Membership & Events Committee
Budget & Finance Committee
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DeWayne Egly, VP of Administration, Chair Kim Howarth, Immediate Past-President Nancy Russell, Member Geoff Hale, Board Member Peter Scherrer, Board Member
Laura Patterson, VP Membership, Co-Chair Bill Henry, VP Public Affairs, Co-Chair David “Koz” Koscielniak, Board Member Allison Bohuslav, Member Vacant Seat
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Bruce Kepner, President Kim Howarth, Immediate Past-President DeWayne Egly, VP-Administration Laura Patterson, VP-Membership Bill Henry, VP-Public Affairs Alan Larsen, Treasurer Geoff Hale, Secretary Alan Larsen, Treasurer, Chair John Henderson, Board Member Kevin Paluch, Board Member Tracey Hennessey, Member Gail Ellis, Member
WCEDA’s board and staff would like to thank all of our committee members for their hard work and dedication in 2011. We look forward to working with you in the future to build a stronger and more vibrant organization. 18
2011 Board of Directors & Staff Executive Committee Bruce Kepner, President
Board of Directors
Bryan Albrecht President, Gateway Technical College
Economic & Community Development Manager, Alliant Energy
Kim Howarth, Past-President Principal, Godfrey, Leibsle, Blackbourn & Howarth Attorneys
DeWayne Egly, VP-Administration Principal, Sierra Insurance Marketing
Jim Simons
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President, Quilters Rule
Kevin Brunner
Robert Spitzer
City Manager, City of Whitewater
Board Member, Kikkoman Foods
Rich Gruber
Richard Telfer
Vice President, Mercy Health System
Chancellor, University of Wisconsin Whitewater
John Henderson, SIOR
Senior Vice President—Corporate Services
John Zinzow
jhenderson@naiglobal.com • (262) 938-4430
Laura Patterson, Professional Profile VP-Membership
John Henderson
John Zinzow
Vice President, NAI MLG Commercial
Vice President, Benefit Concepts
Scope of Service Experience
John specializes in assisting multi-market corporations manage their real estate portfolio. Advises on space acquisitions and dispositions, site selection, lease management, real estate strategy and financial analysis.
VP of Commercial Lending, M&I-BMO Financial Delavan
Background and Experience
John serves as a Corporate Real Estate Services Team (CREST) Executive, NAI Business Director and Senior Vice President for NAI MLG Commercial and has been with the company since 1989. As a CREST Executive, John is a full, strategic partner and consultant for local, national and international clients to set performance standards, benchmarks and objectives. He delivers a wide range of real estate services from strategic consultative services, to expansions, acquisitions and dispositions. John was honored with the 2008 NAI Global "Circle of Excellence" designation for achieving top performance standards through the NAI network for 11 years. John has been "Associate of the Year" at NAI MLG Commercial four times and is consistently a top producer. John has also received the NAI "Chairman’s Award" for the Central Region three times.
Bill Henry, VP-Public Affairs
Dave Koscielniak
Professional Affiliations and Designations
NAI Global Corporate Services Team Member NAI Global Leadership Board Member (2001-2003) NAI CREST Council Member (Chairman 2001-2003) Charter Member of the Elkhorn Rotary Club (40 years) Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin, Inc. (CARW) Former Board Member of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, Inc. (6 years) Founding Board Member of The Elkhorn Fund - an endowed community fund Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) NAI CREST Designation NAI NAFTA Regional Director NAI Business Director - Wisconsin National Association of Realtors (NAR) Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA)
Vice President, KehoeHenry & Associates Architects
13400 Bishop’s Lane • Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 (262) 797-9400
Principal, Kozitecture
Offices also in Milwaukee, Appleton and Madison, WI www.mlgcommercial.com
Education BBA Marketing, University of Wisconsin - Madison CCIM Candidate MCR Candidate
Significant Transactions
Alan Larsen, Treasurer
John's clients include: Novo_1, School Specialty, MGIC, WOW Logistics, Miller Brewing, Clear Channel Outdoor, Harley-Davidson, Hypro, Roadway Express, CTI, Crown Cork & Seal, Massey Ferguson, Prologis, SPX Process Equipment, Invensys
Vice President-Cheif Credit Officer, Peoples Bank
The Leader In Commercial Real Estate.
Geoff Hale, Secretary President, Home Lumber Company
Kevin Paluch
Staff
John Zinzow is co owner of Benefit Concepts, Inc., a fi delivery of cost effective employee benefits and financial se business background and adds value to client relationship legal research, benefit analysis and design, vendor n communication and education. For clients that are intereste by promoting healthier populations, John works with clie healthy lifestyles into company health plans.
Mike Van Den Bosch,
John’s professional experience includes resort hotel fromDirector, 1970 through 1985 in Executive Chief Operating Officer, construction and management York and Illinois. LocalWCEDA resort projects include: The Abb Geneva National Golf Club management) and Lake Lawn (construction). From 19 Business Finance and Real Estate in the School of Busines 1990, John formed Benefit Concepts, Inc. with is wife, Ho Mutual Financial Advisor. John earned his MBA from UW –
Peter Scherrer President, The Peter Scherrer Group
Walworth County and the greater Kettle Moraine area is a and conduct business. Brennon Our area isGarthwait unique. It boasts div lifestyles that would be attractive to prospective emplo populations. John’s goalIntern, is helpWCEDA WCEDA develop a comp new employers to our area through strategic merchandising have to offer. John would add an additional perspective to on his professional experience and his knowledge and c athlete in the world of active sports and lifestyles. www.benefitconcepts.us
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Walworth County Economic Development Alliance, Inc. 1000 East Centralia Street | Elkhorn, WI 53121 | 262-741-8527 info@walworthbusiness.com | www.walworthbusiness.com