Eaton Corp. Plans Take a Step Forward

Company's plans are 50 percent through the approval process, but a financing agreement with village still needs to be hashed out.

Menomonee Falls is one step closer to welcoming the division headquarters of a global corporation to the village. The Plan Commission this week gave Eaton Corp. approval to construct a nearly 102,000-square-foot office and research laboratory in the Woodland Prime Office Park along Good Hope Road. The plans need to go before the Architectural Control Board Aug. 22 for a final approval. However, even with the plan approval, the company and the village are still in talks about financing for the project. The project, estimated at $15 million, would receive a total of $3 million in public financing. This includes a $500,000 grant from the village and $2.5 million in tax payments over the next 10 years. Village Planning Technician Matt Dorner …

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