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Bubbler Calendar
*Thursday, Sept. 12, the South Milwaukee Downtown Market will feature food and products from more than 60 vendors along...
Bubbler Quote of the Week
“I wrote this because I felt the need to write it down. I think it is helping me to...
Red Sox chairman to keynote annual Business Leaders Forum
Thomas Werner, chairman of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club, will deliver the keynote speech at Marquette University College of Business Administration’s annual Business Leaders Forum luncheon in Milwaukee on Monday, Sept. 30.
Brewers to offer free admissions to On Deck event
The Milwaukee Brewers announced on Wednesday that admission for Brewers On Deck will be free of charge for all attendees in 2014.
Historic Milwaukee names new executive director
Historic Milwaukee, Inc. has appointed Stacy Swadish executive director, following the leave of former executive director Anna-Marie Opgenorth in August.
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Living wage ordinance would kill jobs
The goal sounds enticingly simple: let’s help alleviate poverty in Milwaukee County by requiring any business under contract with the county to pay a higher “living wage.” If a business wants to do business with the County, make sure they are paying good, family-supporting wages to their workers.
Milwaukee County needs a living wage ordinance
Public money should not be used to help companies with government contracts keep people in poverty.
Witness to 9-11
I was in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001, to lobby Wisconsin’s Congressmen and women for the electro plating...
Wisconsin employers lag behind in employment optimism
U.S. employers are more optimistic about the final quarter of 2013 than they have been in any fourth quarter since the start of the Great Recession, but Wisconsin employers are lagging behind their national counterparts in the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.