Photo Essay: Cream City celebrates its French roots
Among the traditional highlights of the annual Milwaukee festival is the BMO Harris Bank Storm the Bastille.
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Kashoua Yang: When our future is in the hands of others
Growing up in poverty as a Hmong immigrant to Wisconsin, Kashoua Yang saw the devastating effect on her family without a knowledge of the law. She overcame this position of helplessness to become a lawyer and advocate for families and those at the lowest point in their life. | Q&A with Kashoua “Kristy” Yang Milwaukee Independent: Who or what had the biggest influence on your youth? Kashoua Yang: I think the biggest influences were the numerous acts of discrimination my family and I experienced, and growing up in poverty. These experiences have made me who I am today. They taught...
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John Gurda brings extensive book about Milwaukee neighborhoods to downtown’s Night Market
NEWaukee’s Night Market has become a vibrant melting pot of all that Milwaukee has to offer, since it began taking over a section of Wisconsin Avenue in 2014 for one night each month during the summer. The goal of the project was to create a free, vibrant, and safe place in downtown Milwaukee for area residents to experience culture and diversity at night. For the July 13 gathering, celebrated historian John Gurda attended with artist Jan Kotowicz to autograph his recent book, Milwaukee: City of Neighborhoods, and connect with the public. Presented in cooperation with Historic Milwaukee, Inc., Newaukee’s...
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Johnson Controls settles with SEC over China corruption case
Johnson Controls settles investigation of its marine business in China after self-reporting to U.S. government. On July 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that a Wisconsin-based global provider of HVAC systems has agreed to pay more than $14,000,000 to settle charges that it violated the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Johnson Controls entered into the settlement with the SEC in regards to the company’s marine business in China. An SEC investigation found that a wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary of Johnson Controls used sham vendors to make improper payments of...
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WWBIC awarded 1.1 million grant to help diverse small businesses
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, WWBIC President Wendy Baumann, Wells Fargo, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, and Marquette University to spoke about the Diverse Community Capital Award and its impact on the local area. Serving in her 23rd year as president of the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation, Wendy Baumann announced on July 8 at Daddy’s Soul Food & Grille that WWBIC had the honor of being a part of the first round of Wells Fargo’s Diverse Community Capital (DCC) program. “That award is two-fold, a $400,000 grant over 2 years and $600,000 in new equity equivalent investment,” explained Baumann. “The funding...
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Patti Gorsky: Wisconsin’s Fairy Godmother
With a long and established career at the Milwaukee County government and then a local television network, Patti Gorsky felt those experiences prepared her for the truly bigger work ahead to help critically ill kids. As Wisconsin’s Fairy Godmother she uses hope to help these children, and has seen the healing power that a granted wish brings to them and their families. | Q&A with Patti Gorsky Milwaukee Independent: What do you enjoy most about Milwaukee, and do you have hopes and fears for the city’s future? Patti Gorsky: I’m a lifelong resident of the greater Milwaukee area. The best...
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