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MANDI nominations to begin Saturday
Milwaukee's Local Initiatives Support Corporation will accept nominations for Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (MANDI) starting Saturday, Sept. 1. The awards honor initiatives focused on progressing Milwaukee's central city for employees, residents and students. Individuals, nonprofits, companies and projects can self-nominate or take nominations from other community members or organizations.
St. Marcus begins another expansion
St. Marcus Lutheran School, 2215 N. Palmer St., Milwaukee, held a ground breaking ceremony recently to celebrate the start of the school's second and final phase of a $13.5 million campus expansion project.
Nonprofit Calendar
Sunday, Sept. 2, The Muscular Dystrophy Association of Milwaukee and WITI network affiliate Fox 6 will present the...
Some reflections for this Labor Day
As I prepare for the long Labor Day weekend (and begin mourning the end of summer), I’m reflecting on how “hot” the jobs issue is right now. You can’t pick up a paper, look at your social media sites, turn on the TV or talk with friends without some commentary on the stubborn unemployment rate, the supposed talent shortage, the education system (as it relates to job preparation), what government can be or should be doing… the list is nearly endless.
BizTimes awards Fittest Execs
BizTimes Milwaukee announced the winners of the 2012 Fittest Execs competition Thursday night.
Roundy’s shakes up its C-suite
Milwaukee-based Roundy's Inc., which recently cut its 2012 outlook and saw its stock downgraded by analysts, today announced a shakeup in management suite.
Cybros Bakehouse to move to Milwaukee
Cybros The Sprouted Bakehouse president and chief executive officer Jenny Marino today announced that the company has reached a tentative agreement with the City of Milwaukee to expand the bakery’s business by building a new, $1.5 million facility in the city-owned Menomonee Valley Industrial Center.
Lake Lawn Resort opens new addition
Lakewood, the newest addition to Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan, is now open to the public after more than $2 million in remodeling and rebranding.
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Milwaukee manufacturing pace falters
The brisk pace of manufacturing activity in the Milwaukee area has slowed considerably in the past two months, according to a report today by the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.
AFP Awards will celebrate Philanthropy Day
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter today announced the recipients of its 2012 National Philanthropy Day Awards.
Summit to showcase Milwaukee’s creative talent
Creative Alliance Milwaukee will bring together creative professionals, entrepreneurs, business executives and the general public at its first ever summit, “Creative Milwaukee at Work,” in line with its mission to underscore the efforts of greater Milwaukee's creative industries.
Martin Luther King documents on digital display at library
A traveling exhibit featuring digital images of original documents from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speeches, sermons and letters stopped by the Milwaukee Public Library this week. The King Center Imaging Project exhibition, which includes nearly 200,000 pieces of Dr. King's works like his “I Have a Dream Speech” and his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, gave Milwaukeeans what Mayor Tom Barrett described as a front row seat to history.