May 29, 2012
On May 29, the Rotary Club of Milwaukee celebrated the recipient of the Rotary Person of the Year Vocational Recognition Award: Giacomo, Angelo and Laurie Falluca. This vocational award recognizes individuals who, through their profession, have made the community a better place to live and work. Their contributions may have been in the form of important leadership activities or in the advancement of ideas, products or services.
The Fallucas manage Palermo Pizza, Inc, a frozen pizza
manufacturing company that evolved out of the family restaurant and
bar opened in 1969 by the Fallucas’ parents. Palermo’s was one of
the first companies to relocate to the Menomonee River Valley, and
the Fallucas are quick to credit city officials for assisting them
with land acquisition and the move. Palermo’s is proud to be part
of the regional redevelopment and growth strategy. The facility has
110,000 square feet with 430 employees at the site, many drawn from
the nearby south side. On a community basis, the Palermo team
participates in the Urban Ecology Center’s project in the Menomonee
River Valley and the Menomonee Valley Business Association. The
Fallucca team proves once again that entrepreneurs reinvent
themselves, grow the economy and create jobs.