Milwaukee County Research Park

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The Milwaukee County Research Park Corporation (MCRPC) is a non-profit organization created to manage the development of a university-related research park on 175 acres of Milwaukee County owned land in Suburban Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The Research Park will nurture technology-based companies, strengthen Milwaukee County's business base, create new employment opportunities, and facilitate technology commercialization. This objective will be accomplished by bringing together the substantial academic, intellectual, business and entrepreneurial resources of the metropolitan Milwaukee area in a physical environment conducive to such activities.
Location

The Research Park is located in the Suburban City of Wauwatosa. The site is convenient to two major expressways, Interstate I-94 and U. S. 45. Downtown Milwaukee is ten minutes from the Park and Mitchell International Airport can be reached in twenty minutes. A large and diverse labor force is located within an area easily accessible by means of public and private modes of transportation. Commercial districts, Mayfair Mall, hotels, restaurants, parks, and attractive residential neighborhoods are only blocks away.

MCRPC site map The 175-acre Research Park lies within a larger, 1100-acre natural expanse called the Milwaukee County Grounds. The setting features permanent green space buffers, extensive wooded areas, activity trails, sidewalks, ponds and a natural waterway. The master plan calls for a "campus like" environment that will differentiate the Research Park from other real estate developments. Building sites that range in size from 1 to 20 acres are available for qualified users. Land is available for acquisition by means of purchase or long-term lease.
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Foreign Trade Zone
Foreign Trade Zone No. 41 includes the Research Park. As such, foreign and domestic merchandise is considered to be international commerce. This offers numerous advantages to manufacturers, shippers, or anyone else interested in saving on U.S. Customs duties. Imports may enter and be held in the Zone without customs duties. Duty is paid only when those imports are shipped into U.S. Customs territory. Customs duties are not paid on merchandise exported from a Foreign Trade Zone.
University Partners

The Research Park is affiliated with four universities: Marquette University in Milwaukee, the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in downtown Milwaukee, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Tenants of the Research Park have access to these universities and their faculties, students, laboratories, libraries and specialized equipment. Several Technology Innovation Center tenants have commercialized innovative technology developed in university laboratories.