Economic Development
Additional tenants to sign with White Stone Station development
Additional retail tenants for the White Stone Station development in Menomonee Falls will be announced in coming weeks, according...
Common Council approves city funds for Bucks arena
The Milwaukee Common Council today approved $47 million in tax incremental financing for the downtown arena project for the...
Pleasant Prairie reaches settlement with Target over tax assessments
The Village of Pleasant Prairie will refund Target Corp. $118,946 within 60 days after entering into a settlement with the company over a property tax assessment dispute.
Von Maur purchases site in The Corners development
Von Maur, Inc. has purchased 1.6 acres in The Corners development in Brookfield for $3 million.
Wisconsin added 47,600 jobs in the past year
Wisconsin added 47,600 jobs from August 2014 to August 2015, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
WEDC report says agency awarded $245 million during last fiscal year
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. awarded more than $245 million in bonds, grants, investor credits, loans and tax credits in the 2015 fiscal year.
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M-WERC and The Water Council to conduct joint water-energy project
Two Milwaukee economic development initiatives, the Mid-West Energy Research Consortium and The Water Council, announced Thursday that they will...
Mark Hogan named new CEO of WEDC
Gov. Scott Walker today announced his appointment of banking executive Mark R. Hogan as CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).
Hall to leave WEDC
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. today announced secretary and chief executive officer Reed Hall will retire on Sept. 25.
Workforce developers: Area businesses step up to improve education system
Gus Ramirez embarked on one of the most ambitious projects of his philanthropic career earlier this year when he pledged to make a $60 million investment in improving education in Milwaukee with the development of a new K-12 school on the city's south side.
Concerned about the future workforce of his company, Waukesha-based HUSCO International Inc., and fed up with the performance of Milwaukee Public Schools, Ramirez made a bold proposal to play a more direct role in improving education in Milwaukee.
His proposed school, Augustine Prep, has garnered as much criticism from public school advocates, teachers' unions and charter school competitors as it has support from those who understand his vision. Much of the criticism stems from competition among schools to draw students and, with them, public funds.
“I believe this is something God wants to happen and He's given me enough nudges, opened up enough doors, created enough options for us to be successful that I think He's had a hand in this process,” said Ramirez, who serves as executive chairman of HUSCO. “If I didn't feel that, we wouldn't be doing it.”
Concerned about the future workforce of his company, Waukesha-based HUSCO International Inc., and fed up with the performance of Milwaukee Public Schools, Ramirez made a bold proposal to play a more direct role in improving education in Milwaukee.
His proposed school, Augustine Prep, has garnered as much criticism from public school advocates, teachers' unions and charter school competitors as it has support from those who understand his vision. Much of the criticism stems from competition among schools to draw students and, with them, public funds.
“I believe this is something God wants to happen and He's given me enough nudges, opened up enough doors, created enough options for us to be successful that I think He's had a hand in this process,” said Ramirez, who serves as executive chairman of HUSCO. “If I didn't feel that, we wouldn't be doing it.”
