We are excited to congratulate Dan Duchniak, general manager of the Waukesha Water Utility, on being named the 2018 Waukesha County Advocate of the Year.

The EPA has adjusted its earlier classification for Waukesha County and reclassified the entire county as "in attainment."

On Tuesday, May 1, the State of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation awarded the School District of Elmbrook a $25,000 grant to create a Makerspace and Fabrication Lab or "Fab Lab" at Brookfield Central High School.

Because of the workforce issue and with the launch of Academic and Career Planning throughout Wisconsin in 2017, our new initiatives to connect businesses and educational institutions are of the utmost importance.

Earlier this year, the Waukesha County Board of Supervisors voted to approved participation in the PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) program. PACE enables property owners to obtain low-cost, long-term loans for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation improvements.

We've revamped our Young Professionals of Waukesha County program to give YPs the opportunity to get to know each other, access professional development opportunities and build lasting connections with each other and the community.

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By: Rich Rovito, Content Specialist for Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership Exporting is an important, an often overlooked, option for Wisconsin manufacturers and other companies of all sizes looking to grow and diversify their businesses. “It’s not only large companies that benefit from exporting. Small and mid-size companies are learning about exporting and are experiencing extraordinary [...]

By: Kevin Scott, Partner of DeWitt Ross & Stevens Time is money. We’ve all heard it, we’ve all said it. But how many of us are mindful of it on a consistent basis as we conduct our business every day? Time is what we sell in legal services. I charge clients a certain amount of [...]

By: Aleta Norris, Principal at Living As A Leader Employers (and anyone in a leadership role) should be having regular conversations with their employees.  The key word is ‘conversation.’  Employees want to talk WITH their leaders!  Employees also have an interest in talking with their leaders regularly about their performance, not just once a year.  [...]