On November 16th, 2009, NWRPC officially opened an enterprise center in Phillips Wisconsin. The Phillips enterprise center joins those already established in Grantsburg, Iron River, Medford, Siren and Spooner. Those attending the ribbon cutting ceremony included: Myron Schuster (Executive Director NWRPC, Rick Roeser (Business Development Specialist NWRPC), Marge Bunce (Senator Herb Kohl), Bryce Luchterland (Governor Doyle), Wisconsin State Senator Russ Decker, Assembly Representative Mary Williams, Dennis Rodewald (Phillips Industrial Development Corporation president), mayor Jeff Fahl, several council members, Bob Kopisch (Price County Board Chair), and former chair Dan Racette.


John Stroschine Northwest Regional Planning Commission’s Program Manager (right) presents a Wisconsin Business Innovation Corporation Revolving Loan Fund check for $250,000 to Innomation, Inc. CEO Carl Marschke. Proceeds of the loan will be used in part by the Phillips business to develop proprietary manufacturing equipment capable of producing innovative green building components.




