Transportation & Logistics

Nearly 2.63 million passengers flew in and out of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in 2020, the lowest level of passenger activity at the airport since 1984, according to data posted to the airport’s website.

Greenville-based Air Wisconsin Airlines  plans to lay off 140 first officers located at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, according to a WARN notice filed with the state.

Florida-based logistics company Ryder is closing one of its Milwaukee locations, eliminating about 80 positions, according to a notice filed with the state.

Gourmet Foods International is planning to expand its Kenosha facility, according to state records.

Chicago-based Crash Champions LLC, a chain of auto collision repair centers, announced that it has purchased Gillette’s Collision Center in Waukesha.

Plans to furlough 45 Southwest Airlines employees at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport have been stayed after the federal government extended the length and increased funding for the Payroll Support Program.

Phoenix Logistics, an affiliate of Milwaukee-based commercial real estate firm Phoenix Investors announced its acquisition of Sam Dunn Express, a regional asset-based trucking company, along with the assets of Sam Dunn Enterprises, Inc., a warehousing, logistics, distribution, and fulfillment firm in Longview, Texas.

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport recently announced it has added two new restaurants to its revamped roster of food and beverage and retail offerings.

Milwaukee-based Zilber Property Group has acquired a cold storage building in the city of Waukesha for $6.33 million, according to the company and state records.

Milwaukee County officials say they have formally received a $40.9 million federal grant that will allow construction to start this spring on the roughly $55 million bus rapid-transit project.