Press Club hosts Milwaukee Mayor, gubernatorial candidate Barrett
The Milwaukee Press club will host Mayor and democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor as the special guest at its next Newsmaker Luncheon on Wednesday, May 19 from 11:45 to 1:30 p.m. at the Newsroom Pub, 137 E. Wells St. A panel of professional journalists will interview Barrett during the event.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann was featured as a Newsmaker by the club earlier this month, and fellow Republicans Scott Walker and Dick Leinenkugel will be featured at later dates.
Cost to attend is $15 for press club members, $20 for nonmembers or $10 for students. Seating is limited, lunch and free wifi service will be provided. Guests must pre-register at www.milwaukeepressclub.org.
Cudahy Farmers Market opens Friday
The city of Cudahy will open its Farmer’s Market at its new location on Packard Avenue on Friday, the occasion marks the first opening in the new location, and the first opening since market organizer and Cudahy resident Mike Pinter, 82, passed away recently.
“Mr. Pinter’s outstanding dedication to this community should serve as an example to all Cudahy residents “, said Mayor Tony Day. “He not only donated his time and talents to the Farmers Market but also to the historical society and the library. He will be deeply missed.”
Pinter was responsible for all aspects of the market over the last several years.
The new location, the city parking lot next to the Cudahy Family Library is a larger and more visible location that will allow for a greater number of vendors, shoppers and parking.
More than a dozen farmers and other vendors are expected to be at the market. Shoppers will find fresh-cut flowers and produce in addition to packaged foods, crafts, jewelry and other specialty gift items. The market will be open from 12 until 6 p.m. every Friday until October.
MMAC extends deadline for Future 50 applications
The application deadline for the Future 50 program has been extended to May 14.
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) and its Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE) are accepting nominations for their Future 50 program to honor the fastest-growing privately owned companies in southeastern Wisconsin.
To qualify, nominees must have been in business for at least three year and must have shown significant revenue and employment growth.
The winning Future 50 companies will be profiled in BizTimes Milwaukee and will be honored at a luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 16, at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. For more information, visit www.mmac.org/f50 or contact Julie Granger at (414) 287-4131.
