Economy

• MKE County

  County Continues Rent Assistance, Adds Legal Help

  Jul 19th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer

  County spends millions on assistance and adds right to counsel for those facing eviction.

• Data Wonk

  Should Unemployment Payments be Lower?

  May 26th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson

  Businesses struggling to hire should focus on making their wages more attractive.

• Innovation H2O

  “Building the Water-Centric City”

  Oct 2nd, 2012 by Holly Nearman

  The Milwaukee Water Council is making a name for itself on the international stage, and is holding its sixth annual summit next week at the Pfister Hotel.

• Horne

  Warren Avenue home saved — for now

  Apr 18th, 2012 by Michael Horne

  East Side Alderman Nic Kovac met to negotiate a settlement regarding a Warren Avenue house that was to be demolished for parking.

• Horne

  HMI making waves in city development

  Apr 18th, 2012 by Michael Horne

  Last Wednesday, Historic Milwaukee hosted a discussion focused on plans for the new downtown Marriott, and how it could have been handled differently.

• Discussion at Discovery World

  State of Milwaukee’s economy

  Jan 26th, 2012 by Candace Romano

  Milwaukee's economic health has been ailing during the Great Recession. At "Milwaukee's Economy: Next Step for Growth," panelists discuss possible solutions.

• Ho-Chunk Nation, Beloit officials aim for jobs jackpot

  Jan 16th, 2012 by Candace Romano

  Ho-Chunk Nation and city officials say a 700,000-square-foot casino could bring an estimated 2,000 jobs to Beloit, a city with 11.4 percent unemployment.

• NAACP Milwaukee Summit

  Building urgency

  Jan 9th, 2012 by Candace Romano

  Milwaukee city, county and community leaders gather to define race-related problems and urge action.

• The (future of the) diner on the corner

  Jan 2nd, 2012 by Brian Jacobson

  With the loss of the Michigan Street Diner, metro Milwaukee is left with a dearth of simple lunch counters. What's the key to success?

• SDC seeks answers to Milwaukee’s “poverty problem”

  Nov 14th, 2011 by Dan Shafer

  As the recession drags on, poverty in the U.S. - and in the Milwaukee metro - continues to rise. Today, one out of six Wisconsin residents live below the line.

• Milwaukee County Board approves 2012 budget

  by the numbers

  Nov 8th, 2011 by Third Coast Daily

  CAMPAC restored, private security mostly eliminated, but Abele may veto budget that includes 2.3% tax levy increase.

• Norquist calls for ‘no more malls’

  Sep 21st, 2011 by Patti Wenzel

  Former Milwaukee Mayor and New Urbanist John Norquist says there is hope for commercial revitalization in Brown Deer and the Northridge area.