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Lake Shore Burial Vault, a Brookfield company looking to expand, has met with Ald. Puente about a possible development site north of W. Brown Deer Rd. and west of N. 107th St. behind the tank farms.
"The company is looking for a new location for their business that will allow them to expand their existing product lines and give them room for new product development," said Ald. Puente.
"Because of its location, this property (Brown Deer & 107th ) is not the most attractive for development," the alderman said. "But I'm excited that Lake Shore is looking to possibly develop this property, adding to the city's tax base and adding
jobs in the 9th District."
Lake Shore Burial Vault was founded in the early 1920s and manufactured precast concrete boxes and vaults. In addition, in the early 1960s it saw a growing market for septic tanks and entered that market. Today, in addition to burial vaults and urns, the company's Concrete Products Division manufactures a wide array of precast concrete items including septic, holding and pump tanks, grease traps, commercial treatment tanks, drip irrigation systems, gravel filters and related accessories.
"We are excited about the possibilities offered by Milwaukee for a new location," said Lake Shore's Brian McQuestion. "We have enjoyed working with Alderman Puente in our initial feasibility study of relocating back to Milwaukee, the birthplace of our family firm. It is refreshing to work with an alderman and city so warm and friendly to business and so concerned about creating new jobs for local residents." |