Kenosha News

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 Carlson, CEO of...

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, from the world’s...

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 vehicle for $750 in...