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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
DeAnne Boegli
Vice President of Communications
608-977-7343
deanne.boegli@wpsic.com

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.

Attorneys Brody Richter and Theresa Roetter Elected to DeWitt’s Executive Committee

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Michelle M. Friedman
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Attorneys Brody Richter and Theresa Roetter Elected to DeWitt’s Executive Committee

GREEN BAY | MADISON | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS – Today DeWitt LLP law firm announced it has elected Brody Richter and Theresa Roetter to its Executive Committee effective July 1, 2021.  The role of DeWitt’s Executive Committee is to oversee and hold accountable the firm’s management team, including the President and Managing Partner.  This includes providing feedback and opinions about the management team’s sustainability and growth strategies, operational plans, budgets, financial performance, and risk assessments. 

About Richter

Richter is a Partner in the DeWitt’s Madison office and is Co-Chair of its Business Law practice group.  His practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactional matters, commercial real estate, and private securities transactions.  He assists a wide array of clients, from individuals to major corporations and his clients have included, but are not limited to, small retail businesses, large commercial real estate developers, major manufacturing companies and tax-exempt organizations. Richter earned a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School (Member of the Moot Court Board) and a B.S. from Ohio University.  He was a member of the 2019 In Business Magazine’s 40 under 40 class, was a founding member of the Community Around the Children’s Hospital (“CATCH”) and is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

About Roetter

Roetter is a Partner and member of DeWitt’s Family Law practice group in Madison.  Her practice focuses on assisted reproduction and adoption.  She is one of just a handful of attorneys in Wisconsin with this combination of practice areas, her practice is state-wide, and her clients come from Wisconsin, other U.S. States, and many foreign countries.  She earned a J.D. from Marquette University Law School and a B.A., cum laude, from St. Norbert College.  She is a Fellow of the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys and Member of the American Bar Association and its Family Law Section – Assisted Reproductive Technology Committee, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Legal Practice Group, the National Association of Counsel for Children, and the State Bar of Wisconsin and its Children & the Law Section.

About DeWitt

DeWitt LLP was founded in 1903 and is one of the 10 largest law firms based in Wisconsin, with an additional presence in Minnesota. It has more than 130 attorneys practicing in Green Bay, Madison and Metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has the experience to service clients of all scopes and sizes. The firm is known for its work in a variety of legal areas including intellectual property, patents, trademarks and copyright law, construction litigation, corporate law, employment, environmental, employee benefits, estate planning, family business, family law, government relations, health care, litigation, real estate, and tax law.  More information is available at dewittllp.com.

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