Kenosha Area Business Alliance

KABA is excited to announce another keynote for INSPIRE 2024: Neil Hoyne, Chief Strategist at Google! Neil has spent almost 9,000 hours talking to CEOs, boards, and investors about how they make decisions and navigate change. Whether it’s a new marketing strategy or exploring what AI can do for business, he knows what the competition is doing—and how to outpace them. INSPIRE is a premier one-day leadership development experience located centrally in the Chicago- Milwaukee corridor, featuring high-caliber national and regional speakers & experts providing inspirational content to elevate your personal and professional leadership journey. Get a team together and plan to join us on October 11th. See the entire speaker line-up at InspireKenosha.com.

MKE Tech Hub Coalition is offering AI workshops for manufacturers! These in-depth workshops help companies explore the potential of AI for their business. They will help participants identify and prioritize their AI use cases, learn about the best practices and tools for AI implementation, and develop a roadmap for their AI project. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g_uXgaVN #MKETech #AIformanufacturing

KABA recently wrapped up its 2024 Nonprofit Board Prep program! The program works to meet a perceived need in the community for up-and-coming leaders to join nonprofit boards and committees. Through the development of the Nonprofit Board Prep program, we are providing both emerging and experienced professionals with the initial skills and knowledge needed to be an impactful nonprofit board and/or committee member. 2024 marks the sixth year we have hosted this unique training program. Congratulations to the 2024 Nonprofit Board Prep graduates! Thank you for your dedication to this program. If you’re interested in learning more about the program or the recent graduates, please contact Brooke Infusino at binfusino@kaba.org. See a lookbook featuring the 2024 graduates of this program: https://bit.ly/3Wqe49G

Welcome new KABA investor: SPC Partner Success! Sales Pro Impact provides sales consulting and outsourced (fractional) sales management for small/medium size businesses, non-profits and start-ups. We evaluate current sales operations and bench mark against peers to better understand areas where your business is performing well and areas of opportunity. Other services include: creating a proven repeatable sales process, lead generation and lead scoring, CRM evaluation, website and social media review, compensation plans, marketing, sales candidate testing, interviewing, onboarding, training and coaching. Contact LinkedIn's Top Sales Management Voice, Tom Hagen, for a free 15 minute web consultation to learn more about the program. Learn more - https://lnkd.in/gwht6n5q #ThankYou #NewInvestor #WelcomeToKABA

WestRock breaks ground, Cybersecurity topic of next Business Lunch...read all this and more in the July KABA Update: https://lnkd.in/gHaXzF74

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Business Lunch on Cyber Security! We hope attendees gained relevant insights and actionable information about cyber security strategy, tools, and processes. A special thank you to our moderator, Dr. Susan Lincke, as well as our esteemed panelists: Abhinav (Abhi) Gautam from Jockey International, Inc., Dave Schaibly from Uline, and Davene Smith from Kaseya. We are also very grateful for our generous sponsors as well: OFFSITE, LLC, State Bank of the Lakes, and Platinum Systems. Look for details about our next Business Lunch to be announced soon!

KABA President Nicole Ryf had the opportunity to speak at last week's TEMPO Kenosha luncheon at the The Stella Hotel & Ballroom. She talked about her first year at KABA (she recently celebrated her 1-year anniversary!), it's mission and current projects, as well as her personal career journey that has led to her being recognized as being one of the top economic developers in North America. Thank you TEMPO! Learn more about the women's networking group at tempokenosha.org.

Tekla Kilpatrick has joined the KABA team as a Project Coordinator! In her new role, Tekla will support economic development efforts including corporate attraction, retention, and expansion. Tekla's love for Wisconsin businesses began in her hometown of Appleton and in working for small businesses in Manitowoc. In wanting to create impact beyond starting her own business, Tekla began looking into the field of community economic development. Before starting at KABA, she completed her Masters of Urban Planning while interning for Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation's department of Downtown Development. She's excited to explore the relationship and ecosystem between small businesses and corporate businesses. Tekla is likely to be found in a local coffee shop or hiking or cliff jumping near Lake Michigan.

An $885K Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant is coming to Village of Pleasant Prairie to support the construction of a rail spur and additional railroad track to enable packaging company WestRock Company to open a new manufacturing facility & create 177 jobs. The new rail spur will connect WestRock’s recently acquired 190-acre industrial facility, located near the intersection of County Highway H and 95th Street, to the Union Pacific Railroad mainline. The rail connection will allow the company to transport its raw materials, mainly oversized paper rolls, more efficiently while being environmentally responsible. It would require four to six truckloads to deliver the same amount of material as one rail car. Read more: https://bit.ly/4ddEroT

Welcome new KABA investor: RevTech Manufacturing! RevTech is a Kenosha-based 3D printing and injection molding company. The Revtech Manufacturing Brand grew out of two companies started by the Founder Leonard Koren: GK Engineering, a 3d printing company started in 1997; and International Mold and Production LLC, started in 2003. Learn more - https://revtechmfg.com/ #ThankYou #NewInvestor #WelcomeToKABA