Samantha Dietel
Samantha covers education, healthcare and nonprofits for BizTimes. She recently graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a journalism degree. She wrote for the Columbia Missourian newspaper, and covered Congress as an intern at States Newsroom’s Washington, D.C. bureau. She loves exploring new cities, listening to music and watching Star Wars.
Alverno College receives $10 million gift
Alverno College announced Tuesday that it has received a $10 million donation from John and Tashia Morgridge through the...
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity names new chief operating officer
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity has named Al Smith as its new chief operating officer, the organization announced Tuesday.
Smith previously...
Northwestern Mutual commits $3.9 million to 57 Milwaukee-area schools and nonprofits
Northwestern Mutual has pledged $3.9 million to 57 schools and nonprofits in the Milwaukee area, the company announced on...
Master plumber Jessie Cannizzaro advocates for careers in the trades
Jessie Cannizzaro grew up around plumbing, but she did not realize how much she loved the work until her...
U.S. Department of Energy grants $5.7 million to UWM’s College of Engineering
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s College of Engineering and Applied Science has been selected to help lead a regional effort...
Marquette University’s Lemonis Center set to open
Students at Marquette University will soon have a new space to study and access academic resources.
Marquette University’s Lemonis Center...
Art Intersection MKE plans expansion on Vliet Street
Derrick Cainion, owner and founder of Art Intersection MKE, is planning to expand his operations, but he needs a...
Report: MPS enrollment down 32.8%, private choice school enrollment up 90% since 2006
Since 2006 enrollment at Milwaukee Public Schools has declined significantly, while enrollment has increased at charter schools and private...
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Wisconsin Technical College System names new president
The Wisconsin Technical College System has named Layla Merrifield as its next president, the system announced Thursday.
Merrifield currently serves...
Marquette University fundraising campaign raises more than $800 million
Marquette University's Time to Rise campaign has raised $801.7 million, the university announced Thursday.
The campaign, which spanned eight years...
Meta House acquires property, gets $15 million tax credit for new campus
Milwaukee nonprofit Meta House has purchased the site for its planned $30 million campus in the city's Piggsville neighborhood.
Meta...
Bronzeville Center for the Arts selects architecture firm for art museum
Architecture firm BrandNu Design Studio will lead the design work for the Bronzeville Center of the Arts, the African American...
