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Milwaukee Business Journal
Mar 5, 20191 min read
Southwest Airlines to sponsor local aviation workforce grant
The largest airline at Milwaukee's flagship airport will sponsor a grant for local aviation workforce development. Southwest Airlines...
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Urban Milwaukee
Jan 14, 20192 min read
Evers Sells Vision to Local Leaders
Governor Tony Evers outlined his vision for the state today before a group of business and non-profit leaders at the University Club. The...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Nov 5, 20181 min read
Greater Milwaukee Committee's Julia Taylor among artists supporting Islands of Brilliance
Julia Taylor thought she would make her living as an artist. She always enjoyed drawing. As a high school student, she drew portraits for...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Oct 15, 20181 min read
National Urban League president visits Milwaukee to talk about improving urban landscapes: Slideshow
National Urban League president and CEO Marc Morial visited Milwaukee Saturday to meet with community and business leaders to talk about...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Oct 9, 20181 min read
JPMorgan Chase awards $3.5 million to spur economic growth in Milwaukee
JPMorgan Chase is donating $3.5 million to a partnership of Milwaukee economic development organizations to support commercial building...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Oct 9, 20181 min read
Johnson Controls CEO: Milwaukee will benefit from $100M venture fund
George Oliver believes the four-company Wisconn Valley Venture Fund will lead to "big business" for the Milwaukee area. Oliver, chairman...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Sep 11, 20181 min read
Watch: Milwaukee CEOs talk importance of a tech recruiting coalition for region
John Schlifske, Northwestern Mutual's chairman, president and CEO, announced the creation of a coalition Monday during the Greater...
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WUWM
Sep 10, 20181 min read
Tech Hub Dreams For Milwaukee Include Call For Diversity
In recent years, a number of organizations that promote business growth have set their sights on the high-tech sector and start-up firms...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Jul 25, 20182 min read
Brookings study cites Milwaukee's water tech hub as a model industry cluster
A recent study from The Brookings Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based research institute, names Milwaukee's regional water technology...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Jul 25, 20181 min read
Scale Up Milwaukee recognizes local businesses for growth, expansion: Slideshow
Several members of the Milwaukee business community gathered at the University Club Wednesday morning for Scale Up Milwaukee's...
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Urban Milwaukee
Jul 17, 20181 min read
Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee Announces 2018 Leadership Award Winners
MILWAUKEE – (July 17, 2018) – Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee(HPGM), a non-profit organization dedicated to building a robust...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Jun 29, 20181 min read
Listening, learning on jobs issue: Harvard program positions local group to tackle topics
Having an efficiently trained workforce and connecting job seekers with job openings remains a long-running challenge for southeast...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Jun 29, 20181 min read
More effort on jobs gap
Given the scope and impact the Milwaukee-area’s jobs gap is having on our region, the more people working on improving access to jobs for...
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BizTimes
Jun 25, 20184 min read
Higher education leaders form alliance to meet workforce needs
As soon as Foxconn Technology Group announced its plans to build a factory in southeastern Wisconsin, the region’s colleges were quick to...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Jun 12, 20181 min read
Southwest wants to be 'Milwaukee's hometown airline' as Midwest Express revival looms
Before 2009, Southwest Airlines didn't even fly out of General Mitchell International Airport. But by 2017, the Dallas-based airline held...
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Urban Milwaukee
May 15, 20181 min read
The Arts and Culture Building Boom
The greater downtown building boom extends to more than new apartment complexes. Four of the city’s largest arts and culture...
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Urban Milwaukee
May 10, 20181 min read
NEA Awards $50,000 Grant to Support Development of Beerline Trail
Press Release by Mayor Tom Barrett MILWAUKEE – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded a $50,000 Our Town grant to the...
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BizTimes
May 3, 20181 min read
The Commons expanding to Madison
Milwaukee student entrepreneurship program The Commons is expanding to Madison. A rendering of the 50,000 square-foot StartingBlock...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Apr 25, 20181 min read
Here are the 11 Wisconsin student startup ventures that pitched at The Commons Demo Day
A home fitness device for climbers, a software that helps search and rescue planning and an app upgrade that allows consumers to more...
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Urban Milwaukee
Apr 16, 20182 min read
Scale Up Milwaukee enters new partnership with UWM’s Lubar School of Business to spark growth among
MILWAUKEE – Scale Up Milwaukee, an initiative of the Greater Milwaukee Committee supported by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.,...
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