Governor Doyle, Area CEOs rally for legislation to save local transit, Jan 19. at Bucyrus in South Milwaukee

January 18, 2010

Governor Doyle, Elected Officials and Business Community News Conference

WHEN:          Tuesday, January 19, 2010; 11:30am-Noon

WHERE:  Bucyrus International - Heritage Building

1970 10th Avenue South Milwaukee, WI 53172

Governor Doyle, Area CEOs Rally For Legislation to Save Local Transit, Create Jobs

Business leaders support dedicated funding for transit, discuss growth plans

Governor Doyle and local elected officials will join the region’s top CEOs in urging the state legislature and local community to support transit legislation that implements dedicated funding for transit at a news conference Tuesday, January 19 from 11:30am to noon at Bucyrus International in South Milwaukee.

Noting the opening of the legislative session on Tuesday, speakers will discuss support for moving forward with legislation that addresses the current transit funding needs of the region. They will also discuss the link between transit and economic development, and potential expansion plans that are dependent upon the future of local transit.

In addition to host Tim Sullivan, President and CEO of Bucyrus International, speakers and supporters will include:
Governor Jim Doyle
John Dickert, Mayor, City of Racine
H. Fisk Johnson, Chairman and CEO, SC Johnson
Robert Mariano, Chairman and CEO, Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc.
Steve Roell, Chairman, President and CEO, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Julia Taylor, President, Greater Milwaukee Committee
Scott VanderSanden, President, AT&T Wisconsin
Ed Zore, CEO and President, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

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