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Former Kenosha mayor launches brownfield consulting business
Published May 12, 2008 - BizTimes Daily
John Antaramian, who recently retired as mayor of the City of Kenosha, is launching a new brownfield redevelopment consulting business and will join Carthage College as a visiting professor of government and as counselor for community partnerships.
Antaramian is launching Emerging Communities Corp., a consulting business that will work with governments and private businesses on brownfield planning and redevelopment projects.
Emerging Communities plans to offer employment, work-study, and internship opportunities for Carthage students to participate in such projects.
"I would like to see students involved in the decision-making process, not just going out and compiling data,” Antaramian said. “When they get out to the private sector, they'll know what's involved."
Antaramian will serve on the President's Advisory Council and as an officer of Carthage College.
Antaramian was sworn into office in 1992 and was re-elected three times, before retiring after 16 years, the longest service of any Kenosha mayor.
He took a highly visible role in leading the city into a number of new projects, including redevelopment of the lakefront brownfield into the thriving HarborPark area, the initial redevelopment of two other major brownfield sites (the MacWhyte Co. and Anaconda Brass sites), and the expansion of the city's existing business and industrial parks. Highlights of his tenure also include reduced crime, development of three museums and updates to the city's budget and financial processes.
"By working together, we were able to change Kenosha into a growth-oriented community, focused on redevelopment, and the cultural activities that make a city great," Antaramian said.
"Mr. Antaramian will provide Carthage student hands-on opportunities in government affairs. They will be learning from a consummate master of the political art,” said F. Gregory Campbell, president of Carthage.
