Poeschl and Hostad driven to grow Milwaukee’s talent pipeline
Michael Hostad and Joe Poeschl were on different career paths before they co-founded The Commons six years ago. The Commons, an...
Mayors, village presidents may vote on Milwaukee County sales tax proposal in October
A proposal advanced by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and others to increase the sales tax in Milwaukee County by 1 percentage...
Milwaukee business, nonprofit groups plan big community investment fund
Some of Milwaukee’s largest business and philanthropic organizations plan to create an investment fund to promote economic development...
The Commons: How to retain MKE students through innovative programming
Milwaukee has a great college ecosystem but has had trouble retaining talent over the years, a trend that needs to be reversed in order...
To hire and heal at the same time: Wisconsin employers pilot new trauma-responsive job programs
A little more than two years ago, veteran Wisconsin entrepreneur Bill Harrigan ripped up all his old business plans and relaunched...
Sales Tax Increase Proposed In Milwaukee County
Revenue Generated Would Ease Property Tax Burden Milwaukee County leaders are proposing a 1 percent local sales tax increase that could...
Scale Up Milwaukee seeking minority- and women-owned small businesses
Scale Up Milwaukee is now accepting applications for its third cohort of SPARC, a training course for minority- and women-owned...
Scale Up Milwaukee launches effort to narrow wealth gap
Rising Tide will help minority business owners Scale Up Milwaukee is launching a new program called Rising Tide aimed at expanding...
Improving Public Spaces Will Help Milwaukee Shine
Milwaukee’s public spaces—parks, plaza, streets and sidewalks—will get intensive use and scrutiny during the Democratic National...
Brew City Match Revitalization Program Begins Accepting Small Business Loan Applications
An initiative focused on accelerating small business growth in neighborhoods surrounding downtown Milwaukee will begin accepting...