Abele vetoes title change for economic development director

State proposal insulates Milwaukee County exec from revenge

Published: May 16, 2013
Tags: Brian Taffora, Chris Abele, Joe Sanfelippo, John Weishan, Milwaukee County board, Steve Taylor, Theo Lipscomb

An ingredient in the state’s Milwaukee County government reform proposal specifically is designed to prevent supervisors from seeking revenge.

Committee pegs Whaley-Smith to lead Milwaukee County development

Published: May 13, 2013
Tags: Brian Taffora, Chris Abele, Teig Whaley-Smith

A Milwaukee County committee has given initial approval to confirm Teig Whaley-Smith as economic development director.

Milwaukee County picks Whaley-Smith for economic development job (UPDATE)

Published: April 8, 2013
Tags: Brian Taffora, Rick Barrett, Teig Whaley-Smith

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele named Teig Whaley-Smith, founder of Milwaukee-based Community Development Advocates LLC, as the county’s next economic development director.

Former economic development head Taffora lands new job (UPDATE)

Published: January 9, 2013
Tags: Brian Taffora, CSA Commercial

Milwaukee County’s former economic development chief has accepted a job as vice president of commercial real estate in the Milwaukee office of CSA Commercial Inc., according to a news release from the company.

Editorial: Milwaukee County stacks deck against itself

Published: December 21, 2012
Tags: Brian Taffora, editorial

Whoever writes Milwaukee County’s want ad for a new director of economic development should be sure to keep the lines very close together.

Milwaukee County economic development’s Taffora rules out return

Published: December 20, 2012
Tags: Brian Taffora, Chris Abele, Kerry Mitchell, Pat Jursik

Brian Taffora is not interested in continuing as head of Milwaukee County’s economic development after his job is eliminated at the end of the month.

Milwaukee economic development panel to create small business loan fund

Published: December 10, 2012
Tags: Brian Taffora, MEDC, Milwaukee County Economic Development Fund, Milwaukee Economic Development Corp., Theo Lipscomb

A Milwaukee County committee gave its initial approval Monday for a $1 million trust for the Milwaukee Economic Development Corp. to create a revolving small business loan fund.

Milwaukee County pushes ahead with Park East land sale

Published: December 10, 2012
Tags: Brian Taffora, Federal Highway Administration, MRH West, Park East, The Element, WisDOT

A Milwaukee County panel decided not to adjust plans to sell a Park East parcel to MRH West LLC, Milwaukee, despite the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s preference that a request for proposals be issued for the site.

Milwaukee County renames development chief position

Published: November 14, 2012
Tags: Brian Taffora, Chris Abele, Economic and Community Development Committee, Pat Jursik, Rick Barrett

Milwaukee County supervisors Wednesday overrode a budget amendment veto and forced a renaming for the county’s economic development director position.