AIRPORT GATEWAY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

AGBA WAS SUCCESSFUL IN MARKETING AND PROMOTING THE BUSINESS DISTRICT AND OUR MEMBERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AGBID #40 VIA THE TASTE OF THE GATEWAY DISCOUNT DINING EVENT. THIS EVENT PROMOTES AREA RESTAURANT & HOSPITALITY IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR BY REIMBURSING RESTAURANTS FOR SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNTS GIVEN OUT OVER A TWO DAY EVENT AND PROGRAM USING MAILINGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, DIRECT ENGAGEMENT AND LIVE NEWS MEDIA.WE CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE IMAGE OF THE AREA THROUGH BEAUTIFICATION AND SAFETY INITIATIVES. PRINCIPALLY, OUR ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED BOULEVARD LANDSCAPING ENHANCEMENTS, MAINTAINING GARDEN BEDS THROUGHOUT THE AIRPORT AREA, PLANNING NEW STREETSCAPE PROJECTS, PROVIDING GRANTS TO PROPERTY OWNERS FOR CURB APPEAL PROJECTS, SAFETY & SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF THEIR BUSINESS.WE ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF LOCAL REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS SUPPORT OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES INCLUDING MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO WORKS TO ADVOCATE FOR AND CONVENE VARIOUS INDUSTRY SPECIFIC WORKGROUPS REPRESENTING THE MAJOR INDUSTRIES REPRESENTED IN THE AIRPORT REGION SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS, HOTEL & HOSPITALITY, AS WELL AS MANUFACTURING. AS WELL AS WORKING WITH INDUSTRY SPECIFIC GROUPS, A LARGER PORTION OF OUR ADVOCACY AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT IS SPENT BY STAFF WORKING ONE-ON-ONE WITH INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS, HELPING THEM NAVIGATE PERMITTING, LICENSING, CODE COMPLIANCE AND OTHER TECHNICAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESES WHEN COMMUNICATING AND WORKING WITH THE VARIOUS LEVELS AND DEPARTMENTS WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ENTITIES OF OVERSITE AND AUTHORITY SUCH AS THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE, MILWAUKEE COUNTY, THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT. IN SUPPORT OF THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REGULARLY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL RESIDENT GROUPS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS IN THE AREA TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS TO BEAUTIFY THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS VOLUNTEER AND SPONSOR VARIOUS COMMUNITY/RESIDENT LEAD EVENTS THAT AIM TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY & SECURITY, PUBLIC ART, CULTURAL AND SEASONAL HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTH 27TH ST BID, AND THE CRISOL CORRIDOR BID, THE GATEWAY WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE ADDITION OF 3 LPR CAMERAS APPROVED FOR INSTALLATION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE MPD DISTRICT 6 GEOGRAPHY.