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May 3, 20181 min read

The Commons expanding to Madison

Milwaukee student entrepreneurship program The Commons is expanding to Madison. A rendering of the 50,000 square-foot StartingBlock...

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Milwaukee Business Journal

Apr 25, 20181 min read

Here are the 11 Wisconsin student startup ventures that pitched at The Commons Demo Day

A home fitness device for climbers, a software that helps search and rescue planning and an app upgrade that allows consumers to more...

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Urban Milwaukee

Apr 16, 20182 min read

Scale Up Milwaukee enters new partnership with UWM’s Lubar School of Business to spark growth among

MILWAUKEE – Scale Up Milwaukee, an initiative of the Greater Milwaukee Committee supported by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.,...

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Milwaukee Business Journal

Apr 9, 20181 min read

Medical College educates many physicians, but not enough reach central city

With a major boost from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the number of physicians in southeast Wisconsin has increased by more than 400...

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Julia Taylor

Mar 30, 20183 min read

Letter from the President: March 2018

How many times have we heard about a place being unsafe or abandoned and wished that we could change it? It may be a place we remember...

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Julia Taylor

Feb 28, 20182 min read

Letter from the President: February 2018

There are many incredible things happening in our city, yet the renaissance happening in our Downtown has not been felt by many in our...

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Julia Taylor

Jan 29, 20183 min read

January Letter from the President

We had an exciting membership meeting in January, with Mayor Barrett and Reggie Moore highlighting Milwaukee’s plan for reducing and...

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Milwaukee Business Journal

Jan 29, 20181 min read

Job creation one key to reducing violence in Milwaukee, city leaders tell GMC

The city of Milwaukee recently unveiled its "Blueprint for Peace" plan to reduce violence, and on Monday, the plan's leaders presented...

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Milwaukee Business Journal

Jan 26, 20181 min read

Grooming talent: 'Early college model' at Bradley Tech lifts workforce

When Foxconn Technology Group’s arrival in southeastern Wisconsin became a near certainty at a White House announcement last July, a...

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jan 9, 20181 min read

Milwaukee leaders make pitch for funding Ceasefire, a violence interruption program

Milwaukee officials brought their pitch for funding Ceasefire, a violence interruption program, to business and nonprofit leaders in the...

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Julia Taylor

Dec 31, 20172 min read

December Letter from the President

We look forward to an exciting 2018 full of promise. Our success in 2018 will be built from our progress in 2017, working with the City...

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Urban Milwaukee

Nov 28, 20171 min read

Badger Meter’s Rich Meeusen Named Among Chief Executives by Institutional Investor Magazine

MILWAUKEE, November 28, 2017….. Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI), a leading global innovator and manufacturer of flow measurement, control and...

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Julia Taylor

Nov 21, 20172 min read

November Letter from the President

Technology has become a foundational element of our society. The way we communicate, do business, travel and manufacture our products is...

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GMC

Nov 16, 20171 min read

Regional communication stressed again at GMC panel on Foxconn

Foxconn Technology Group's reach is extending all throughout southeastern Wisconsin, and that included the November meeting of the...

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BizTimes

Nov 13, 20171 min read

Foxconn wants autonomous vehicle lane as part of I-94 expansion

Foxconn Technology Group asked for an autonomous vehicle lane to be included in the expansion of Interstate 94 North-South in Racine...

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Nov 13, 20171 min read

Driverless vehicle lanes on I-94 being studied for Foxconn

Spurred by Foxconn Technology Group and its plans for a mega-factory in Racine County, state highway planners are studying the...

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Milwaukee Business Journal

Oct 11, 20171 min read

VIP crowd helps Ramirez family raise $600,000 for St. Augustine: Slideshow

A VIP crowd of Milwaukee-area business executives and community leaders joined with the Ramirez family Tuesday evening to raise money for...

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Milwaukee Business Journal

Oct 9, 20171 min read

Aided by global reach, auto supplier Adient eyes diversification, CEO tells GMC

On Oct. 31, 2016, Johnson Controls spun off its automotive division, which had driven the company’s growth since the mid-1980s,...

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BizTimes

Sep 18, 20172 min read

Walker signs Foxconn legislation

Gov. Scott Walker today signed into law the Foxconn Technology Group bill passed by the state Legislature last week. The legislation...

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Julia Taylor

Sep 14, 20172 min read

September Letter from the President

At our most recent membership meeting, Jonas Prising and the panel (list panel members) clearly defined the importance and role of...

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