Your membership matters

– and your investment is making a difference.

At MMAC, we focus on the issues that mean the most to your business. 
We deliver strategies that help your business thrive & transform the region as the best place to do business. 

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WE ADVOCATE - YOU BENEFIT!
The advocacy MMAC provided over many years led to monumental changes in the recently passed state budget.

Additional funds for quality-of-life services
Communities across the state – including the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County – will see improved public safety, transportation, libraries, parks and more after groundbreaking legislation was passed to increase revenues to local municipalities. Locally, bankruptcy will be avoided and an underfunded pension system will become solvent. 

$200+ MILLION
SMALL BUSINESS TAX SAVINGS  
in the first year following repeal of the personal property tax.

BLOCKED
​$478 million 
​TAX INCREASE
on businesses by retaining the manufacturing and agriculture tax credit.

$1 BILLION
INVESTMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS 
will ensure equitable funding among all students and improve their outcomes, including those with special needs, regardless of where they attend.    

25% R&D TAX CREDIT STARTING IN 2024 
Up from 15%, the tax credit will improve competitiveness and aid in the development of new products within the state.

​Milwaukee 7 - MMAC’s economic development partnership ​– helps expand technology sector in the region

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“Microsoft is a welcome addition to the tech ecosystem in SE WI.  

The economic impact of the company’s investment will spread across our entire region in the years to come.  

Microsoft has deep partnerships with Wisconsin businesses that will be further strengthened by the company’s data center investments in Mount Pleasant.”

- Jim Paetsch, 
Milwaukee 7 Executive Director

Microsoft company to invest at least $1 billion in Mount Pleasant

​• Data center campus
• Construction commenced July 2023

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“MMAC’s advocacy for workforce engagement is great – as there is potential to find employment for those coming out of correctional facilities, immigrants and the unschooled.”

America Works of Wisconsin
Employment Agency 
15 FTE

​​“It is imperative to be engaged with the business community, to leverage policies and make the region attractive for businesses and employees.”

Literacy Services of Wisconsin 
Adult Education
20 FTE

​“We are members because we want to understand the direction the state is going...the information provided by MMAC has been very important to us.”

HNTB Corporation
Engineering/Consulting
136 FTE

We’ve expanded our UnitedHeathCare level funded
insurance plan for small businesses
​with 2-130 employees.
Control health costs without giving up quality benefits.

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Looking for more ways to get engaged and have an impact?
Contact Ryan Rivas - Membership Engagement Manager