March 8, 2021

Time to sell? COVID and taxes loom over an active M&A market
Downtown hotels look ahead after bleak 2020
The Region’s biggest M&A deals of the past year
Milwaukee Public Museum is on the clock
Featured deal: East Side Whole Foods store
The Whole Foods store on Milwaukee’s East Side has changed hands twice in the past five years, most recently...
Downtown Milwaukee hotels hope for brighter future after bleak 2020
Like most everywhere else, downtown Milwaukee’s hotels had a rough go of it in 2020 — a year plagued...
My take: Should recreational marijuana be legalized in Wisconsin?
In his biennial budget plan, Gov. Tony Evers included a proposal to legalize recreational
marijuana use in Wisconsin. However, Republicans...
BizTracker: March 2021
The Milwaukee-area manufacturing index for February was 61.07. When the index is above 50, that indicates growth.
Passenger traffic at...
The franchisee: Robert Huhn and Heather Gawlitta
The Franchise: Fort Collins, Colorado-based Cheba Hut is a marijuana-themed fast-casual restaurant chain known for its made-to-order toasted sub...
By the numbers: $240 million
The cost for a new Milwaukee Public Museum is estimated at $240 million including site purchase, transition costs, endowment costs, collection...
In focus: Downtown ice sculptures
February’s stretch of near-subzero temperatures was a welcome sight for Art Below Zero, especially following months, and hundreds of...
Behind the scenes: Friday fish fry at Kegel’s InnÂ
For Kegel’s Inn in West Allis, serving up fish fry on Fridays during Lent is a well-established tradition.
And during...
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Nonprofit spotlight: GiGi’s Playhouse Milwaukee
8685 N. Port Washington Road, Fox Point
414-797-0522Â |Â gigisplayhouse.org/milwaukee
Facebook: facebook.com/gigisplayhousemilwaukee
Instagram: @GiGisPlayhouseMKEÂ
Year founded: GiGi’s Playhouse Milwaukee opened on World Down...
Glance at yesteryear: Wisconsin Tower rises
This March 1, 1930 Brown & Rehbaum photo shows construction progress on the Wisconsin Tower at 606 W. Wisconsin...
Tip sheet: Employers’ role in curbing vaccine hesitancy
The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, but a return to normal won’t be achieved until the vaccines...
Commentary: MPM is on the clock
In a clear sign that the Milwaukee Public Museum must address its facility problems, the American Alliance of Museums has tabled MPM’s application for re-accreditation.