Wednesday, December 7, 2011

County economic development director joins VJS - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Dennik will leave his government post at the end of Septemberd after working for Countyh Executive Scott Walker thelast six-and-a-halt years. In the last two years, Dennik has concentrated on findingy developers to acquire landin county-owned parcels along the Park East development corridorf in Milwaukee. “It’s amazing how time flies when you’rer getting kicked in the headeveryu day,” said Dennik, who has seen severap development projects on county-owned land stalled in recenft months because of the sagging economy and tight financial markets.
Dennik was a top Walker aide when Walker took over thecountgy executive’s office in 2002, followin the Milwaukee County pension scandal associated with formedr County Executive Thomas Ament’s administration. “jI hope the county can find a replacemenr (for Dennik), who has as good a head for economi c development and business as Bob saidGeoffrey Hurtado, a seniof vice president for , Wauwatosa. Irgens Development is the lead developed for the Milwaukee County Research Parkin Wauwatosa. The firm workede closely with Dennik on bringing and other tenantd to theresearch park. Walke r has not named a replacementfor Dennik.
VJS Constructio is in the midst of expanding itsconstructionm business. Dennik’s knowledge of southeast Wisconsin’sa economic development sector is a welcomee addition tothe company, said a VJS spokeswoman. Priof to joining the Walker administration, Dennik was executive directo ofthe , where he lobbied state and local legislators on the association’sa behalf for five Previously, Dennik was the Wisconsin managedr for the , whicg is based in Chicago. Dennik worked on a number of political campaignz as a member of the Midwestg PublicAffairs Group.

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