Wisconsin Department of Commerce secretary Richard Leinenkugel and Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network state director Gayle Kugler announced the winners of the inaugural year of Wisconsin Companies to Watch.
Five metro-Milwaukee area businesses were selected including:
- Bradshaw Medical Inc., Kenosha
- CORE Consulting LLC, Thiensville
- Lauterbach Group, Sussex
- PhysioGenex Inc., Wauwatosa
- Zeon Solutions Inc., Milwaukee.
“I’m pleased that we could join the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network in recognizing these dynamic, innovative companies,” said Leinenkugel. “I’m confident that we will be watching and benefiting from their achievements in the years to come.”Companies to Watch is an awards program developed by the Edward Lowe Foundation to honor second-stage companies that demonstrate high performance in the marketplace, exhibit innovative products, services or processes, or otherwise make their company “worth watching.”
“Companies to Watch recognizes companies at the crucial stage of growth where financial potential, concept and management have been established, and attracting talented workers, solid vendor relationships and access to peer learning are key components of future growth,” said Kugler.
The Edward Lowe Foundation’s studies have shown second-stage companies are the ones who generate jobs and economic growth in their communities, Kugler said.
Winners will have an opportunity to attend a complimentary three-day Leadership Retreat, hosted by the Edward Lowe Foundation at their Michigan headquarters this summer. The facilitated peer-learning retreat is created specifically for leaders of second-stage growth-oriented companies and gives them the opportunity to tap into the collective wisdom of the group. Winners from other state’s CTW programs will be invited as well.
The complete list of the 2010 Wisconsin Companies to Watch:
- Alice.com Inc., Middleton
- Beehive Botanicals Inc., Hayward
- BioSentinel Pharmaceuticals LLC, Madison
- Bradshaw Medical Inc., Kenosha
- Broadjam, Madison
- CORE Consulting LLC, Thiensville
- EraGen Biosciences Inc., Madison
- Fiberstar Inc., River Falls
- FluGen Inc., Madison
- Green 3 , Oshkosh
- Idle Free Systems Inc, Madison
- Interfacial Solutions , River Falls
- Lauterbach Group, Sussex
- LMI Packaging Solutions Inc., Pleasant Prairie
- MailFoundry , Green Bay
- NeoClone LLC , Madison
- NeuWave Medical Inc., Madison
- New Glarus Brewing Company, New Glarus
- PercipEnz Technologies Inc., Madison
- PhysioGenix Inc., Milwaukee
- PreventionGenetics LLC , Marshfield
- Quintessence Biosciences Inc., Madison
- River Town Ironworks Inc., Prairie du Chien
- RoomPro Technologies, Wisconsin Rapids
- Semba Biosciences Inc., Madison
- Standard Imaging Inc., Middleton
- The Payroll Company Inc., Middleton
- Visonex LLC , Green Bay
- Wisconsin Specialty Protein, Reedsburg
- Zeon Solutions Inc., Milwaukee
