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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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Milwaukee Business Journal
Apr 9, 20181 min read
Medical College educates many physicians, but not enough reach central city
With a major boost from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the number of physicians in southeast Wisconsin has increased by more than 400...
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Julia Taylor
Mar 30, 20183 min read
Letter from the President: March 2018
How many times have we heard about a place being unsafe or abandoned and wished that we could change it? It may be a place we remember...
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Julia Taylor
Feb 28, 20182 min read
Letter from the President: February 2018
There are many incredible things happening in our city, yet the renaissance happening in our Downtown has not been felt by many in our...
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Julia Taylor
Jan 29, 20183 min read
January Letter from the President
We had an exciting membership meeting in January, with Mayor Barrett and Reggie Moore highlighting Milwaukee’s plan for reducing and...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Jan 29, 20181 min read
Job creation one key to reducing violence in Milwaukee, city leaders tell GMC
The city of Milwaukee recently unveiled its "Blueprint for Peace" plan to reduce violence, and on Monday, the plan's leaders presented...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Jan 26, 20181 min read
Grooming talent: 'Early college model' at Bradley Tech lifts workforce
When Foxconn Technology Group’s arrival in southeastern Wisconsin became a near certainty at a White House announcement last July, a...
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jan 9, 20181 min read
Milwaukee leaders make pitch for funding Ceasefire, a violence interruption program
Milwaukee officials brought their pitch for funding Ceasefire, a violence interruption program, to business and nonprofit leaders in the...
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Julia Taylor
Dec 31, 20172 min read
December Letter from the President
We look forward to an exciting 2018 full of promise. Our success in 2018 will be built from our progress in 2017, working with the City...
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Urban Milwaukee
Nov 28, 20171 min read
Badger Meter’s Rich Meeusen Named Among Chief Executives by Institutional Investor Magazine
MILWAUKEE, November 28, 2017….. Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI), a leading global innovator and manufacturer of flow measurement, control and...
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Julia Taylor
Nov 21, 20172 min read
November Letter from the President
Technology has become a foundational element of our society. The way we communicate, do business, travel and manufacture our products is...
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GMC
Nov 16, 20171 min read
Regional communication stressed again at GMC panel on Foxconn
Foxconn Technology Group's reach is extending all throughout southeastern Wisconsin, and that included the November meeting of the...
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BizTimes
Nov 13, 20171 min read
Foxconn wants autonomous vehicle lane as part of I-94 expansion
Foxconn Technology Group asked for an autonomous vehicle lane to be included in the expansion of Interstate 94 North-South in Racine...
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Nov 13, 20171 min read
Driverless vehicle lanes on I-94 being studied for Foxconn
Spurred by Foxconn Technology Group and its plans for a mega-factory in Racine County, state highway planners are studying the...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Oct 11, 20171 min read
VIP crowd helps Ramirez family raise $600,000 for St. Augustine: Slideshow
A VIP crowd of Milwaukee-area business executives and community leaders joined with the Ramirez family Tuesday evening to raise money for...
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Milwaukee Business Journal
Oct 9, 20171 min read
Aided by global reach, auto supplier Adient eyes diversification, CEO tells GMC
On Oct. 31, 2016, Johnson Controls spun off its automotive division, which had driven the company’s growth since the mid-1980s,...
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BizTimes
Sep 18, 20172 min read
Walker signs Foxconn legislation
Gov. Scott Walker today signed into law the Foxconn Technology Group bill passed by the state Legislature last week. The legislation...
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Julia Taylor
Sep 14, 20172 min read
September Letter from the President
At our most recent membership meeting, Jonas Prising and the panel (list panel members) clearly defined the importance and role of...
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