In his State of the City Address this morning, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett touted his efforts to bring more jobs to Milwaukee and announced plans for a additional job-creation initiatives.
Barrett announced plans to launch the Milwaukee Business Services Unit to meet the needs of businesses in the city.
"This unit will provide employers and businesses seeking workers with a single point of contact (at City Hall)," Barrett said. "My goal is to make it quick and easy for businesses to meet their immediate needs as well as for Milwaukee to attract new businesses to our great city."
He also announced an extension of his summer jobs program for youth into a year-round youth employment initiative.
Barrett said he wants to increases the emerging business enterprise requirement on city construction projects from 18 percent to 25 percent. He also said he wants to adopt a "local business standard" that will give Milwaukee companies a 5-percent incentive when they bid city contracts.
Barrett also pledged to "hold the line on taxes" and said he wants to see the state adopt the Great Lakes water compact. He also said the region's transportation system must be improved including the addition of commuter rail and high speed rail service to Milwaukee and Madison.
Barrett also said he wants to bring the Great Circus Parade back to Milwaukee in 2009, but he didn't say how that would be done.
The text of his entire address is posted as a bonus edition of the Milwaukee Biz Blog today.
Barrett delivers State of the City Address
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