Cara Spoto
Cara Spoto, former BizTimes Milwaukee reporter.
MMAC urges transparency in wake of MPS referendum passage
With the passage of Milwaukee Public Schools’ $252 million property tax referendum, vocal opponents of the measure, including the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce...
🔒 Rocket Community Fund, United Way, INPOWER expanding anti-displacement efforts
Rocket Community Fund, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County and INPOWER on Wednesday announced the launch of Neighbor to Neighbor, a community...
🔒 Concordia University to lay off 24 staff members at Mequon...
Concordia University Wisconsin will lay off 24 employees at its Mequon campus, according to a federal WARN Notice shared Monday by the state’s Department...
Mount Mary University, Penfield Children’s Center partnering on nursing program
Penfield Children’s Center and Mount Mary University School of Nursing are collaborating on a program aimed at training the next generation of nurses while...
🔒 First Stage wins Baird Center’s second Gala Giveaway contest
First Stage is the winner of Baird Center’s 2025 Gala Giveaway.
The nonprofit children’s theater – the second-largest theater company in Milwaukee – was one...
🔒 Former Kacmarcik Enterprises exec Gretchen Jameson named CMO of Versiti
Gretchen Jameson has been named executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Milwaukee-based blood health organization Versiti, Inc.
Jameson most recently served as the...
Greater Milwaukee Committee opposing MPS referendum
The Greater Milwaukee Committee issued a statement Tuesday formally opposing Milwaukee Public Schools' $252 million property tax referendum.
In public letter, members of 76-year-old civic...
Hmong America Peace Academy launches foundation
As Wisconsin’s first Hmong charter school, the Hmong American Peace Academy (HAPA) in Milwaukee has always seen itself as school and a community hub...
🔒 City of Racine purchases long-vacant YMCA building on lakefront
It’s been four years since the Racine YMCA shuttered its former flagship location on Racine’s lakefront.
On Friday, city officials announced they had officially purchased...
🔒 Community Warehouse names new CEO
Community Warehouse, a Christian prisoner re-entry program in Milwaukee, has hired Classie Thompson as its next chief executive officer.
Thompson, who began her new role...
🔒 Aug Prep plans October construction start at former Cardinal Stritch...
As St. Augustine Preparatory Academy works to fine-tune the design of its northside campus at the former Cardinal Stritch University in Glendale and Fox Point,...
Marquette to cut annual budget by $31 million by 2031
Citing increasing economic and demographic pressures, Marquette University’s executive leadership team this week announced places to cut the institution’s overall budget by $31 million...
