July 17, 2024 – In a special segment on ‘Fox & Friends,’ co-host Pete Hegseth took viewers inside Husco’s headquarters in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The exclusive tour, led by CEO Austin Ramirez, offered a glimpse into the heart of a company that is as dedicated to people as it is to high-tech manufacturing. A Walk Through Innovation As Pete […]
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — As the school year comes to a close, students at Augustine Prep got a special visit from a Milwaukee Brewers All-Star. Ryan Braun met with students to take a swing at the “summer slide,” or the educational loss that comes with summer, when kids can forget last year’s lessons. Sharp Literacy […]
Expanding school raises $2.6 million for operations during Thursday gala Click here for full article.
Gala raises more than $3 million, including $2.6 million from nearly 800 attendees to support current students plus surprise contribution to Aug Prep North campaign Milwaukee (May 10, 2024) – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Aug Prep), a high-performing K4-12 non-denominational Christian school in Milwaukee, launched the public phase of a $25 million fundraising campaign for […]
Best New Development – Education Last year, “Aug Prep,” as the school is commonly known, expanded its facilities to include a $49 million elementary school, to which it welcomed more than 730 students in its first semester. Read full article here.
Great people: the key of a successful businessAustin Ramirez, Chief Executive Officer, Husco What experiences in your personal upbringing influenced your entrepreneur spirit?AR: My father (Gus) is a Puerto Rican immigrant who raised me with a deeply held belief in the American dream and an entrepreneurial grit that is so common among immigrants to this country. […]
Aug Prep Announces Bold New Plans for K-12 North Campus$100 million total investment will transform former Cardinal Stritch campus Milwaukee (February 27, 2024) – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (“Aug Prep”), a high-performing K4-12 Christian school, announced today bold new plans to invest a total of $100 million to transform the former Cardinal Stritch University property into […]
Last updated on November 13th, 2023 at 02:06 pmGus Ramirez and the Ramirez Family Foundation made big news in 2023, buying the former campus of Cardinal Stritch University in Glendale and Fox Point for $24 million not long after the school shut down at the end of the spring semester. The chairman of Waukesha-based manufacturer.. […]
Feigin, Ramirez talk need for focus on education, growing labor force as key for the next 40 years in southeastern Wisconsin Education, community infrastructure, economic development and the willingness to get involved are the key challenges and opportunities facing southeastern Wisconsin over the next 40 years. Full MKE Business Journal Article here.
Gus Ramirez, founder and chairman of Husco International Inc., spoke at the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Nov. 16 Power Breakfast event about plans for the St. Augustine Preparatory Academy’s planned new campus on the former Cardinal Stritch University site. Full MKE Business Journal Article here.