Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce
Waukesha, WI:
Firestone Building Products celebrates
Photo courtesy of the Waukesha County Business Alliance
WAUKESHA Firestone Building Products celebrated its purchase of Gaco Western in Waukesha with the Waukesha County Business Alliance in August.
From left are: Paul Farrow, Waukesha County executive; Larry Nelson, Waukesha County supervisor; Suzanne Kelley, Waukesha County Business Alliance; Michael Darr, Firestone Building Products; Vanessa Llanas, Sen. Tammy Baldwins office; Shawn Reilly, Waukesha mayor; Ginger Kollmansberger, Sen. Ron Johnsons office; Taylor Cole, Firestone Building Products; and Eric Zimmerman, Firestone Building Products.
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