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About Commerce
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Dick J. Leinenkugel, Secretary Dick Leinenkugel was named by Governor Jim Doyle as the Secretary of the Department of Commerce on September 5, 2008. 
Dick J. Leinenkugel, Secretary Commerce has approximately 400 employees. It provides development assistance in areas such as marketing, business and community finance, exporting, small business advocacy, and manufacturing assessments. The agency issues professional credentials for the construction trades and administers safety and building codes. It also regulates petroleum products and tank systems and administers the Petroleum Environmental Clean-up Fund. Prior to his appointment, Dick Leinenkugel most recently served as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company. He joined the family business in 1987 and began as a District Sales Manager/Chain Sales Manager. Before joining the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, Leinenkugel served as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps. After his enlistment, he worked for a sports marketing firm in Chicago. Leinenkugel also represented Menomonee Falls on the Waukesha Board of Supervisors from 1997 to 2000. Leinenkugel earned a B.S. in Business Administration and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Marquette University.
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