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First community town hall meeting scheduled for December 15 at Journey House to introduce local jobseekers to the platform and assist with RPP certification. The Milwaukee Bucks today launched a new partnership with SkillSmart to create a workforce development platform for family-supporting careers in the new arena district – both during the construction process and for end-use positions in the arena and surrounding development. The platform can be accessed at www.bucksarenajobs.com or www.wisconsinesc.com/careers and will serve as a valuable resource for both job seekers and employers. “This project is as much about creating meaningful and long-lasting employment for the...

The Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (known as the MANDIs) celebrate the “good news” of successful efforts to revitalize neighborhoods and strengthen the community. From public nominations, a volunteer Selection Committee has named 15 finalists for the awards this year. “The MANDIs celebrate Milwaukee’s diverse neighborhoods, and the many talented, committed people working together to create a better future for our communities,” said Donsia Strong Hill, Executive Director, LISC Milwaukee. Finalists in five categories were announced at a public event at Mr. J’s Lounge on Milwaukee’s north side to an audience of one hundred community leaders. Sponsored by...

The Coalition of Photographic Arts presents its 10th Annual Juried Exhibition with over 40 photographic works selected by juror Emily Schlemowitz of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Prior to 2016, image submissions were open to photographers nationwide. For this year, the annual exhibition was open only to CoPA members. “In the past year our members have made huge strides in not only the quality of their work, but their willingness to work outside of their comfort zones and really stretch as artists. We didn’t need outside entries this year. We had an abundance of excellent submissions for our...

BMO Harris Bank announced plans for a 360,000-square-foot new office tower in downtown Milwaukee, to be called the BMO Harris Financial Center. The new 25-story building, targeted for completion in late 2019, will be constructed next to BMO Harris Bank’s present location at 770 N. Water Street. “Milwaukee represents a critically important market for us. This new tower, which will add to the beauty of Milwaukee’s skyline, exemplifies our commitment to the city, and to the state of Wisconsin,” said David Casper, President and CEO, BMO Harris Bank. “2017 marks BMO’s bicentennial – two centuries serving the needs of...

Beginning December 7th, 2016, a beloved Milwaukee icon will shine even brighter thanks to new and improved technology. Owners of the Gas Light Building, 626 E. Wisconsin Ave., have taken advantage of advances in LED technology and upgraded the historic 1930 Art Deco-styled office tower’s flame-shaped light that crowns the 20-story building. Thanks to a more sophisticated LED system, significantly more dynamic lighting schemes will be projected on the building’s upper floors. The unlimited light colors and patterns include the option to animate the flame-shaped light so it appears lit by gas instead of LED lights. The building will...

Milwaukee‐based developer Mandel Group, Inc. today released conceptual plans for a major office development in the Walker’s Point neighborhood fronting on the Milwaukee River. The overall concentration of new and repurposed office space could total 200,000‐275,000 square feet when completed. While stressing that the plans were preliminary at this time, Mandel Group representatives indicated that the concept is based on extensive market analysis conducted over the past twelve months, together with detailed input from real estate brokers and tenant representatives who are actively engaged in the downtown office market. The multi‐property development site incorporates Mandel’s current Wisconsin Cold Storage...