Ward 4 (Milwaukee, WI startup accelerator space)

Ward 4 LLC privately funds a space in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for startup accelerators and co-working.{{cite web|last1=Gallagher|first1=Kathleen|title=Start-up hub Ward4 Milwaukee seeks applications|url=http://www.jsonline.com/business/startup-hub-ward4-milwaukee-seeks-applications-b99380613z1-280792332.html|website=jsonline.com|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Inc|accessdate=June 23, 2015|date=October 29, 2014}} It is currently located in the John Pritzlaff Hardware Company Building.

The 12,000 square foot space for Ward 4 is privately funded by Milwaukee County executive Chris Abele{{cite web|last1=Bauter|first1=Alison|title=CSA Partners plan startup hub|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/print-edition/2014/08/29/csa-partners-plan-startup-hub.html|website=bizjournals.com|publisher=Milwaukee Business Journal|accessdate=June 23, 2015|date=August 29, 2014|quote=CSA Partners LLC, a venture investment firm backed by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, in March registered a new company named Ward 4 LLC.}} and is considered a second step for his venture investment group, CSA Partners LLC to "spur economic development" through creation of a space for early-stage companies to meet.{{cite journal|last1=Bauter|first1=Allison|title=First look: Ward 4 startup accelerator space opens Monday|date=May 31, 2015|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/print-edition/2014/08/29/csa-partners-plan-startup-hub.html|accessdate=June 23, 2015|publisher=Milwaukee Business Journal}} Desk and office space are leased through membership.{{cite web|last1=Bauter|first1=Alison|title=Chris Abele's put the funding in, but will Ward 4 work?|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/blog/2015/06/chris-abeles-put-the-funding-in-but-will-ward-4.html|website=bizjournals.com|publisher=Milwaukee Business Journal|accessdate=June 23, 2015|date=June 19, 2015}}

Current tenants include CSA Partners LLC, Quarles & Brady,{{cite web|last1=Gallagher|first1=Kathleen|title=Ward4 Milwaukee start-up hub signs first tenants|url=http://www.jsonline.com/business/ward4-milwaukee-start-up-hub-signs-first-tenants-b99436094z1-290336771.html|website=jsonline.com|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Inc|accessdate=June 23, 2015|date=January 20, 2014}} public relations/lobbying group The Firm LLC, Gener8tor, DevCodeCamp,{{cite web|url=https://www.biztimes.com/2017/ideas/economic-development/inside-ward4-devcodecamp-has-been-pumping-out-coders/|title=Inside Ward4, devCodeCamp has been pumping out coders|date=6 March 2017|publisher=BizTimes|accessdate=28 November 2018}} and BrightCellars.{{cite web|author1=Alison Bautter|title=First look: Ward 4 startup accelerator space opens Monday|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2015/05/31/first-look-ward-4-startup-accelerator-space-opens.html|website=bizjournals.com|publisher=Milwaukee Business Journal|accessdate=June 23, 2015|quote=Gener8tor will be taking space there, as well as program graduates including BrightCellars, a wine delivery startup. Quarles & Brady attorneys will be working out of office space at Ward 4, and public relations/lobbying group The Firm LLC has leased dedicated office space. The members of Abele's venture investment group, CSA Partners LLC, have offices there and are running the startup space}}

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