Kenosha County Economic Development

Ta Chen buys its Pleasant Prairie building for $87 million

Ta Chen International, Inc., a Taiwan-based distributor of stainless steel and aluminum coils, sheets, plates, long products, tubes and PVFs, […]

Fed’s Goolsbee: Here’s what could push Wisconsin in a ‘stagflationary’ direction

Wisconsin’s economy is on solid footing, with unemployment at 3.4%, but manufacturers are facing a series of cost pressures that […]

TownePlace Suites hotel development in Kenosha nears groundbreaking

A TownePlace Suites by Marriott hotel planned near Interstate 94 in Kenosha is on track to begin construction within the next couple […]

8 manufacturing trends in 2022

Manufacturers are operating in two competing realities. With the exception of a few sectors, the industry overall is experiencing a […]

How Wisconsin is feeding the future with innovations in food and beverage

A collaborative ecosystem with an emphasis on reinvention is driving Wisconsin’s growth in the industry. Long associated with dairy, Wisconsin […]

The Path to finding your Path

  “All Artists are entrepreneurs. All entrepreneurs are artists. ~ Seth Godin” Since we launched the Kenosha Creative Space a […]

Nobody should be left on the sidelines

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and other headwinds, industrial development activity in the County continues at a record-breaking pace with over […]

Snap-on acquires South Carolina diagnostics company for $100 million

Kenosha-based tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc. announced Tuesday that it has acquired Irmo, South Carolina-based Diesel Laptops for approximately $100 million in cash. Terms of […]

Waukegan Steel to move headquarters from Illinois to Pleasant Prairie

Waukegan, Illinois-based steel fabrication company Waukegan Steel plans move its headquarters 13 miles north to Pleasant Prairie, according to site and operational […]