On Wednesday, September 27th, CARW hosted the Wisconsin retail conference at the Harley Davidson Museum – The Garage. Nearly 250 people gathered to discuss retail real estate and hear leaders in the industry matching the theme “Strong Wisconsin Brands”. Special thanks to presenting sponsors Landmark Credit Union & Innovative Construction Solutions.
The event kicked off with roundtable discussions on a variety of CRE topics including Expanding Retailers, Market Updates, and more. Thank you to all of our roundtable presenters: Bruce Westling, Newmark, David Semitekol, Mid-America Real Estate, Dave Schwartz, Innovative Construction Solutions, Stuart Schaefer/Ryan Erickson Commonweal Development, Fred Stalle, Mid-America Real Estate, Jay Blom and Hakan Hare, Founders 3 Real Estate Services, Tom Maas and Rory Linder, Landmark Credit Union, Elizabeth Ringgold, NAI Pfefferle, Patrick Gallagher, CBRE /Adam Connor, Colliers, Katie Falvey, Huron Consulting Group, Max Jacobson, Jacobson Commercial Real Estate, Jesse Schluter, Wisconsin Commercial Real Estate, Wayne Adcoe, CBL Associates, Mark Lake, Wangard Partners, Russ Sagmoen, Colliers, Isaac Berg and James McKenna, Colliers, Neil Stechschulte, City of Monona
Sponsored by Husch Blackwell, Brandon Isner with CBRE provided a state of retail real estate economic update and sat down with Andy Hunt, Marquette University for a Q&A.
The Strong Wisconsin Brands panel led by Kevin Schmolt, provided great insights into how these Wisconsin Brands operate here in their home state. Thank you to Troy Mleziva, Kwik Trip, Inc. Sara Iverson Smith, Blain’s Farm & Fleet (Blain Supply, Inc.), Joe Ferguson, Cousins Submarines, Inc. and Todd Rymer, Culver’s for your insights.
The event wrapped up with special guest and comedian Charlie Berens – a Wisconsin favorite!
Thank you to the retail committee for your hard work in putting this event together, that you to all of our sponsors for making this event possible and special thanks to Melissa Shneyder with Crux Commercial Partners for raising awareness and over $1,000 to go to the CARW Foundation!
