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6 • Milwaukee County Post • June 24, 2016 Town of Erin golf course gets ready for 2017 U.S. Open By NICHOLAS DETTMANN Conley News Service TOWN OF ERIN — Erin Hills Golf Course, you are now on the clock. When the final putt dropped Sunday and Dustin Johnson lifted the U.S. Open championship trophy, the focus for the 2017 U.S. Open shifted to Erin Hills. "There's a new change for excite- ment," said Eric Steimer, championship manager for the 2017 U.S. Open. "At this point, all eyes are shifting to Erin Hills." Johnson won his first career major Sunday at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh, beating Jim Furyk, Scott Piercy and Shane Lowry by three strokes. So what's next for the USGA and Erin Hills now that the next U.S. Open will be in Washington County in 353 days? "Between now through the end of the year, the biggest push is marketing and ticket sales," Steimer said. Tickets went on sale June 13. The tour- nament starts with practice rounds June 12-14, 2017, and the championship rounds are June 15-18, 2017. General admission tickets for the Monday and Tuesday practice rounds are $50. Wednesday's practice round is $60. The first day of the championship round is $110, while the second, third and fourth rounds of the championship are $125. Tickets for all seven days of the tour- nament are $450. Parking and transportation from the remote lots will be free. The USGA will sell 35,000 to 40,000 tickets per day. In addition, there will be more than 5,000 volunteers and 2,000 cre- dentialed media. Later this summer or early fall, sur- veyors for the grandstand construction will be invited to Erin Hills. "They'll come out to Erin Hills and take a detailed look at where we can con- struct some very exciting grandstand seating," Steimer said. "The probably biggest-picture item is our public safety plan. It's under one umbrella, security, emergency, first aid, parking and transportation." That's where the Washington County Sheriff's Department will step in. Capt. Martin Schulteis and some of his staff, along with several staff mem- bers from the Wisconsin State Patrol, went to the U.S. Open at Oakmont. "We've had quarterly meetings (with the USGA)," Schulteis said. "Now that the 2016 U.S. Open is done, we're obvious- ly going to start focusing on ours." The sheriff's department specifically looked at on-site security, how many offi- cers will be needed, for example. The State Patrol looked at transportation and traffic ideas. Steimer said even though Erin Hills is in a rural area, parking and transporta- tion likely won't be an issue. "We do want to space it out," Steimer said. "We want (the fans) to get parked quickly and efficiently." Schulteis said the USGA wants to uti- lize land throughout the area for parking lots, rather than have fans park on site. Where those lots will be is still being discussed. The plans for the parking lots and traffic flow won't be released until March. Schulteis was impressed with the number of officers used for security dur- ing the tournament. The department will likely have to tap into surrounding departments to assist. In addition, Schulteis will proceed with caution when asking departments how many officers will be needed from those jurisdictions. That way those departments, including the county sher- iff's department, aren't short-handed for their regular day-to-day operations. As for the course, it will continue to be monitored and worked on daily to make sure it remains in top shape and is pre- pared for the upcoming winter. "I think we're in great shape moving forward," said Steimer. Email: ndettmann@conleynet.com BUSINESS Global Industrial to lay off 27 workers this summer MILWAUKEE — About 27 workers will lose their jobs later this summer when Global Industrial Services, Inc., Global Equipment Company, Inc., and Products for Industry LLC, which make up Global Industrial, conduct employee separations, according to a notice sent to the Department of Workforce Development on Monday. The layoffs will occur at the Global Industrial office located at 11200 W. Parkland Ave, Milwaukee. The layoffs are anticipated to start Aug. 15. The DWD and its regional workforce partner, Employ Milwaukee (formerly the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board) will continue to offer services to the affected workers. Global Industrial is a distributor of material handling equipment, storage solu- tions, workbenches, safety equipment and more. www.globalindustrial.com $6.3 million arena project underway for Admirals season MILWAUKEE — Renovations and upgrades to the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee Panther Arena for the 2016-17 Milwaukee Admirals season, totaling $6.3 million, are underway, the first since 1986-87. The Admirals will provide $2 million and the remainder will be paid for by the Wisconsin Center District, which operates the arena as well as the Milwaukee Theatre and the Convention Center. "We are excited to get the renovations and improvements underway here at the Panther Arena," said Harris Turer, Admirals governor and CEO, in a state- ment. "The facilities that will be created for players will be NHL-caliber and combined with the intimacy and fan-friendly atmos- phere of the Arena, we will have a tremen- dous home ice advantage." The Admirals locker room will be the main part of the project. It also includes: ■ New Milwaukee Wave and visiting hockey locker room ■ Commissary kitchen upgrades ■ Replacement of remaining blue seats ■ Replace existing sport lights and work lights with LEDs ■ Install WiFi access points in arena bowl ■ New dashboards ■ Retractable north risers and rink-side risers ■ Hockey equipment ■ Upgrade box offices and will-call room ■ Team store expansion ■ Converst police room to first-aid room ■ Kitchen and concession upgrades ■ Elevator refurbish ceiling and floor ■ Concourse and restroom upgrades ■ Renovate ticket lobby and concourse floors ■ Arena roof ■ Upgrade media room. — Post Staff Northwestern Mutual moves higher on Fortune 500 list MILWAUKEE — Northwestern Mutual announced it has moved up nine spots on the Fortune 500 list to be at No. 100. According to the release, the higher ranking is based on the company's finan- cial performance, high financial strength ratings and commitment to innovation, specifically through creating an engaging digital client experience which has been accelerated by the 2015 acquisition of LearnVestT. www.northwesternmutual.com Kohl's Cares donates $1 mil- lion to Junior Achievement of Wisconsin MENOMONEE FALLS — Kohl's is donating $1 million during the course of three years to Junior Achievement of Wisconsin for continuing support of the JA Kohl's Education Center. According to the announcement, the donation comes from Kohl's philanthropic program Kohl's Cares, which sells chil- dren's books and soft toys and donates 100 percent of the net profit to benefit chil- dren's initiatives. The additional funding allows JA to provide students in southeast- ern Wisconsin with educational opportuni- ties, including JA BizTown and JA Finance Park programming. "Kohl's is proud to partner with Junior Achievement of Wisconsin and encourages their innovative efforts to increase student success and graduation rates," said Jen Johnson, Kohl's vice president of corporate communications, in a statement. "The JA Kohl's Education Center continues to be a popular destination for Wisconsin schools and supports the development of future business leaders." www.Kohls.com Mitchell Airport continues to reduce environmental footprint MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County's General Mitchell International Airport is getting accolades from the Wisconsin Partners for Clean Air for its voluntary efforts to improve air quality. The airport received a Recognition Award for continuous improvement across airport operations from facility to fleet and its engagement with customers and the community. General Mitchell Airport earned the award for a variety of initiatives, including electric vehicle charging stations, more fuel-efficient parking shuttles, new LED lighting in the terminal, better monitoring of energy usage and ongoing HVAC upgrades. The airport's newly renovated baggage claim facility, which includes a green roof, energy-conservation technolo- gies, and automatic lighting controls with occupancy sensors, was also cited as a rea- son for presenting the award. Erin Hills prepares law enforcement, staff for tournament

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