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In recognition of Milwaukee entrepreneurs, event organizers hosted a special tour of small business owners located around the city on May 1 to showcase their personal stories and positive community impact. The idea behind the bus tour for Milwaukee Small Business Week was to give community stakeholders a chance to go into the heart of the city and get a firsthand look at the small businesses that are thriving, and hear about the benefits of the city programs that helped them to open their doors and storefronts. “Our Small Business Bus Tour is a unique opportunity to get up...

The average garage sale offers unique trinkets from the life of a neighborhood family. Multiply that a few times, and it starts to come close to the accumulation of things by Milwaukee’s largest theater company. Except for experimental theater, rarely does an audience expect to see an empty stage with naked actors. The performers do get all the attention on stage, but their craft would be incomplete without props. From simple objects and costumes, to elaborate sets, props are a vital part of the live theater experience. Since 1998, Jim Guy has been producing these important visual elements for...

“Working with our community partners, we have formulated a vision for an exciting and transformational project that will help shape our organization’s future for the next 20 years, and allow us to have a more significant impact on kids in our community.” – Joel Brennan The winning robot from Team 1675, aka the “Ultimate Protection Squad,” kicked off the annual president’s breakfast on April 24 by delivering speech notes to Joel Brennan, Discovery World’s CEO and President. Brennan introduced the students from Rufus King International High School, who recently won the FIRST Robotics competition and qualified for the World...

The Greater Milwaukee Committee (GMC) held its membership meeting, with a focus on the Scale Up program and regional jobs creation, at the University Club on April 10. Leaders from local corporations and nonprofits attended the April event in support of the Greater Milwaukee Committee’s work and for a progress update. During the meeting it was announced that the GMC program Scale Up Milwaukee had created almost 500 jobs since it began. “Altogether 57 companies have graduated from the six-month Scalerator program over the last three years,” said Julia Taylor, President of the Greater Milwaukee Committee. “In partnership with...