Gomez Joins MDC as VP of Lending & Investments

Madison, WI – July 7, 2021, Madison Development Corporation (MDC), a non-profit organization serving the residents and businesses of Dane County since 1977, announces the appointment of Juan Gomez as Vice President of Lending & Investments. As a key member of MDC’s Executive Management Team, Gomez will oversee the Lending & Investments Division for MDC.

Prior to joining MDC, Gomez served as Technology Investment Manager at Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and as a Capital Finance Officer with the State’s Department of Administration. He has extensive experience in economic development, public finance, and real estate. Juan holds an M.B.A. in Finance and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

“We are excited to have Gomez join our team,” said Lorrie Keating Heinemann, MDC’s President & CEO. “His experience working with and lending to entrepreneurs and startups will be a great fit for MDC.”

MDC Board Member Ron Trachtenberg added, “We look forward to working with Juan as part of the team to further the efforts of MDC in its efforts for economic development in Dane County”.

About Madison Development Corporation

Madison Development Corporation is a non-profit organization that owns and manages 348 affordable housing units in the Madison area.  MDC also provides financing for hard-to-finance businesses in Dane County. Since 1977, MDC has provided loans to more than 450 businesses totaling over $35 million; helping to create over 7,500 quality jobs in Dane County.

MDC’s partnership with the City’s CDBG program and with Community Banks in its Venture Debt Fund has allowed MDC to finance over 450 companies in Dane County including Nordic Consulting, TomoTherapy, Willy St Co-Op, Monty’s Blue Plate Diner, PerBlue Entertainment, ImageMover, Networked Insights, Phoenix Nuclear, Invenra, and AstoCT

Kraus-Anderson opens Milwaukee office to meet construction growth in SE Wisconsin

Mike Timmers named director of operations

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (July 2021) – Kraus-Anderson Construction, one of the nation’s premier general contractors and construction managers, is expanding its footprint, opening a new office in Milwaukee.  The company has named Mike Timmers as director of operations.  A location for the Milwaukee office has not yet been secured.

Kraus-Anderson’s (KA) long history of construction projects in East-Southeast Wisconsin and the Milwaukee- Chicago region dates back to the 1950s and 60s when it built Bayshore Shopping Center in Milwaukee; grocery stores for Red Owl (with multiple Wisconsin and Chicago area locations), and facilities for companies from Wisconsin Foods (Sturgeon Bay) to Bankers Mutual Life (Freeport, Ill). 

In recent years, KA has delivered an array of notable projects for a range of commercial and government sector markets in the region. Projects include renovation of the FBI Field Office, Milwaukee; a tenant buildout for Strang Architects in Madison, which is Wisconsin’s first WELL-Certified project; and Monarch Health in Madison, an addiction recovery clinic offering a model for opioid addiction treatment that is a first of its kind. KA has also performed multiple projects for repeat clients, including Room and Board, Pick ‘n Save, Scheels, Cabela’s, Fidelity Investments, Verizon, Lowes, Wilde Automotive, Home Run Auto Group and Lupient Automotive Group. Current projects in the area include an adaptive reuse project for Winston-Knolls Schools, a school serving students with autism in Elgin, Ill.

“We’re aiming to strengthen our southeast Wisconsin presence,” said Tom Roepke, Kraus-Anderson’s Wisconsin area director. “With the addition of a Milwaukee office, we see opportunity for huge growth in the southeast Wisconsin region. KA’s expertise in healthcare, schools, commercial markets, and our unique strengths in preconstruction and facilities assessment, are all well aligned to offer strong value to clients across multiple market sectors.”

Mike Timmers

A 21-year industry veteran, Timmers has overseen a spectrum of area commercial markets and scopes ranging from modest to multi-million-dollar projects. He most recently served as director of operations at Milwaukee-based Greenfire Management Services and was a project manager for Briohn Building Corp. and Miron Construction.  He received his B.S. in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

“Mike brings to Kraus-Anderson extensive project management experience, leadership expertise and depth of knowledge of the regional market,” said Roepke.  “We are excited to have him lead our Milwaukee team.”

About Kraus-Anderson

Established in 1897, Kraus-Anderson® Construction Company (www.krausanderson.com) is one of the nation’s premier commercial general contractors and construction managers. Kraus-Anderson, an Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action employer, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. and has regional offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wis., Bismarck, N.D., and Duluth, Bemidji and Rochester Minn.

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KW2 Becomes Certified as Woman-Owned Business

MADISON, Wis.—KW2, a 35-year-old digital and marketing agency, announced today that the company is now certified as a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) by the State of Wisconsin. The certification follows KW2’s CEO Jennifer Savino becoming the company’s primary owner in 2020.

“KW2 has worked in partnership with public and private organizations for thirty-five years to tackle some of society’s most challenging communication problems,” said Savino. “I am thrilled and humbled by the opportunity to lead the next chapter of our company, and I remain dedicated to KW2’s core values of empowering and improving people’s lives.”

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WPS Health Insurance partners with Milwaukee Brewers™ to bring back the Senior Stroll

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WPS Health Insurance partners with Milwaukee Brewers™ to bring back the Senior Stroll

MADISON, Wis.—June 30, 2021—The Senior Stroll, a Milwaukee Brewers™ promotion presented by WPS Health Insurance, is returning to American Family Field for five weekday afternoon games this season.

Fans age 60 and over can come down to the field and stroll along the outfield warning track after these games:

• June 30 vs. Chicago
• July 21 vs. Kansas City
• Aug. 4 vs. Pittsburgh
• Aug. 26 vs. Cincinnati
• Sept. 23 vs. St. Louis

The postgame Senior Stroll line begins in section 110, along the first-base line on the Field Level.

The Senior Stroll dates coincide with the team’s Kids & Senior Citizens Discount Days. To save 50% on tickets for these games, courtesy of WPS Health Insurance, visit mlb.com/brewers/tickets/promotions.

“WPS Health Insurance presented this popular fan feature in 2019, but we had to pause the program in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that fans can return to the ballpark, WPS is eager to resume the Senior Strolls,” says Megan Willauer, Director of Events and Strategic Partnerships at WPS.

As fans complete their stroll, members of the WPS Events team are on hand to thank them for their participation and provide a small giveaway.

“It’s an experience of a lifetime for many of these individuals, and WPS is proud to partner with the Brewers to provide them with this opportunity,” Willauer says.

About WPS Health Insurance

As one of the largest health benefits providers in the state, Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Health Insurance) remains not-for-profit and offers high-quality health plans to the public and private sectors. Headquartered in Madison, Wis., WPS Health Insurance also has offices in Green Bay and Rothschild. With more than 3,400 employees, we’re deeply committed to Wisconsin and its citizens.

WPS Health Insurance offers Preferred Provider Organization health plans for individuals and groups, third-party administrator services, plus Medicare supplement plans and Medicare prescription drug plans.

WPS Health Insurance is one of the brands under the umbrella of WPS Health Solutions, which offers insurance products through several brands as well as claims processing and benefits administration for U.S. government programs for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Defense, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Visit the WPS Health Solutions “About” page for more information on our parent company.