Economic Development

Northwestern Mutual employees are donating their time and expertise this tax season to help lower-income Milwaukee residents complete their taxes and file them electronically.

Laughlin Constable, an independent marketing communications agency with offices in Milwaukee, Chicago and New York City, announced it has acquired Filter Advertising, a creative agency with in-house production capabilities and offices in New York and Red Bank, N.J.

Waukesha State Bank has made two new appointments to its leadership team.

Racine-based Johnson Bank announced three new leadership appointments.

Associated Bank has announced four new leaders on its Milwaukee team.

The Turnaround Management Association Chicago/Midwest Chapter will hold a Breakfast Networking Event on Tuesday, April 9, from 7:30 to...

Plans for a new entrepreneurship project are being unveiled today by the Greater Milwaukee Committee (GMC). The project is backed by both Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and is being commissioned by American Express Co.

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson has accepted an appointment as chairman of the board of Poliwogg Holdings Inc.

During the heat of the debate prior to the decision to levy a 0.1-percent regional sales tax to help defray the costs of the construction of Miller Park, proponents of the new ballpark argued that it would be a regional attraction that would generate a net gain in economic impact.

A roundtable discussion hosted Wednesday by Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Seth Harris at Hunger Task Force’s office exposed the day-to-day struggles of Milwaukeeans working to support themselves and their families on minimum wage – struggles in paying bills, funding transportation, covering rent and affording prescriptions among other necessities.