By Joe Bachman

The Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce welcomed a new member on Wednesday afternoon.

S.C. Swiderski LLC is a real estate investment construction company that owns many properties around Wisconsin. Wednesday was the celebration of their new property, Woodland Estates, located across the street from Mid-State Technical College on 32nd St. North.

“Our focus truly is on customer service,” said Leasing Manager Kari Kussow. “Tenant retention is a very high aspiration for us — we’re here to make our tenants happy.”

S.C. Swiderski is involved in everything from development, construction, management and leasing of their properties. They currently have locations throughout Wisconsin Rapids, including Countryside Estates, and the Birchwood Apartments.

“We saw a need for this level of an apartment building in Wisconsin Rapids,” said Kussow. “So we really feel like we have all levels of apartment living to offer residents.”

According to Site Manager Sandra Hanson, vacancies are being filled out as far as February.

“We really appreciate the support of the chamber, they’ve been a great support system to us,” said Marketing and Real Estate Manager Jacqui Miller. “We are really excited about this site being across from the school, and really happy to be building in Wisconsin Rapids again.”