Diversity & Inclusion

The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce set specific targets for increased hiring and promotion of minorities as part of its Region of Choice initiative, which was launched in the fall of 2019.

In partnership with Microsoft, Wisconsin’s major pro sports teams have formed the Equity League, an investment network focused on building a portfolio of technology companies to create more opportunities for Black and LatinX entrepreneurs.

In August, the African American Leadership Alliance Milwaukee named Deneine Powell, former executive director of Groundwork Milwaukee, as its...

The representation of women on the boards of Wisconsin’s largest public companies has increased slightly from 2019, while the percentage of those boards with three or more female directors has dropped since last year. 

Milky Way Tech Hub and Marquette University have formed a partnership to launch a product development program that will support diverse startup founders in Milwaukee.

Kohl’s is donating $1 million to five local nonprofit organizations whose mission is to promote diversity and inclusion in the city of Milwaukee, the company announced Thursday.

The African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee has named Deneine Powell as its first president and chief executive officer.

Milwaukee-based workforce development company Circa, formerly known as LocalJobNetwork, has acquired Massachusetts-based America’s Job Exchange.

As protests decrying racism and police brutality gained momentum across the country, in response to the death of George Floyd, Milwaukee's central city entrepreneurial hub Sherman Phoenix found itself at the center of ongoing conversations around racial equity in one of the nation's most segregated cities.

The executives of the Milwaukee Urban League, SaintA, YMCA of Southeastern Wisconsin and 18 other Milwaukee nonprofit organizations have pledged to take steps to dismantle structural racism in the community, including diversifying their boards and staff.