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Cudahy Innovation Park moves to negotiations
Sale of land to UWM approved
By Kristin Kern
“The goal is to have a biomedical and engineering center that allows for collaborations between the communities.” – Tom Luljak, UWM Vice Chancellor for University Relations
The resolution was approved for UW-Milwaukee’s proposal for Innovation Park on unused Milwaukee County land in Wauwatosa and will enter into final negotiations.
The facilities will be built on approximately 80 acres of land near Swan Boulevard and Hwy 45. This will be home to biomedical engineering and advanced automation research activities and potentially relocate the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
“If the resolution is authorized, then discussions on campus will happen with the academic team on what units will move out there,” said Tom Luljak, UWM Vice Chancellor for University Relations, on relocating the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
A fund-raising campaign, designed to boost the university’s research efforts known as “Campaign for UWM”, raised over $122 million which began in January 2006 for the new facility. The goal is to raise $300 million over the next six to eight years.
The addition of the Michael J. Cudahy Innovation Park is a significant part of Santiago’s plan for UWM, building on its role as a major research center in the state of Wisconsin.
The location was chosen because of partnerships according to Luljak. The location is adjacent to the Medical College of Wisconsin which has nearly 1,000 scientists and physicians and $126 million in research funding. It is also close to Froedtert and Children’s hospitals and GE Healthcare.
“We have close working relationships with these institutions, positions and scientists,” Luljak said.
The construction of the $148 million engineering campus and research park just west of the city is supposed to begin before the end of 2008.
Now that the approved resolution is underway the board will meet hopefully as early as December. Once the resolution is authorized it will begin the creation of a contract.
“It’s a very lengthy process,” Luljak said. “The goal is to have a biomedical and engineering center that allows for collaborations between the communities.”
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