“Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less”
While people often clutter their lives with too many commitments both in and outside the workplace, Greg McKeown offers a new approach to living – that of the essentialist.
Marquette to develop free law clinic for businesses
The Marquette University Law School will provide free legal services to startups and entrepreneurs beginning in the spring through a new Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic.
Building Futures program preps young adults to join workforce
The six months that Building Futures students spend gleaning carpentry skills in the educational program gives them a chance to build their confidence and their work experience as they begin to rebuild their lives.
National thought leaders to pilot prisoner reentry project in Milwaukee
Along with one other site, Milwaukee has been selected from a national pool of 25 applicants to serve as a testing ground for a pilot project aiming to better aid former prisoners with workforce reentry.
Mone seeks ‘open door’ with business community
Just hours after Mark Mone, Ph.D., learned that he had been named University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's ninth chancellor on Monday, he addressed an audience of campus and community members, friends and media with a plan to forge “a new era” at the university.
Summit gives voice to creative community
After a nine-hour day of presentations, conversations and collaborations at the 2014 Creative Milwaukee @ Work Summit, Maggie Jacobus will steer the creative community ahead to spark action out of dialogue.
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Summit to intersect community development and creative problem solving
This year's Creative Milwaukee @ Work Summit, presented by Creative Alliance Milwaukee, will leverage the talents of the region's creative class to impact three of Milwaukee's top economic and community development projects.
New startup to drive collaboration, innovation among institutions
Close to 20 academic leaders from the region's institutions convened at Marquette University on Thursday afternoon to discuss the possibility of an innovation district in the region with greater collaboration among corporations and academics.
Milwaukee welcomes ‘The Woz’
When Steve Wozniak was in high school, he trained himself to build any computer in about two days.
St. Marcus hangs onto hope as school board delays vote
As St. Marcus Lutheran School continues its pursuit of the former Lee School property, a vacant Milwaukee Public Schools building that closed in July 2009, St. Marcus leaders remain hopeful that the city will work with MPS toward a successful sale.
