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Kelly Armstrong is leading a startup for startups
Kelly Armstrong has had an interest in government and civics since high school. That interest formed the basis for a career in public service and economic development that has taken different shapes over the years. It led Armstrong to her current role heading up a Kenosha nonprofit focused on transforming 100-plus acres in the city into an innovation-focused neighborhood. “I don’t think anybody comes out of high school at 17 or 18 and knows what they want to do the rest of th
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Kelly Armstrong is leading a startup for startups
Kelly Armstrong has had an interest in government and civics since high school. That interest formed the basis for a career in public service and economic development that has taken different shapes over the years. It led Armstrong to her current role heading up a Kenosha nonprofit focused on transforming 100-plus acres in the city into an innovation-focused neighborhood. “I don’t think anybody comes out of high school at 17 or 18 and knows what they want to do the rest of th
Platinum Systems relocates headquarters to the Kenosha Innovation Center
Platinum Systems has announced the relocation of its headquarters to the Kenosha Innovation Center. The local company made the change effective March 1. The IT services company provides Managed Services, cybersecurity services, and strategic technology guidance. Founded in 1997 in Kenosha, Platinum Systems has grown into a technology partner serving businesses across southeast Wisconsin and northeast Illinois. “We are incredibly excited about this next chapter,” said Danny Ca
Kenosha News
Mar 26
Engine Works opens at Kenosha Innovation Center
KENOSHA -- Engine Works, a new co-working and collaboration space, is opening inside the Kenosha Innovation Center. It is located on the second floor of the KIC, 5522 26th Ave, and features office space, desks, Wi-Fi, and other amenities to serve as a workshop for ideas. Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood officials announced the new site was designed to reflect Kenosha’s industrial legacy. The KIN indicated the name Engine Works is a deliberate nod to Kenosha’s industrial roots,
Kenosha News
Mar 26
KIN launches weekly office hours for founders
Just over 20% of new businesses launched in Wisconsin fail within their first year. The Kenosha Innovation Center is hoping to improve those odds through a new weekly program called KICstart Office Hours that gives early-stage founders direct access to experienced innovators, investors and technical experts. The series will take place every Wednesday at the Kenosha Innovation Center (KIC) and will provide entrepreneurs with free guidance on topics including legal strategy,
MKE Startup News
Mar 26
Co-working and collaboration space opens at Kenosha Innovation Center
The Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood announced this week that Engine Works , a new co-working and collaboration space, has opened on the second floor of the Kenosha Innovation Center building, at 5522 26 th Ave. The Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood is a 107-acre redevelopment on the site of a former Chrysler plant, which closed in 2010. The mixed-use development is slated to include technology incubators and offices, education institutions, businesses, housing and green spac
BizTimes
Mar 26
Kenosha’s auto making past: A decade by decade look back
Kenosha ended a 108-year history of automobile-related production when Chrysler closed the Kenosha Engine Plant in 2010. Here is a decade-by-decade look -- from Thomas Jeffery’s one-cylinder, 12-horsepower horseless carriage in 1902 to 3.5-liter engines for Chrysler -- at changes to Kenosha's auto products, innovations, its dedicated workforce and car building trends, decade by decade: 1900 to 1909 Car production in Kenosha began after Thomas Jeffery, 57, sold his first vehic
Kenosha News
Mar 18
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