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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Commons expanding to Madison
Milwaukee student entrepreneurship program The Commons is expanding to Madison. A rendering of the 50,000 square-foot StartingBlock...
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...
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.,...
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...
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...