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So, the deadline for applicants for the new Economic Development Position was yesterday -- I meant to post earlier with a link to the website but the City already removed it from the Jobs tab on its site.
Does anyone know who threw their hat or bonnet in the ring?
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How can we find out who applied? Would the city release the list of applicants?
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I know of one person who will for sure not apply for the job. 
The dickens you say.
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No matter who or what - Wauwatosa is light years behind everyone else because of this fiasco. It will take months to get this person up and running. Add that to the years we have spent in uproductive economic development activity. Plus what happend to that new ED committee? Weren't they a stop gap? Asleep at the wheel is more like it.
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2rottieguy wrote:I know of one person who will for sure not apply for the job. I give up . . . . Who?
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community spirit wrote:No matter who or what - Wauwatosa is light years behind everyone else because of this fiasco. It will take months to get this person up and running. Add that to the years we have spent in uproductive economic development activity. Plus what happend to that new ED committee? Weren't they a stop gap? Asleep at the wheel is more like it. Not true and Not true. I think Nancy Welch has done a terrific job of coordinating economic development. What's "unproductive" about the new businesses who have started in Wauwatosa in the middle of a recession? I think it's great. The ED committee has been working on the scope and focus of the job so that the job description adequately describes what we need. Comen, have some community spirit, Community Spirit.
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actress wrote:community spirit wrote:No matter who or what - Wauwatosa is light years behind everyone else because of this fiasco. It will take months to get this person up and running. Add that to the years we have spent in uproductive economic development activity. Plus what happend to that new ED committee? Weren't they a stop gap? Asleep at the wheel is more like it. Not true and Not true. I think Nancy Welch has done a terrific job of coordinating economic development. What's "unproductive" about the new businesses who have started in Wauwatosa in the middle of a recession? I think it's great. The ED committee has been working on the scope and focus of the job so that the job description adequately describes what we need. Comen, have some community spirit, Community Spirit. One of the problems talking about this issue is each of us has a different notion of what economic development means and what its particular goals and measures should be. It would help me understand better if folks would talk about those specifics. Actress talks about new businesses starting in town recently. So that's one measurable thing. What most of us don't know is the role Welch and her department or the previous WEDC played in that. If you do, it would be great to let us know. I saw the job ad, but I don't remember it. Did it shed much light on what the job actually entails or was it more "you know: do all that development stuff well"?
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Tine wrote:actress wrote:community spirit wrote:No matter who or what - Wauwatosa is light years behind everyone else because of this fiasco. It will take months to get this person up and running. Add that to the years we have spent in uproductive economic development activity. Plus what happend to that new ED committee? Weren't they a stop gap? Asleep at the wheel is more like it. Not true and Not true. I think Nancy Welch has done a terrific job of coordinating economic development. What's "unproductive" about the new businesses who have started in Wauwatosa in the middle of a recession? I think it's great. The ED committee has been working on the scope and focus of the job so that the job description adequately describes what we need. Comen, have some community spirit, Community Spirit. One of the problems talking about this issue is each of us has a different notion of what economic development means and what its particular goals and measures should be. It would help me understand better if folks would talk about those specifics. Actress talks about new businesses starting in town recently. So that's one measurable thing. What most of us don't know is the role Welch and her department or the previous WEDC played in that. If you do, it would be great to let us know. I saw the job ad, but I don't remember it. Did it shed much light on what the job actually entails or was it more "you know: do all that development stuff well"? I didn't see the ad and have no idea what/who they are looking for. I agree there has not been much from this so called ED committee.
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The City removed the ad already and I cannot find evidence of it on the internet. If anyone has time to fire off an email to the City Clerk (official records custodian), the will release it in response to that public records request. You could also ask for a list of the applicants but I do not believe the law requires the City to release that until finalists are identified and then only those names.
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Here it is. I googled "job wauwatosa economic development." Director of Economic Development Salary: Starting salary $95,000 +/- with excellent fringe benefits/pension package. City of Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, Wisconsin The City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a dynamic inner-ring suburb of Milwaukee located on the banks of the Menomonee River, is seeking economic development professionals as candidates for its Economic Development Director. Wauwatosa is home to Milwaukee County’s Regional Medical Center, Milwaukee County Research Park, and the Mayfair Mall. Wauwatosa is known for its vibrant business and commercial areas, historic homes and small town lifestyle. Reporting to the City Administrator, the EDD will manage high profile economic development projects as well as work closely with the many small business districts, promoting Wauwatosa as a highly desirable location for business enterprise. This is a new position and department- the ideal candidate will be given the opportunity to design the economic development program. Candidates must demonstrate initiative, creativity and experience to proactively build business and improve neighborhoods, utilizing city programs and leveraging public and private resources. The Director must possess strong communication and marketing skills with a record of success in leading as well as collaborating on economic development efforts. A bachelor’s degree in planning, business, economic development or related field is required; a master’s degree in business, public administration or related field is strongly desired along with 5-10 years increasingly responsible economic development leadership experience. Apply by March 8 to address below. Heidi J. Voorhees, President Voorhees Associates 500 Lake Cook Road, Suite 350 Deerfield, Illinois 60015 847-256-7299 * FAX: 866-401-3100 resume@voorheesassociates.com
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Zorro believes this to be an expensive extravagance!
Zorro would do this for only a sangria or two.
No mighty industrialist would say no to a masked man with a whip.
Esta habitación ya está manchada de sangre ... un poco más no hará ninguna diffrence! - Don Diego
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Zorro wrote:Zorro believes this to be an expensive extravagance!
Zorro would do this for only a sangria or two.
No mighty industrialist would say no to a masked man with a whip. I hope you applied!
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He would be taking a serious paycut to take on this job.
The dickens you say.
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Any news?
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The Economic Development Advisory Committee met last week, presumably to discuss how to proceed. (See agenda at link below) Anyone have any insight? http://www.wauwatosa.net/display/ImageLibrary/User/svanhoven/2010/EDACAgenda031810.pdf
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