What’s Happening in the Development of Our Great City – Downtown and Beyond
As we gear up for summer and prepare to experience all of the wonderful things Milwaukee has to offer, hear firsthand from the Commissioner of the Department of City Development Rocky Marcoux, who will energize and inform us on the happenings in our great city.
Mayor Tom Barrett appointed Rocky Marcoux to serve as Commissioner for the Department of City Development in 2004. Under his direction, the department has focused its land and economic development tools to leverage more than 11,000 jobs and strengthen neighborhoods throughout Milwaukee. Marcoux has overseen the successful redevelopment of the Menomonee Valley, the growth of companies like Bucyrus International and Manpower, the addition of a Milwaukee Job Corps Center to the region, rehabilitation of the downtown Amtrak Station, redevelopment of the Park East Corridor, creation of a Neighborhood Business Development Team to support entrepreneurs, and launch of a large-scale project to put the 30th Street Industrial Corridor back in business as a jobs generator.
Described as part bull-dog & part evangelist, Marcoux is an advocate for Milwaukee's future and a passionate promoter of the city's assets and opportunities. He spent the bulk of his career working for the top-rated City of Milwaukee Housing Authority, where he found creative, cost-cutting ways to redevelop superblocks of typical public housing into super neighborhoods linked with supportive resources. His belief in 'public housing with a purpose' is what led to today's public housing: environmentally sustainable, accessible to people of all abilities and a neighborhood center for job resources. Marcoux's work helped earn the Housing Authority a World Leadership Award for Transforming Neighborhoods. He is a graduate of Marquette University and is a member of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), the American Planning Association (APA), the Urban Land Institute and the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.
The Department of City Development promotes an atmosphere where jobs can be created, neighborhoods can flourish, tourism can be maximized, and families can realize their dreams
Meal Choices:
Tex-Mex Chicken - Tequila-lime grilled chicken breast served over roasted com Spanish rice then topped with Ranchero sauce, queso fresco, and pico d'gallo, then accented with avocado slices and crisp tortilla strips.
Vegetarian Pasta Bowl - Semolina linguini, roasted tomatoes, ripe olives, green pepper, button mushrooms and fresh basil complimented by herbed garlic buttered bread stick.
