ThriveOn King

Malaika Receives $250,000 Challenge Grant from the Fotsch Family Foundation

As part of a $500,000 gift to the Expansion to ThriveOn King

New North Avenue Apartment Building Moving Forward

Project wins environmental cleanup loan. Plus: Storage company acquires Milwaukee facility.

Ellen Gilligan to retire from Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Longtime Foundation President and CEO leaves legacy of growth, collaboration

Republicans Cut Funding For Black Arts Center

$5 million for Bronzeville Center for the Arts cut. Plus: A recap of week's real estate news.

Bucks, Froedtert Plan Massive Health Equity Initiative

20-year, up-to-$100 million effort aims to be a data-driven eliminator of health disparities.

Jasmine M. Johnson Named Area Vice President and Director of Donor Services for Versiti Wisconsin

Ms. Johnson will lead community outreach and donor services teams to meet patients’ needs

Pattee Buys Historic Church, Two Neighboring Houses

1887 church will be renovated says developer.

Construction Starts on Bronzeville High School

Plus: Will eastside school get redeveloped? And a recap of week's real estate news.

Schuster’s Returns to King Drive

Former department store now visible, to become ThriveOn King development.

Charter School Reveals New $20 Million High School

Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy seeking to raise $25 million for new building and adding middle school.

Organizations Increasing Investment in Minority-Led Businesses

Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Northwestern Mutual invested millions in minority-led businesses in Milwaukee.

Historic Schuster’s Department Store Getting Exposed

$105 million ThriveOn King project turning warehouse into offices, housing, food hall.

Work Starting On ThriveOn King Project

$105 million project will transform former Schuster's/Gimbels department store.

DHS Ditching Coggs Center For Northwest Side

Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news

Blood Center Announced As ThriveOn King Tenant

Operation will focus on increasing blood donations from diverse communities.

New High School Planned in Bronzeville

Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy would demolish warehouse for new building.

ThriveOn Collaboration Welcomes Versiti as Anchor Tenant

Vision for Health Equity Includes New Community Resource Center

State Ranks High in Pre-School Access

But dropped from 3rd to 7th best during pandemic last year, national study finds.

ThriveOn Investing $5 Million In Neighborhood Childcare Facilities

Malaika Early Learning Center will operate new center at ThriveOn King complex.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation Unveils $700 Million Philanthropic Campaign

Part of "a Milwaukee for all" vision with an emphasis on racial equity and inclusion.

Anti-Displacement Policy Sees Slow Start

But city program to keep renters in their neighborhoods by setting aside new apartments is growing.

Growing ThriveOn King Gets Extension

And adds food hall, child care center. First floor designed to accommodate neighbors' desires.

ThriveOn King Project Grows By $20 Million

Cost of ambitious project now $105 million. Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.

Raynetta Hill Will Lead King Drive BID

A familiar face returns to lead growing business improvement district.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation Funds Minority-Owned Businesses

Providing $780,000 in low-interest loans to 17 small businesses.

Seventeen small businesses receive Greater Milwaukee Foundation loans

Investment helping build back jobs, economy in Black and Brown neighborhoods

City Selling Large Bronzeville Development Site

Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.

Three BIDs Hiring New Executive Directors

Liz Brodek's departure creates two vacancies. King Drive also hiring after Deshea Agee's exit.

Deshea Agee Leaving King Drive BID

Executive director leaving to pursue undisclosed new opportunity.

Quality of Life Plan Will Guide Harambee Neighborhood

Effort will create shared vision for future of changing neighborhood.

ThriveOn King Aims to Transform North Side

‘The stars aligned’ for collaboration of medical college, Greater Milwaukee Foundation and others.

Former Gimbels Will Be “ThriveOn King”

$84.5 million MLK Drive project to have 77 apartments and offices for medical college and Greater Milwaukee Foundation.

Foundation makes new impact investments of more than $11 million

Royal Capital Purchases Former Gimbels Complex

ThriveOn Collaboration construction will begin in February.

Dohmen Foundation Moving to King Drive

Unique foundation buying former Fein Brothers building.

$85 Million Bronzeville Project Now “ThriveOn Collaboration”

Project on track to open in early 2022.

City Subsidy for Schuster’s Project Okayed

$85 million redevelopment of old department store will have prestige tenants.

RACM Approves Deal for Schuster’s

City TIF payment, up to $15 million, to help finance project to redevelop old department store.

City Contributing Up To $15 Million to Schuster’s Project

Financing will support $84 million project for Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Medical College of Wisconsin.

$100 Million Will Transform Old Schuster’s

Medical College and Greater Milwaukee Foundation will anchor redone Bronzeville building.

“We can put a wrench in the process”

So says Jill Capicchioni, of the Historic Brewers Hill Association, in an email to the neighborhood mailing list.