Graduates
Here is a list of the businesses that have successfully
made the transition from the Door County Business Development
Center to their
own facilities:
Bay Electric Systems
Started in 1974, Bay Electronics Inc. is a locally owned business, with its roots firmly planted in Sturgeon Bay. Developed to assist local shipyards with their Marine Electronics needs, Bay Electronics Inc. has expanded to provide a much broader range of electronic sales and services to Wisconsin, Upper Michigan and Nationwide.
Brenda Bretall Drafting
Bosman House
The Computer Sleuth
Randy Lynn
is The Computer Sleuth, a computer consultant professional
with over twenty years of experience. Lynn, a Microsoft
Certified Professional and Systems Engineer, specializes
in helping businesses with their computer technology and
training needs. The Computer
Sleuth wants to be to be your confidential, tech-on-call,
computer consultant.
Dawidiuk Fishing Team
A highly successful tournament pro, Captain Tim Dawidiuk is an expert warmwater and coldwater species fisherman. Perhaps you've read about his Washington Island monster northern pike catches in the Chicago Tribune, or maybe you've studied his angling tips in Midwest Outdoors.
IceCreamSource.com
Founded in 1998, IceCreamSource.com was originally focused
on supplying
Wisconsin's Super Premium gourmet ice cream to the entire
United States.
After starting in the Door County Business Development
Center, the company
was purchased by e-tailer Inc. in June 2002 and relocated
to the Village of
Ephraim in Northern Door County.
Under new management, the gourmet ice cream products were
complemented by
many of the Super Premium products that are typically available
at the
market. In 2006, the company defined another market opportunity
by supplying
ice cream and other frozen novelties to corporations and
private parties for
larger scale promotions and parties.
Iron City LLC
Established in 2002 by owner Garry Miller, Iron City was founded to provide manufacturers with one premier source for all sizes and types of aluminum and fabricated blast gates. Used in dust collection systems to control airflow from one machine to another, blast gates maximize system efficiency. Also known to the industry as cut-offs, Iron City aluminum blast gates save power and increase efficiency.
Iron City blast gates are precision cast to fit accurately into any stock diameter pipe from 2 to 24 inches. The company maintains a competitive advantage due to a large stock of blast gates in different configurations and sizes. The firm also specializes in custom fabricated blast gates in galvanized steel and both 304 and 316 stainless steel. The majority of Iron City's aluminum blast gates are produced using die-cast molds, which ensure a higher quality, nicer looking, and lower priced blast gate.
Key Industrial Plastics
Key Industrial Plastics, Inc. is a
vacuum forming and plastic fabricating company with design,
prototyping and value added services. Although
they currently manufacture for other companies, Key Industrial
Plastics hopes to begin the introduction of their own products
by the spring of 2007.
The
company is exploring possible additions to their production
capabilities, including injection molding and foaming operations.
The company started as Key Industrial Prototype Services
in August 1998 and was run out of owner Mike Keyser’s
garage until they picked up their first steady customer. In
March 1999, they leased a 500 square foot industrial space
in the Door County Business Development Center business
incubator. Growth continued and in October of 2002,
Keyser relocated his company to a custom build 6,400 square
foot facility in the Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park.
Lawson Software
Maple Street Sign Company
Popelka Trenchard
Glass Studios
Jeremy Popelka and Stephanie Trenchard began Popelka Glass
Studios in the Door County Business Development Center
business incubator facility in 1997. The studio produces
award-winning functional and decorative glass artworks
in Sturgeon Bay that are carried in galleries around the
country, including a line of blown work which utilizes
a wide variety of techniques, from optical molds from the
Roman Empire to mosaic applications from Murrano.
The couple
also creates custom and commission work for collectors
worldwide, collaborating with architects, designers and
homeowners to create specialized glass light fixtures,
centerpieces, drawer handles and other household pieces.
In January 2003, they relocated into a studio and gallery
space in the downtown shopping district of Sturgeon Bay.
Door County Economic Development Corporation assisted in
financing their expansion costs through funding
from the Revolving Loan Funds administered by DCEDC.
TF System
TF System - The Vertical ICF, Inc. (formerly Wisconsin Thermo-Form) manufactures insulated concrete building systems. The highly efficient, patented TF Building System is based on an I-Beam structural framing skeleton, and top and bottom guide channels. This system holds panels of high-density expanded polystyrene to create a single package of form, permanent reinforcing and insulation for poured concrete walls.

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