Quest Products is moving its headquarters as well as its assembling, packaging and warehousing operations to Kenosha County. It is currently headquartered in Gurnee, Illinois with additional distribution operations in Independence, Iowa. Both facilities will be consolidated into the new, larger location.
On Monday, Quest purchased a 44,398-square-foot building at 8201 104th Street in the Village of Pleasant Prairie’s LakeView Corporate Park – a $3.6 million investment. Initially, the company will bring 28 jobs with another 28 employees and $1.5 million in additional investment expected within the next three years.
“Quest Products, Inc. is thrilled to be moving to our corporate headquarters to Pleasant Prairie, WI,” remarked Mark Milliman, Quest Products’ Chief Financial Officer. “This move is a culmination of a two-year study to find the best business environment for our company. Governor Walker took a personal interest in our business, taking time to discuss the move and his pro-business plan for the next four years. Todd Battle and Tina Schmitz from KABA have been terrific to work with and were are major part of decision to move to Kenosha County. We are excited about the move and look forward to expanding our operations in the coming years.”
Village of Pleasant Prairie President John Steinbrink said, “For many years now, Pleasant Prairie has been incredibly fortunate to have so many high quality employers locate in our community. We are very pleased that Quest will become a new corporate resident here and are confident that they will truly enjoy the energizing business environment in Kenosha County.”
The Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) provided $1.3 million in financing by way of a low-interest loan that aided the company with the purchase of its building and equipment. KABA’s regional and state partners, the Milwaukee7 and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, were also involved in working to secure this investment.
