Lauren Anderson

Twenty-five Milwaukee-area nonprofit organizations learned this week they received $1 million grants as part of a $82 million grant allocation aimed at supporting communities disproportionately affected by the pandemic statewide.

An oral surgeon has opened a new medical practice in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point neighborhood.

Alliant Physical Therapy Group, the Union Grove-based operator of seven clinics in southeastern Wisconsin, was recently acquired by North Carolina-based outpatient rehabilitation company CORA Health Services Inc.

Johnson Financial Group has re-upped its multi-year title sponsorship for the Broadway at the Marcus Center series.

Outreach Community Health Centers president and chief executive officer Constance Palmer has taken an extended leave of absence from the organization.

AbleLight, the nonprofit organization formerly known as Bethesda Lutheran Communities, has named Keith Jones as its next president and chief executive officer.

A building located on a prominent corner of Milwaukee’s Bronzeville district and formerly occupied by the Department of Natural Resources could be transformed into a center for African American art and culture.

The African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee has named Walter Lanier as its next president and chief executive officer.

Waukesha Civic Theatre has raised $3 million to start construction on the first of a two-phase expansion project that will add rehearsal space, a new black box theater and more office space at the downtown Waukesha venue.

United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County announced Monday the recipients of a $1.5 million investment round through a Racial Equity Fund established with a donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.