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Milwaukee Area Technical College has received a $5 million gift to fund full-ride scholarships for students who need technical diplomas and certificates for employment in fields like manufacturing, IT and health care.

It’s been almost a decade since The Water Council opened its Global Water Center at 247 Freshwater Way in Milwaukee, a facility dedicated to making the city and region the “Silicon Valley” of freshwater research and technology.

Dr. John Boyd will be the next president and chief executive officer of Rogers Behavioral Health System with current president and CEO Pat Hammer announcing plans to retire.

Passersby along the 35th Street corridor near the entrance of Miller Valley now have a new landmark to see at Fats Triangle as Milwaukee nonprofit Near West Side Partners on Thursday unveiled a 12-foot-tall sculpture detailing the neighborhood’s history.

Milwaukee nonprofit City Forward Collective announced that Brittany Kinser will succeed Patricia Hoben as the organization’s president and executive director.

The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corp. has purchased an 11.72-acre parcel along Fairway Court in Sheboygan Falls as part of its plans to development about 25 acres of vacant land southwest of Highways 23 and 32 into housing that could include up to 110 single-family homes and townhouses.

Revitalize Milwaukee and Walnut Way Conservation Corp. will rehabilitate 30 homes in the Lindsay Heights neighborhood on Milwaukee’s near northwest side as part of its Block Build MKE 2022.

Milwaukee-based nonprofit Acts Housing is setting up a fund to help low-to-moderate income families buy lower priced homes that otherwise are often snapped up by out-of-state investors.

Nikki Purvis has been named the new president and chief executive officer of the Milwaukee-based African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin.

James L. Jackson Jr. made people feel like family. While serving as the parking valet and greeter at the Milwaukee Athletic Club for more than 45 years, James was an ambassador of good will and wit who made every patron and visitor feel like they mattered.