Lauren Anderson
🔒 Employers tout Milwaukee’s assets to recruit out-of-state workers
It was a dinner at Lake Park Bistro that helped close the deal on an executive hire at Milwaukee-based Versiti Inc.Â
During a Zoom interview...
Region’s colleges and universities set goal to boost student retention by...
As part of a larger goal to close achievement gaps in the region, southeastern Wisconsin’s colleges and universities recently announced their collective goal to increase student retention rates.
🔒 Planned Racine Community Health Center awarded $20 million in state...
A planned 30,000-square-foot health care center designed to meet the needs of underserved patients in Racine was recently awarded $20 million in state funding.
MacKenzie Scott gifts $17 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of...
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee has received a $17 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Milwaukee Habitat kicks off build season as it continues to construct...
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity commenced construction Wednesday for this year’s build season, continuing its effort to add 80 new, affordable homes in Milwaukee’s Harambee neighborhood.
Aug Prep awarded $18 million in new market tax credits for...
St. Augustine Preparatory Academy will receive $18 million in federal new market credits to support its planned $49 million new elementary school building on Milwaukee's south side.
🔒 African American Chamber of Wisconsin CEO takes new role at...
Ossie Kendrix, who has led the Milwaukee-based African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin for the past five years as president and CEO, announced Wednesday he has started a new role with a Dallas-based nonprofit organization.
🔒 Developer behind $84 million Bayside project gives $4 million for...
North Shore Library's new location, one component of an $84 million mixed-use development under construction in Bayside, has received a $4 million gift from the project’s developer.
Milwaukee Public Museum’s new building secures $45 million in county funding
The Milwaukee Public Museum’s planned new downtown building will receive $45 million in Milwaukee County funding.
Iconic Milwaukee entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael Cudahy dies at 97
Michael Cudahy, one of Milwaukee’s most prominent entrepreneurs and philanthropists, died on March 11 at age 97.
Children’s Wisconsin opens mental health walk-in clinic on Wauwatosa campus
Children’s Wisconsin opened this week a walk-in clinic on its Wauwatosa campus for children with urgent behavioral needs.
Waukesha-based nonprofit Chosen Inc. opens Family Closet in West Allis
Chosen Inc., a Waukesha-based nonprofit group that supports foster and adoptive parenting, has opened a second location in West Allis for its Family Closet program.