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6 • Milwaukee County Post • March 17, 2017 Conley News Service MILWAUKEE —With an eye toward city bikers, Harley-Davidson unveiled its Street Rod motorcycle last week, which it described as a muscular middleweight bike that is "agile, powerful and tuned for maneuvering through traffic and congestion." The Street Rod joins the Harley-Davidson Street model family and still keeps that distinctive design for which the Milwaukee- based company is known. "The Street Rod will put the thrill in any urban commute," said Mathew Weber, Harley-Davidson chief engineer for the Street Rod, in a statement. "We've paired the potent new High Output Revolution X 750 engine with a revised chassis and uprated suspension compo- nents to make the Street Rod quick, light-handling and easy to ride." The High Output Revolution X 750 engine produces 18 percent more horsepower and 8 percent more torque than the stan- dard Revolution X 750 engine (U.S. and Canada markets only). "We made this new bike look tough and aggres- sive," said Harley- Davidson Lead Designer Chetan Shedjale in a state- ment. "This aligns with the environment our riders will experience this motor- cycle in. The inverted, black-anodized forks and triple clamps along with a new speed screen combine to add visual mass to the Street Rod front end. The increased ground clear- ance and new 17-inch wheels give the Street Rod an intimidating stance. Finally, a supercharger- inspired air intake and the deeper growl of the exhaust note draw atten- tion to the High Output Revolution X engine." Weber described the Street Road as the "most nimble" of the motorcycles in the current Harley- Davidson offerings. The bike also features a new seat shape designed to fit the rider's contour, and seat height is raised by 3.7 inches, to 29.4 inches, to enhance the rider's view forward over traffic. A flat, drag-style handlebar puts the rider in a fist-forward posture on the bike. www.h-d.com Conley News Service MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee-based Scan- alytics Inc. has received a $200,000 loan from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to help the company contin- ue growing by supporting its existing sales pipeline and to accelerate the adop- tion of its platform by focus- ing on the commercial, retail and hospitality indus- tries. Scanalytics is a sensor- based engagement and ana- lytics platform for physical spaces. Scanalytics' propri- etary "SoleSensors" are intelligent, internetcon- nected floor mats with embedded sensors that monitor human behavior through foot traffic and pre- dictive analytics. In 2016 alone, Scanalytics deployed thousands of sensors to more than 100 clients glob- ally, including Qualcomm, Microsoft and Intel. Scanalytics' sensor-agnos- tic machine learning plat- form is being used by com- panies in industries includ- ing retail, events, smart manufacturing and health care. "It's refreshing to see programs like the Technology Development Loan Program being built and exercised," said Joe Scanlin, co-founder and CEO of Scanalytics, in a statement. "It proves that Wisconsin has a growing understanding of the most impactful ways it can inter- face with growing startups, and reflects a bidirectional value add. Jobs will be cre- ated and new technologies will be developed as a direct result of the funding offered to Scanalytics from this pro- gram." The loan program is open to companies that pro- vide high-tech or innovative solutions with national or global market potential. The loans, which are required to be part of a larg- er funding round, are tai- lored to the evolving needs businesses face as they move through product and process development, com- mercial launch and rapid expansion. BUSINESS Gannett call center on State Street to close in May MILWAUKEE — Gannett Consumers Solutions Center informed the Department of Workforce Development that it will close its call center in Milwaukee, result- ing in the layoff of about 24 employees. The call center at 333 W. State St. in Milwaukee and will close May 13 or during the following two weeks. The DWD and its regional workforce partner, Employ Milwaukee, will offer rapid response services to the affected workers. According to the notice to the DWD, employees were notified of the pending closure on Monday. Eligible affected employees will receive the company's tran- sition pay plan program which provides continuation of an individual's full rate of pay through a combination of unemploy- ment compensation and supplemental pay- ments from the company. Of the 24 people being laid off, 19 are customer care agents, two are customer care specialists, two are managers of cus- tomer care and one is a supervisor of cus- tomer care. Volaris launches nonstop flight from Milwaukee to Mexico MILWAUKEE — Volaris has launched nonstop flights between Milwaukee County's General Mitchell International Airport and Guadalajara International Airport in Jalisco, Mexico. "We are thrilled that Volaris now offers its low fares and great customer service on these new flights to the second-largest city in Mexico," Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said in a news release. The Guadalajara flights depart every Wednesday and Friday at 12:32 a.m. The return flights arrive in Milwaukee every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:55 p.m. For more information, visit www.volaris.com. Mitchell Airport offers nonstop flights to 39 destinations coast to coast, and 160 international destinations are available from Milwaukee with one connection. The airport is also served by Alaska, Air Canada, American, Delta, Frontier, Norwegian (Apple Vacations and Funjet Vacations), OneJet, Southwest and United. For more about the airport, visit www.mitchellairport.com. Submitted photo The Harley-Davidson Street Rod motorcycle unveiled March 9 is tuned for dynamic urban performance and features the new High-Output Revolutionary X Engine and refined chassis to deliver more power and nimble handling. New Revolution X 750 engine teamed with revised chassis Harley-Davidson unveils Street Rod motorcycle Milwaukee tech company gets $200,000 WEDC loan

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