Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Business Moves to Germantown

That’s Barrett’s Milwaukee for you. 

“I even thought about going to Milwaukee in an insane moment,” Peter said. “Everybody that I know that has or had businesses in Milwaukee they’ve all moved out just because of the politics and the nickel and diming that goes on. The fee thing. Drainage fees and if your parking lot is too big you’re going to pay a tax on that or you have to build a retention pond. There’s just a bunch of stuff that I was finding that didn’t make that happy.”

(4) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0759 hrs
Economy + Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. Northwestern Extract completed the moving process last week and owner Bill Peter said the move was the culmination of a two-year process that saw it expand from a 13,000-square foot facility in Brookfield.

    Seems he did not like Waukesha County much either.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 29, 2010 at 1347 hrs


  2. Northwestern Extract is currently located in Brookfield not Milwaukee.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 29, 2010 at 1704 hrs


  3. No public policy should be judged based on testimony that begins “everybody that I know…”

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 29, 2010 at 2108 hrs


  4. Exactly right George. While personal testimony is quite acceptable, “everybody I know” is hearsay.

    It’s just as easy to look at the the honest facts and figures… and more accurate. According to those, Tom Barrett’s Milwaukee is the 4th most impoverished city in the entire nation. No grey area there.

    I wonder if the voters in Wisconsin are hoping that Barrett can bring that same vision to the whole state?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on September 30, 2010 at 0824 hrs


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