Samantha Dietel
Samantha covers education, healthcare and nonprofits for BizTimes. She recently graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a journalism degree. She wrote for the Columbia Missourian newspaper, and covered Congress as an intern at States Newsroom’s Washington, D.C. bureau. She loves exploring new cities, listening to music and watching Star Wars.
🔒 Q&A: New UPAF CEO finds joy in the nonprofit sector
Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck, the United Performing Arts Fund’s new president and chief executive officer, said she brings an outside perspective to the organization after working...
Alverno College donors match $1.5 million gift pledged this spring
Alverno College in Milwaukee has received more than $3 million in donations after unlocking a $1.5 million matching gift, the college announced on Tuesday.
The...
Milwaukee Art Museum announces store expansion
The Milwaukee Art Museum will double the size of its store, the museum announced on Monday.
The store, which is currently housed in the Quadracci...
🔒 MPS facilities study proposes closure or merger of 13 schools
Milwaukee Public Schools released a report that proposes the closure or merger of 13 schools as part of its long-term facilities plan.
The report, which...
Herzing University’s Kenosha campus awarded $2.7 million federal grant
Herzing University’s Kenosha campus has been awarded a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help support its Hispanic students.
The five-year...
🔒 $133 million plan to renovate Mitchell Park Domes takes a...
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Finance Committee unanimously approved a budget amendment on Thursday that includes the county’s $30 million commitment to help...
Port Washington food pantry plans expansion, buys former medical clinic building
The Food Pantry Inc., a Port Washington-based nonprofit, will be expanding its operations with its purchase of a former medical clinic building that was...
Hunger Task Force relocating southside FoodShare resource center next year to...
West Milwaukee-based Hunger Task Force will be moving its south side FoodShare resource center next year.
Hunger Task Force’s current southside resource center at 723...
GE HealthCare, Antetokounmpo foundation to provide $1 million to area nonprofits
GE HealthCare, the GE HealthCare Foundation and the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation launched an initiative aimed to increase access to basic needs in Milwaukee...
🔒 More employers offering ICHRAs for greater flexibility, cost savings
An increasing number of employers are turning to individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements for their employee health insurance plans.
ICHRAs, which were first created in...
Aug Prep breaks ground on $100 million North Campus
After nearly a year of demolition, construction work has begun for St. Augustine Preparatory Academy’s future North Campus in Fox Point and Glendale.
Mounds of...
🔒 Versiti opens blood and community resource center in ThriveOn King
Versiti on King has officially opened its doors in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville district, where it will serve as a community resource inside the ThriveOn King...
