Hospitality & Tourism
News and trends in Milwaukee’s hospitality and tourism industry, including hotels, restaurants, travel, and events.
College ultimate national championships returning to Milwaukee
The top collegiate ultimate teams will return to Uihlein Soccer Park Milwaukee this year for the USA Ultimate Division I and Division III College Championships.
Port Milwaukee, Zoo each get $3.5 million in federal funds for upgrades
Port Milwaukee and the Milwaukee County Zoo will each get $3.5 million in federal funds for improvement projects.
Despite December dip, Mitchell Airport traffic ends 2021 up 72%
Passenger traffic at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport declined in December, but the airport ended the year with more than 4.5 million passengers, a 72% increase from 2020.
Real estate spotlight: Flurry of hotel projects in northwest metro Milwaukee a sign of developer confidence
Hospitality industry experts say the flurry of hotel development activity in the northwest corner of the metropolitan Milwaukee area...
Report: Milwaukee makes RNC’s short list of contenders for 2024 convention
Milwaukee stands among four cities in the running to host the 2024 Republican National Convention.
New York-based firms behind new Milwaukee Public Museum on designing authentically Milwaukee institution: ‘When we’re gone, it’s your building’
In late September, a team of 14 architects and designers took a seven-day journey across Wisconsin.
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Business lessons learned in 2021: Dr. John Raymond, Ann Leinfelder Grove, Derek Deubel and Rolando Rodriguez
Editor's note: We asked Milwaukee-area business leaders to reflect on how they navigated their businesses through the challenges of 2021, what lessons they learned along the way, and what's on the horizon in 2022. Responses will run throughout the week in a multi-part series.
Potawatomi’s charity program awarding $500,000 to five local nonprofits
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s signature charity program Heart of Canal Street is providing $100,000 donations to five nonprofit organizations serving children in southeastern Wisconsin.
Hotelier plans to convert Germantown Holiday Inn Express into Fairfield Inn & Suites
The owner of the Holiday Inn Express in Germantown wants to renovate, expand and rebrand the building into a Fairfield Inn & Suites.
Family-Owned Business of the Year: Kohler Co.
In many ways this year’s Ryder Cup was a capstone event for Kohler Co.’s foray into championship golf.
After seeing...
