VIDEOS (click on the images to connect and view)
Top row: Left: Well City Milwaukee co-chair Dick Tillmar opens the press conference; Right: Wellness Council of Wisconsin's Theresa Islo presents the Well City certificate to Mayor Barrett.
Middle row: Left: GMC President Julia Taylor and MMAC President/CEO Tim Sheehy comment on the Well City designation. Right: Health Commissioner Bevan Baker provides his thoughts on Milwaukee becoming a Well City.
Bottom row: Left: Well City Milwaukee Executive Director Janet McMahon wraps up the press conference and provides a glimpse of what's next; Right: the entire press conference from start to finish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2010 GMC meeting: quality school research can build capacity for school reform

The January GMC membership meeting, held on Monday, January 11th at the University Club, featured guests from the Chicago Consortium on School Research (CCSR), explaining their model of using high-quality, comprehensive research on factors affecting student performance to help improve graduation rates.

CCSR representatives Nick Montgomery (pictured at left) and Emily Krone (center) presented and described their methods, their model and results during the organization's 20-year history. They also took a series of questions from members, led by chair Mike Grebe (right).

The shocking statistic, although unfortunately not uncommon in large urban school districts, is that only 6% of the children entering high school in Chicago went on to graduate from a 4-year college. CCSR developed a method known as the "On-Track Indicator" to help determine contributing factors leading to better student and school performance and track them for each student in the district. Graduation rates have since improved and the data from CCSR is being used by all parties involved in Chicago Public Schools, from administrators to the teachers' union to the business community.

Video of the meeting is available by clicking here or on the image to the left. Download their presentation by clicking on the title slide to the right.  You can also find out more about the book Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago by clicking on this link.

January 2010: GMC members explore Milwaukee County's future fiscal fissures

The November GMC membership meeting featured Rob Henken, President of the Public Policy Forum, as the keynote speaker. The Public Policy Forum has been commissioned by the GMC to research the fiscal, legal and logistical issues involved with transferring the various pieces of county government to other entities, and what options might exist for doing so. Mr. Henken's presentation included questions, examples and initial observations on their research thus far, and cautioned members that the full report must be absorbed in it's entirely before any conclusions can be reached.

The complete report was released at a joint GMC-Public Policy Forum breakfast meeting on January 27, 2010. Watch the video from the meeting here.

October 2009: Milwaukee Women inc. joins GMC for release of diversity report

The GMC October meeting moved to the Pfister Hotel Monday, October 12th in order to hold the 170 attendees who came to see the release of Milwaukee Women inc.'s report, Driving Results with Diversity of Thought. 

Details of the report were presented by Kris Rappe (center), Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wisconsin Energy Corporation.  Ernst & Young LLP Managing Partner Keith Burns (left) presented his company's initiatives with his presentation, titled A Framework for Inclusiveness: A Journey to the Future Workforce. Tracey Klein (right), Partner at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C., provided reaction and the call to action: that companies fill one-third of their available board positions with women during the next 5 years. This will allow Wisconsin to reach the level where the typical of board is made up of 25% women by 2014.

 Download the entire Milwaukee Women inc. report here.

Download the PowerPoint slides from the meeting here.

September 2009: Health Care Reform gets a checkup at GMC meeting

The GMC September meeting covered one of the most controversial topics facing our nation today: Health Care Reform. Led by Froedtert Hospital & Health Systems President & CEO Bill Petasnick, a panel featuring United Health Care Wisconsin CEO Wendy Arnone, Secretary Karen Timberlake of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and VP/Operations for QuadMed John Neuberger discussed health care options, where we are currently, where we could be, and how the debates on the federal level are shaping the future possibilities.

Check out video of the meeting here. 

You can also download the slides from Bill Petasnick's presentation here.   

From left to right: John Neuberger of QuadMed; Secretary Karen Timberlake from the WI Dept. of Health Services; Wendy Arnone from United Health Care of Wisconsin; Bill Petasnick of Froedert Hospital; and GMC Chair Mike Grebe.

Also, courtesy of Bill Petasnick, here are three articles on health care reform for your reference:

"Bending the Cost Curve", Engleberg Center, 09-01-2009 

"Get Fundamental", David Brooks of the NY Times, 09-04-2009 

"How American Health Care Killed My Father", Goldhill, Atlantic Online, Sept. 2009

September 2009: Governor Doyle proposes new regional transit framework

Governor Jim Doyle announced a new plan for transit with a regional eye in southeastern Wisconsin Tuesday, September 8th at the Intermodal Station in Milwaukee. The proposed framework involves the use of a 0.5% sales tax in Milwaukee County to serve as a dedicated source of funding for the bus system. The sales tax would be offset by a corresponding reduction in the property tax, so in essence for residents this would serve as a tax "shift".

Above: GMC President Julia Taylor introduces Governor Doyle at the press conference, held at Milwaukee's Intermodal Station on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. 

Meanwhile, Racine and Kenosha (and presumably other) Counties in the region have the option to join in to form what will truly be a regional transit authority over time.

Find out more from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel here.

July, 2009: Water Summit III convenes over 200 to discuss water's true costs and opportunities

Governor Jim Doyle, US Senator Russ Feingold, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett welcome attendees

The Milwaukee 7 Water Council, a group co-chaired and provided staffing support by the Greater Milwaukee Committee, convened its highly successful Water Summit III inside the Pilot House atop Discovery World on Monday, July 20th.

Attendees from across the region came to discuss water-related issues and hear from prominent speakers representing water from the business, academic, research, policy, investment and environmental angles. Using the information gathered, they formed afternoon breakout sessions and worked on water-related opportunities for the Milwaukee region's future. Video and more coverage will be posted soon!

Track media coverage of Water Summit III on the Water Council website.

The 2016 (Chicago?) Olympics

The 2016 Olympic games could be coming to Chicago. Pat Ryan, CEO of Chicago 2016, and his staff discussed their plans for bringing the Olympics to Chicago - and what some of the positive ramifications could be for Milwaukee. He joined GMC members for a special lunch on June 25th.  View the video here!

June 2008: GMC Meeting covers talent: recruitment, training and retaining

The Greater Milwaukee Committee's June 2009 meeting featured talent as the topic. How do some GMC member companies find, train and retain top talent for long-term success? We found out from panelists David Myers from Johnson Controls, Paul Purcell from Robert W. Baird & Company, and Peggy Troy from Children's Hospital & Health Services. Manpower CEO Jeff Joerres served as moderator.

Watch video of the panelists by clicking on the above image or this link.

See the Business Journal story on the meeting here.

Also, County Executive Scott Walker addressed the GMC and discussed the 2009 and 2010 budgets and strategies for the coming year (download Scott Walker's slides here) and John Kissinger provided an update on the Earn & Learn program. Videos are both are available below.

May 2009: GMC meeting covers social media; online stream viewed by over 130 across several states

Click HERE for coverage, videos, downloads and more! 

April 2009: GMC & Water Council instrumental in making Milwaukee a UN Global Compact City

Milwaukee is truly a world water hub - and now the UN is formally recognizing it.

The announcement came April 28th from Dr. Paul James, Director of the UN Global Cities Compact Programme, in an address to the Water Council at Discovery World.

Check out Paul James' address to the Water Council (left) and WISN-TV Channel 12 coverage (right).

April 2009: Transit takes center stage at April GMC Meeting

Working to get things moving in the transit arena, the Greater Milwaukee Committee focused its April meeting on bringing together panelists to lay out plans, opportunities and critical needs for the future of transit in southeastern Wisconsin.

Transit panelists included (from left to right): Rod Clark from WisDOT; Ken Yunker from SEWRPC; Chris Larson from the Milwaukee County Board; and Michael Cudahy. Julia Taylor served as moderator.  View video here!

You can read the Business Journal's coverage here.

GMC member Michael Cudahy discussed the urgent need to shore up the local system and stressed the economic and development value from rail lines, as exemplified in cities like Portland and Denver.  Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson addressed the Milwaukee County Transit System and the importance of shoring up bus service. Both he and Ken Yunker, Executive Director of the SEWRPC (the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission) addressed the need for dedicated funding for transit. Yunker went on to discuss the RTA (Regional Transit Authority) and how systems tie together, including the KRM Commuter Rail Line. Rod Clark from the State Department of Transportation also gave the membership a good overview of the Midwest High-Speed Rail Initiative and where Wisconsin stood for getting stimulus funds and engineering underway to begin construction.

March 2009: Inner City Business Awards salute seven Milwaukee companies

The GMC, the Business Journal and Generation Growth Capital congratulate winners in the 6th Annual Inner City Business Awards, which took place at the Pfister Hotel on Monday, March 9. Winners include Cross Management, Diamond Discs International, Eclipse Contols, Frentzel Products, Palermo Villa, Inc. and Thomas A. Mason, as well as We Energies, which won the ICBA's first-ever Trailblazer Award.

Cross Management's Carla Cross is congratulated by Mayor Tom Barrett. In the background are co-chairs and award presenters Mark Sabljak (left) of the Business Journal and Cory Nettles (right) of Generation Growth Capital and Quarles & Brady.

Mayor Barrett and Ugo Nwagbaraocha, owner of Diamond Discs International, at the Inner City Business Awards.

February 2009: Michael Grebe confirmed as new Chair of GMC

Following the 2009 Annual Meeting, Michael Grebe was confirmed by the Board of Directors as Chair of the Greater Milwaukee Committee as Chair.  Mr. Grebe, President of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, is the 34th person to assume this role with the GMC.  Outgoing Chair and Northwestern Mutual President & CEO Edward Zore was presented with a gift that will grow in Lake Park for many years - his own tree - as he was thanked for his service and leadership.

View the videos here:
The transit update from Julia Taylor
Rich Meeusen's presentation on the Milwaukee 7 Water Council
Carlos Santiago's presentation on the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences
Ed Zore's outgoing Chair gift and comments
Message to members from Sister Joel

January 2009: Governor Doyle addresses GMC members

 The New Year kicked off with Wisconsin's top official visiting with GMC members. On January 12th, Governor Jim Doyle spoke to over 100 GMC members and shared his vision and expectations for the coming year and how state government will respond. Budgets, priorities and initiatives were the order of the day... including GMC pursuits such as rail transit, education and water as an economic cluster for the Milwaukee region. 

View Governor Doyle's address to GMC members here or by clicking the image.

Mayor Barrett also spoke to the membership on the Earn & Learn Program taking place in Milwaukee. Click to view here.

The Earn & Learn Program has set a lofty goal to provide employment opportunities for young people in Milwaukee this summer, and GMC members are invited to help. More information is on the way!

November 2008 Meeting: the Cultural Assets Report

The November GMC meeting featured a report on the Milwaukee Region Cultural Assets Study from the Cultural Alliance and the GMC Quality of Life Committee.

Reactor Panel Videos:
 
Chris Abele    Cristy Garcia-Thomas  Howard Halaska  Thomas Ellis

 Download the Executive Summary of the Cultural Assets Report

 Download the entire Cultural Assets Report

October 2008: GMC Insider Lunch for the 2016 Olympics

The 2016 Olympic games could be coming to Chicago. Meet Pat Ryan, CEO of Chicago 2016, and his staff as they discuss their plans for bringing the Olympics to Chicago - and what some of the positive ramifications could be for Milwaukee.

View the video here!

September Meeting on Education: September 8th, 2008

The September, 2008 meeting focused on Education and how organizations are helping to attract and develop top talent for teachers and principals in schools.

  Click HERE or on the image to view the September 2008 GMC Meeting.

July 2008: Water Summit II Videos and Coverage

Water Summit II inside the Pilot House atop Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin was a rousing success, with over 200 people in attendance over the course of the day.  Attendees covered a broad spectrum: there were business leaders, engineers, scientists, community leaders and a number of dignitaries, including Mayor Tom Barrett, Senator Herb Kohl and our keynote speaker, Fred Dubee. Mr. Dubee is a Senior Advisor with the United Nations Global Compact and discussed the role of business with respect to world water issues. A reactor panel convened afterwards to discuss his comments and provide the perspective from the public sector. Here are the videos:

WATCH FRED DUBEE'S KEYNOTE SPEECH

WATCH THE REACTOR PANEL

More videos will be posted soon!

June 2008: GMC & Milwaukee Women inc. on board recruitment, succession planning and diversity

The June GMC meeting tackled the all-important topic of corporate boards and how to attract and develop top diverse talent. Many members of Milwaukee Women inc. joined GMC members at this meeting, which included a spirited discussion involving panelists Geneva Johnson, Margery Kraus and Kathi Seifert, with Jeff Joerres hosting the panel and presenting questions, including many from the audience. Members were also treated to a Summerfest presentation from Don Smiley and Dan Minihan, including how they've incorporated Milwaukee into their logo and how they're adapting the festival to serve its over 900,000 annual visitors

May 2008: GMC Meeting featuring Richard Longworth, author of "Caught in the Middle"

Topic: Author Richard Longworth examines the Midwest and the effects of globalization from his book, "Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism."

Speakers: Ed Zore (Chair), Julia Taylor, Barry Grossman (panelist), Carlos Santiago (panelist), Cory Nettles (panelist), Keith Burns (panelist), Richard Longworth.

Watch the May 2008 GMC meeting here

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The GMC's April Meeting featuring Keith McFarland: April 14th, 2008

Topic: Author Keith McFarland discusses how companies succeed using research from this book, "The Breakthrough Company."

Speakers: Mike Grebe (Chair), Keith McFarland.

Watch the April 2008 GMC meeting here

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The GMC's Annual Meeting and 60th Anniversary Celebration: February 11th, 2008

Topic: The GMC's Annual Meeting including a 60th Anniversary look back at some of the GMC's accomplishments over the years and priorities for the future.

Speakers: Ed Zore (Chair), Don Sykes (Milwaukee Area Workforce Development Board), Tim Hoeksema (Midwest Airlines), Steve Johnson and Debra Blanks (Social Development Commission), Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, GMC President Julia Taylor.

Watch the February 2008 GMC meeting here

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Membership Meeting: Milwaukee's new Police Chief, Edward Flynn: January 14th, 2008

Topic: Milwaukee has a new police chief. Edward Flynn came to speak with the GMC membership about what he plans to do for crime control and public safety through the City of Milwaukee.

Speakers: Ed Zore (Chair), Dave Stroik, Mayor Tom Barrett, U.S. Deputy Attorney Bill Lipscomb, District Attorney John Chisholm, MPD Chief Edward Flynn

Watch the January 2008 GMC meeting here

Membership Meeting: the 2016 Olympics: November 12th, 2007

Topic: Chicago is the North American finalist for the 2016 Summer Olympic games. If they get it, what role might Milwaukee play?

Speakers: Jill Morin (Chair), Mayor Tom Barrett, Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee CEO Pat Ryan

Watch the November GMC meeting here

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Membership Meeting: Milwaukee Women inc Report: October 8th, 2007

Topic: The Milwaukee Women inc "Report Card", measuring the number of women on boards and in executive suites among the Wisconsin 50 companies

Speakers: Ed Zore, Jeff Joerres, Ugo Nwagbaraocha, Gail Lione, Julia Taylor, Sharon Canter

Watch the October GMC meeting here

Insider Breakfast: October 4th, 2007

Topic: Healthcare and the GMC Well City Initiative
Speakers: Mary Meehan, Bill Petasnick, Joy Tapper, CC Henderson

Watch the video of the Insider Breakfast presentation here  

"Thursday Noon with Mike Gousha": Regional issues with David Thornburgh: September 27th, 2007  

Topic: Regional Issues

Listen to the audio of David Thornburgh speaking with Mike Gousha (mp3)  

Watch the video of Mike Gousha and David Thornburgh

September 2007 GMC Meeting: September 10th, 2007  

Topic: Crime and Public Safety

View slides from David Kennedy's presentation here (2 MB, PDF)

Watch David Kennedy's presentation from the September meeting here (32MB, Flash)

June 2007 GMC Meeting: June 11th, 2007  

View or download the presentation slides from the meeting here

View Ed Zore and Julia Taylor's presentation on Milwaukee 7 and the discussion of water resources, industry and research here

View video of Tony Forman's Arts & Economic Prosperity 3 Report

Regional Economic Positioning Framework: May 30th, 2007

View the presentation slides in Flash here

Download the handout pages from the meeting here

View the Vision Video on regionalism from the meeting here

GMC Monthly Membership Meeting: May 14th, 2007

The entire audio of the May Membership Meeting is available in MP3 format. (Download here)

Download the video of MPS Superintendent Dr. William Andrekopoulos, MTEA Executive Director Sam Carmen and Joe Palumbo from Focus on Results discussing the Plan: (download video)

 View the speech from our Canadian guest, former Edmonton Superintendent of Schools Angus McBeath, here: (download video)

View Julia Taylor's remarks on how the MPS Strategic Plan and Milwaukee 7's regional economic efforts tie together: (download video)

 John Daniels also spoke about Mayor Barrett's Summer Youth Jobs Program. You can contact us for more information on how to participate, and meanwhile, view his comments here: (view video)

GMC Monthly Membership Meeting: April 9th, 2007

You can watch Joe Gibbons' presentation here.  He presented at the GMC's April Membership Meeting, discussing Diversity trends and the new masculinity.

MPS School Board Meeting: March 22nd, 2007

Please click here to link to video of the MPS School Board Candidates Forum, held March 22nd at Marquette University in Sensenbrenner Hall.

CEO Briefings: February 12th, 2007

The GMC Annual Meeting was held at the University Club in Milwaukee.

Please click here to view the business portion of the GMC annual meeting (Video 1 meg)

Please click here to view the report by GMC Chairman Steve Smith and President Julia Taylor on the 2006 accomplishments and 2007 strategies and goals for the region as well as Sr. Joel Read and Ron Goergen receiving the GMC Leadership award. (Video 13 meg)

Please click here to view Archbishop Timothy Dolan's address to the GMC Membership.(Video 16meg)

Click here to download the whole 55 min. program in mp3 format (Audio 23 meg)

KRM Commuter Rail presentation, January 8th, 2007

Bob Mariano, Chair of the GMC's Regional Transportation Committee and Eugene Skoropowski, Managing Director of the Capitol Corridor in California, from the both spoke on KRM at the January meeting.

Click here to view Eugene Skoropowski's comments on commuter rail.  

Click here to view Bob Mariano's comments on KRM.

Education Committee & MPS Strategic Plan: November 13th, 2006

The Greater Milwaukee Committee Education Committee discusses the strategic plan that business and community leaders are beginning. Joseph Palumbo, from consulting firm Focus on Results, presents his thoughts on the approach to positively impact education. Please click here for more information on Focus On Results. The program running time is 48 minutes.

GMC November meeting on Education - Video 43:09 (23 meg)

Commissioner Selig & MLB: October 9th, 2006

Allan H. "Bud" Selig, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, met with GMC membership and talked about the current renaissance of America's favorite game, which broke attendance records for the third straight season, pushing a new record of over 75 million fans through the turn styles. Commissioner Selig spoke about the economics of baseball and released an economic impact study done on the value of Miller Park to the Wisconsin economy.

Comments by Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig - Video 42:13 (20 meg)

CBS Channel 58 report on Mr. Selig's comments at the GMC - Video (3 meg)

Please click here to download a PDF of the Brewers Economic Impact Study.

Reforming Milwaukee County: A Response to the Fiscal Crisis: September 11th, 2006

GMC report presentation to the membership on the fiscal crisis that faces Milwaukee County. Please download the PowerPoint PDF to follow along with Ms. Taylor's presentation.

Comments by Sheldon Lubar, GMC Task Force member - Video - 15:35 (14meg)

Presentation of Report by Julia Taylor, GMC President - Video - 15:23 (14meg)

PowerPoint Presentation (PDF Format)

Comments by Milwaukee County Executive, Scott Walker - Video - 7:34 (7 meg)

Full GMC Report (PDF Format)

Videos are in Windows Media Format (WMV).

Developing Regions Without Borders: Connecting the economies of the Great Lakes Crescent: July 31st, 2006

After the boom and bust of the 1980's, how did the Denver region transform into a model of regional cooperation and economic growth? Tom Clark, Executive Vice President, Metro Denver Econmonic Development Corporation tells the story of creating the regional agenda for Denver. (28 Min) Click here to download a video of Mr. Clark's presentation (Video 13 meg)

In addition, representative from the Great Lakes Crescent Region incluiding, Jennifer Alexander, of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Julia Taylor of Milwaukee 7 and the GMC, Paul O'Connor of World Business Chicago, and Kathi Seifert of the New North share thier regional initiative and how our "megapolitan" regional area of 20 million people is also a megaeconomy. (43 min) Click here to download the video of this panel discussion (video 20 meg)

The following is a list of each presenters Powerpoint Presentation in Adobe PDF format.

Tom Clark - Denver

Paul O'Connor - Chicago

Jennifer Alexander - Madison

Julia Taylor - Milwaukee 7

Kathi Seifert - Near North

Meeting on Inner City Business Development in Cincinnati: June 29th 2006

Meeting on Inner City Business Development in Cincinnati - (Video - 17 meg)

Please click on the line above to dowload the video of Calvin Buford Vice President of Economic Inclusion as he discusses the Minority Business Accelerator in Cincinnati. He is joined by Jeffery Larry, Chairman and CEO of Onyx Capital Ventures in Chicago. This is a 1 hour and 9 min discussion with GMC Members on how Cincinnati and Chicago are working on inner city business development in partership with corporate leadership.

Click here to download the audio only program in MP3 format (Audio 7 meg)

The GMC would like to gratefully acknowledge Time-Warner for video taping our sessions.