Business

The State of Politics: Businesses’ Unemployment Tax Going Down
The State of Politics

Businesses’ Unemployment Tax Going Down

20% cut sounds good, but is part of boom-or-bust fund that experts criticize.

Buy Local at Annual Gift Fair

Buy Local at Annual Gift Fair

Local First Milwaukee holds annual gift fair Sunday at the Domes, with more than 80 local vendors.

City Business: Hanging Gardens Specializes in Green Roofs
City Business

Hanging Gardens Specializes in Green Roofs

Or blue roofs, its new innovation. The Milwaukee company seeks to become a leader in the field.

Brady Street’s Delicate Balancing Act

Brady Street’s Delicate Balancing Act

Residents strive to keep a healthy mix of uses in their densely populated neighborhood.

Torinus: Despite Budget Cuts, UWM Keeps Innovating
Torinus

Despite Budget Cuts, UWM Keeps Innovating

More partnerships, more patents, more research, more endowment funds.

Crowdfunding Q&A: Cadence Coffee & Cycle
Crowdfunding Q&A

Cadence Coffee & Cycle

Seeking $15,000 for a combined coffee house and bike service/repair shop. What'll they think of next?

Black Leaders Say Joblessness Among Black Men is Rooted in Racism

Black Leaders Say Joblessness Among Black Men is Rooted in Racism

Summit explores the causes of high black male unemployment in Milwaukee.

How Talk Radio Hurt The Journal Sentinel

How Talk Radio Hurt The Journal Sentinel

Sykes’ continual bashing -- allowed by corporate bosses -- badly wounded their own newspaper.

Huge New Hmong Market Will Have 90 Vendors

Huge New Hmong Market Will Have 90 Vendors

Northwest side market will occupy 84,000 square-foot building on N. 76th St.

Tales of the WEDC

Tales of the WEDC

Some deals by controversial jobs agency worked, others failed badly

Black Leaders Demand Changes to Address Poverty

Black Leaders Demand Changes to Address Poverty

State and county criticized for not addressing high city poverty and black unemployment.

City Business: How Bliffert Lumber Got Into Hardware
City Business

How Bliffert Lumber Got Into Hardware

The lumber company, which goes back to the 1870s, now has a popular hardware store in Riverwest.