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Bridges of Milwaukee closing, laying off 71
The Bridges of Milwaukee Rehab and Care Center, a nursing home located on Milwaukee’s north side, is closing.
Milwaukee area creatives call on employers to hire 1,600 minority employees...
Members of metro Milwaukee’s creative industry are calling on their firms to hire at least 1,600 minority employees in the next 10 years.
The new...
Sixteenth Street plans behavioral health clinic at Badger Mutual’s south side...
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers announced today it will collaborate with the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division to open a new clinic in Badger...
St. Augustine Preparatory Academy names Abby Andrietsch as CEO
St. Augustine Preparatory Academy has named Abby Andrietsch, former executive director of Schools That Can Milwaukee, as its chief executive officer.
Andrietsch has led Aug...
Developing the next generation of coders
Dulce Martinez didn’t initially think coding was for her.
A seventh-grade student at Roger Street Academy in Milwaukee, Martinez thought it seemed kind of boring....
Harley employees give back ‘next door’
A long-standing partnership between Harley-Davidson and Next Door has raised more than $1 million for the Milwaukee-based early childhood education nonprofit.
For decades, Harley-Davidson has...
Delivering meals to those in need
David Hobbs Honda is in its second year of a partnership with Milwaukee-based Horizon Home Care and Hospice to provide vulnerable members of the...
Planting seeds of hope
Jaime and Tom Stepp, owners of Budget Blinds of Walworth County, are committed to giving back to the community beyond their business.
Jamie, who previously...
Community leaders working to address homelessness, housing instability
Metro Milwaukee’s homelessness challenges became increasingly visible this year as a growing number of tents located under the I-794 overpass at the intersection of...
See photos: SHARP Literacy raises more than $330,000 at ‘A Novel...
SHARP Literacy’s annual fundraiser on Monday brought in more than $330,000 for the Milwaukee-based nonprofit.
Children’s Wisconsin unveils $150 million plan to increase mental health services
Children’s Wisconsin says it needs $150 million to implement a multi-faceted initiative to address growing mental and behavioral health needs among Wisconsin children over the next five years.
UCC breaks ground on new early learning academy
The United Community Center is halfway to its $9.5 million fundraising campaign goal for the organization's new 22,000-square-foot early learning center on Milwaukee’s south...