The Milwaukee 7 Regional Partnership wants to put a greater emphasis on biotech companies and other manufacturers as it develops its next five-year plan.
Rebecca Gries, executive director for M7, shared an update on the group’s efforts during this week’s meeting of the Milwaukee Rotary Club. The organization was founded in 2005 and has spent the last two decades working to attract more business investment in the seven-county region, along with other economic development priorities.
These efforts have been guided by a Deloitte study from 2008 examining southeastern Wisconsin’s key industries, Gries said. To reflect the changes that have happened in the region since then, the group is now using an updated framework, she explained.