Construction begins at new WatertownJohnsonville facility

MadREP Report: December 2, 2015

Community Highlight: Rising Tides in Watertown The City of Watertown is located at the northern border of JeffersonCounty, situated between Madison and Milwaukee. JeffersonCounty is home to major private sector employers like Trek Bicycle,Generac Power Systems, and Nasco International. Economicdevelopment in Watertown has been making headlines recently --from a new city brand, to Fisher Barton's just-opened state-of-the arttechnology center, to the 100,000+ square foot expansion of ClasenQuality Coatings.

Another recent success story hailing from Watertown isJohnsonville Sausage, a company that has called the city homefor more than three decades and which recently broke ground atits new 63,000-square-foot facility that will create 30 jobs in thenext year, with the potential for more. Back in May, Johnsonvilleexperienced a loss when its facility on E. Division Street suffered afire that caused extensive damage to the building and equipment.The fire caused a huge disruption for not only the company but itsemployees as well, and what Johnsonville did after that is reallyspecial. Anxious not to have any of its employees displaced whilethe building was being repaired and production was shut down,Johnsonville kept employees on the payroll while they completedtraining and education classes at Madison Area TechnicalCollege and participated in a host of volunteer projects in the community.

Watertown is built on solid partnerships like this one with Johnsonville, and the Watertown EconomicDevelopment Organization is excited to see partnerships like these continue and expand.

Thanks to Julie Olver, Marketing Manager at Watertown Economic Development Organization, forcontributing to this week's feature.

WEDC Insights: International Opportunities in United Arab Emirates

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A major market for both high-end consumer products and industrial equipmentand supplies for the broader region, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) providesmany opportunities for Wisconsin companies looking to break into Middle Easternmarkets. A number of new regulations passed in the UAE create greatopportunities for companies specializing in sustainable technologies in energyand water. Other industries with export potential include medical and scientificinstruments, vehicles and parts, and electrical and industrial machinery. Find outall the information you need to know about exporting to the UAE.

EVENTS &OPPORTUNITIESEvansville I&E ClubDecember 9, 6:30pmCreekside Place,Evansville The Evansville I&EClub's Decembermeeting will featuretwo small businessentrepreneurs whowill address what ittakes to be a newentrepreneur runninga business from ahistoric home or ashop on Main Street.Contact Sue Berg orHalina Zakowicz formore info.

The Future WisconsinEconomic Summit2015December 9, 8:30am-3pmMonona Terrace,Madison Attend the 2nd annualreport on the state'sfuture and what theWisconsinManufacturers &CommerceFoundation is doing tomake Wisconsinirresistible. Learnmore.

REGIONAL NEWS Regional Economy: UW-Whitewater athletics boosteconomy by $7 million University of Wisconsin-Whitewater'sathletic program is not only winningnational championships andconference titles, it is also injectingmillions of dollars into the region.According to a study by the campus'Fiscal and Economic Research Center,the Warhawk athletic program and itsevents contribute more than $7M to theeconomy and led to the creation ofnearly 100 jobs. "The communitysupports us in so many ways, andwe're proud of our department's abilityto contribute to the region from aneconomic standpoint," said director ofintercollegiate athletics Amy Edmonds.UW-Whitewater is the first and onlyuniversity in NCAA history to win titlesin football, men's basketball andbaseball in the same year. Read more. Capital Connection: Dairyvative Technologies clinchesfunding for super-concentratedlactose-free milk Dairyvative Technologies, a south-central Wisconsin startup that's lookingto jazz up the market for milk, hasclinched the funding it needs to get itsproduct commercialized in 2016. A past

Startup Scene: New startup hub @1403 opening inheart of UW-Madison campus Madison is about to get another startuphub, and it will be nestled in the heart ofUW-Madison's campus. "We're basicallytrying to create a space on campus wherethe entire community can come togetherand collaborate and innovate," saidUniversity Research Park managingdirector Aaron Olver. The facility housesUW-Madison's Discovery to Productprogram, and has added the UW-MadisonLaw and Entrepreneurship Clinic as wellas Madworks Accelerator in the pastseveral months. "When you have hubs likethis, it gets in people's heads. It's a placethat they gravitate toward," said gBETAprogram manager Maggie Brickerman.And stakeholders say that gravitationalpull of entrepreneurially-mindedindividuals will benefit the entire startupecosystem.

Read more. Business Expansion: Promega's newest building, theKepler Center, opens for business In contrast to some of Promega's buildingsknown for their aesthetic extras, the KeplerCenter is all business. Located outside ofPromega's campus in Fitchburg, the126,000 square-foot Kepler Center willserve as the company's global supply

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2015 BioForwardAnnual MemberMeetingDecember 9, 5-7:30pmWisconsin Institutesfor Discovery,Madison Join BioForward for itsannual membermeeting with keynoteDr. James Thomson.Find out more.

Funding Opportunity:Idle Industrial SiteCompetitionDeadline: December11Grants of up to $1Mwill be awarded forimplementation ofredevelopment plansfor large commercialor industrial sites thathave been idle,abandoned orunderutilized for atleast 5 years. Learnmore.

gener8tor Madison2016Early ApplicationDeadline: December13Final Deadline:January 2 Applications are nowbeing accepted forgener8tor's nextprogram, Madison2016. Learn more.

Request forProposals:Entrepreneurship &Small BusinessDevelopmentResource FundDeadline: December21, 2pm

product commercialized in 2016. A pastwinner of the Wisconsin Governor'sBusiness Plan Contest, the companymakes a super-concentrated, lactose-free milk that doesn't have to berefrigerated and, when water is added,tastes just like fresh milk. Dairyvativecurrently has 8 employees, but will beable to hire more and boost productionwith its new $2.5M investment from twounnamed Wisconsin dairies andBrightstar Wisconsin Foundation. Read more.

Company Profile:Propeller Health announcesdevelopment agreement and R&Dcollaboration with GSK to developa digital sensor for the Elliptainhaler

Propeller Health announced adevelopment agreement and R&Dcollaboration with GSK for its Elliptainhaler. Under the terms of theagreement, Propeller Health willdevelop and manufacture a customsensor for the Ellipta inhaler for use incertain GSK clinical studies in asthmaand COPD. "We are pleased toannounce a collaboration with GSK, aglobal leader in the treatment ofrespiratory disease. Together we aim tocombine our expertise to empowerpatients and positively impact care,"said David Van Sickle, CEO and co-founder of Propeller.

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center, sending inventory to its branchesand distributors worldwide. When the$30M project is finished and fullyoperational in spring 2016, it willconsolidate and reorganize Promega'swarehouse and distribution facilitiescurrently spread among several locations.About 75 employees will work at theKepler Center, though for now, no newworkers have been hired.

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Regional Economy: Young professionals step intoBoomer roles

Three years after starting at DentalAssociates of Baraboo when a retirementopened up an opportunity, thirty-four-year-old Dr. Amber Quinlan Scarborough hasbeen named a partner and represents ageneration of young professionalsBaraboo business leaders hope to attract.Quinlan Scarborough "couldn't wait to getback home" after receiving training atMarquette University and completing aresidency at Denver Health Hospital. "Asbaby boomers age and retire from theworkforce, it is becoming more and morecrucial to attract and retain the nextgeneration to live and work in SaukCounty," said Keri Olson of the SaukCounty Development Corporation.

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This City of Madisonprogram will provide$300,000 in 2016 and2017 to catalyzeinvestment in earlystage business. It isopen to allentrepreneurs andsmall businessowners, with a strongfocus on technologybusinesses ownedand operated bywomen and/or peopleof color. View the RFP.

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