Economic Development
Community Leader of the Year: Tim Sheehy made huge impact as president of MMAC
When Tim Sheehy began his 40-year career with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce in 1983, the Milwaukee Bucks...
South Milwaukee launches business retention and expansion program
The City of South Milwaukee is launching a business retention and expansion program.
According to the city, the program’s goal...
Wisconsin gets $1.9 million grant to provide entrepreneurs with legal and financial advice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through its State Small Business Credit Initiative, has awarded Wisconsin $1.9 million in technical assistance funding.
Microsoft’s master plan for expanded Mount Pleasant data center campus development still in the works
Despite Microsoft looking to increase the size of its Mount Pleasant data center campus, there are no solid plans yet as to how the land will be used.
Microsoft massively increases size of data center development plans in Mount Pleasant
Microsoft plans to purchase an additional 1,030 acres of land within Mount Pleasant’s Tax Incremental District No. 5 and invest "billions" of dollars.
MMAC exec to become next president for Junior Achievement Wisconsin
Julie Granger, a longtime member of the leadership team at the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce is stepping down to...
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Big vision, big plans for downtown Kenosha
It’s a story not unlike many cities in the upper Midwest.
A series of manufacturing plant closures left Kenosha’s downtown...
Downtown Racine gets boost from new boutique hotel
For much of the past four decades, the former Zahn’s department store building in Racine cast a dark shadow...
Wisconsin among 31 regions to earn national tech hub designation
Wisconsin is one of 31 regions in the United States to be designated as a Regional Technology and Innovations Hub.
Q&A: Dale Kooyenga discusses priorities as MMAC’s incoming president
Dale Kooyenga will take over as president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce on Jan. 2, 2024, as...
