Those who do not give thought to the Association of Commerce and its activities fail to recognize their responsibility to the city of Waukesha.

Those who do not give thought to of and its activities fail to recognize ir responsibility to city of. hosts first s to discuss political topics of day Wisconsin Ave in 193 WACC supports formation of, Inc. 195, in partnership with City of, opens Area Business Center, The first Leadership 19 Manufacturers & to support creation of a west side residential in that portion of 194 becomes 199 becomes president of WACC runs available career The 201 supports City of in gaining approval for ir offices to 2717 N Grandview launches Center for Growth, Inc., Blvd in economic, in to partnership with,, becomes Inc. to represent president of County helps Technical College fundraise to open ir new, state-of--art Integrated Manufacturing Center From Chamber s forms a assumes an to increase name is The first annual Mardi Gras ball changed Area and banquet fundraiser is held, Inc. executive director of 190 merges with form UW-Extension, Business, sign agreement. and of, 1936 An advertisement run in Freeman, 19

We re excited to celebrate 100 in 201. From our humble beginnings in 191 as, representing just City of, we have grown to be a business powerhouse that represents whole of, truly making us a strong voice for business in our entire region. But we couldn t have done it without all our companies that so believed in our mission throughout past 100 years. As you can see from our bylaws in 1922, we have been committed to serving business community since beginning. You ll also notice that many of issues we have worked on throughout years are still being worked on today. We re still trying to attract companies to our area, still trying to build up a skilled pool of for our businesses, still trying to ensure has a business-friendly regulatory climate, still trying to maintain a safe and efficient infrastructure, just as we did in 191. Why have none of se issues been solved? It s important to re that issues that face business community are rarely solved. These issues are complex and ever-changing, and constantly require new ways of thinking to address m. We must be committed to constantly evolving and adapting to needs of business community, offering new and innovative solutions to same problems as y morph over time. We can always attract more businesses and to our area, make s regulatory climate even more business-friendly, make our infrastructure even safer and more efficient, and more. We at Business are dedicated to implementing innovative solutions to help our businesses succeed. We know that business environment is constantly evolving and we are committed to evolving with it. We re humbled by everything business community in County has been able to achieve over past 100 years and we re excited to be at forefront of business growth and success for next 100 years. President & CEO Business From Chamber s Program of Work, 50th Anniversary, 196

Dar Williams, president of, introduces Know Your City tours for residents to learn what is being produced and built in The Junior and affiliated women s organizations become part of chamber, so efforts of all may be directed toward a common end moves its offices from Columbia block to Kolb building at 267 Broadway West in Articles of Incorporation are filed for 191 The organization s of 1920 1922 Membership in is reclassified to include men of all occupations A manufacturers division of is formed 1923 s headquarters are moved to Avalon Hotel Talk begins among groups, including, to establish an airport in 192 The Chamber s annual banquet, November 20, 1947 endorses establishing a Salvation Army in 1930 joins U.S. and Wisconsin State The Chamber launches a National Salesmen Crusade campaign to stimulate business through increasing sales, to break back of Great Depression The Chamber endorses a National Guard unit for The Chamber sponsors a trade promotion dinner with Metropolitan Milwaukee of (MMAC) to discuss problems of mutual interest 1935 193 The business interests, which include all taxpayers, citizens, business men of all classifications as well as manufacturers need an of. The Chamber works with City of and National Bank to run war loan drives during World War II 1944 The Chamber s national affairs committee sends telegrams to state legislators to try and end coal strike. No one group should at any time be allowed to monopolize and control industrial life of our community. 1946 The Chamber sponsors a program at local high school to train students for sales jobs during holiday season; 42 students were placed as a result The Chamber advocates for a new post office to be built in 1954 name is changed back to of 1956 s Education Committee helps develop technical arts program of School system hosts a Voice of Your Business clinic on courteous telephoneanswering technique Joseph O Connell becomes executive 1964 The Assocation hosts first Industrial Exposition in which 32 industries familiarize community with what ir particular business is all about 1961 moves its offices to 722 N Grand Ave in, across street from old location begins its campaign to revitalize downtown by visiting four towns in Illinois to learn best practices 1971 1974 joins newlycreated Cross Town Traffic Educational Committee to push through a major street improvement project to help alleviate major traffic problems in downtown 1975 OVER 1919 1924 The first meeting of held supports proposal to expand hospital in, now known as Memorial Hospital 1932 helps Alloy Corporation move from Milwaukee to begins holding meetings for executives on topics such as budgeting, sales, advertising, unemployment insurance and more 1936 1939 back and is incorporated A safety school was launched in conjunction with Vocational School, now known as Technical College 1937 The Chamber endorses building a legion of homes to stimulate home-building in area and employ construction labor The Chamber s Transportation Committee successfully advocates to lower freight rate on coal by 20 cents to 33 cents per ton, depending on grade and shipping point The Chamber joins Better Business Bureau The Chamber tries to bring Motor Company strike to a close by forming a Citizens Committee to educate citizens on cost of strikes and effects on local merchants, community and future of industry in 1945 The Chamber stresses shortage of labor in and urges issuance of building permits for construction of housing on a temporary basis 1951 The Chamber sponsors a retail sales clinic for up to 700 business owners to learn best practices in sales and human relations 1960 1969 1973 clears its financial debt under a new board of directors, sells nonprofitable credit bureau and begins a new decade with a new goal in mind: To make a better place to live and work 1963 The Municipal Affairs Committee of initiated action to bring a University of Wisconsin Extension Center to county, which ended up opening in 1966 meets with mayor and council s to help select a new site for Technical Institute, now Technical College works with local police to make a registration system for door-todoor salesmen/sales groups The Chamber contributes to debate on wher parking meters should be installed in downtown 1949 1971