Gov. Jim announced on Tuesday $20 million in assistance for Bucyrus International to aid in its expansion into the former Midwest Airlines headquarters building in Oak Creek.
Read the Journal Sentinel story here. Read the press release here. From it:
Bucyrus is investing $44 million for the project, including $5 million for worker training and $39 million in capital investment to rehabilitate the former Midwest Airlines headquarters in Oak Creek. Bucyrus is known for producing high-quality mining equipment for companies around the world and has grown to 10,000 employees in nearly 100 worldwide locations.
As I’ve blogged about before, I am happy about Bucyrus’ continued growth, and what that will mean for South Milwaukee. The company has been a wonderful corporate citizen over the years, and I’m excited about what the future will hold locally.
At the same time, I’m disapointed that the company’s official headquarters designation is expected to be “Oak Creek” at some point. I wish we could have had a chance as a city to truly dig into what expansion opportunities were available on or near its existing campus in South Milwaukee.
To me, that name on the press release means a lot. It’s a pride thing.
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