Business
Businesses’ Unemployment Tax Going Down
20% cut sounds good, but is part of boom-or-bust fund that experts criticize.
Nov 30th, 2015 by Steven WaltersBuy Local at Annual Gift Fair
Local First Milwaukee holds annual gift fair Sunday at the Domes, with more than 80 local vendors.
Nov 25th, 2015 by Graham KilmerHanging Gardens Specializes in Green Roofs
Or blue roofs, its new innovation. The Milwaukee company seeks to become a leader in the field.
Nov 25th, 2015 by Tyler KruegerBrady Street’s Delicate Balancing Act
Residents strive to keep a healthy mix of uses in their densely populated neighborhood.
Nov 20th, 2015 by Virginia SmallDespite Budget Cuts, UWM Keeps Innovating
More partnerships, more patents, more research, more endowment funds.
Nov 18th, 2015 by John TorinusCadence Coffee & Cycle
Seeking $15,000 for a combined coffee house and bike service/repair shop. What'll they think of next?
Nov 12th, 2015 by Laura ThompsonBlack Leaders Say Joblessness Among Black Men is Rooted in Racism
Summit explores the causes of high black male unemployment in Milwaukee.
Oct 31st, 2015 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceHow Talk Radio Hurt The Journal Sentinel
Sykes’ continual bashing -- allowed by corporate bosses -- badly wounded their own newspaper.
Oct 30th, 2015 by Pat SmallHuge New Hmong Market Will Have 90 Vendors
Northwest side market will occupy 84,000 square-foot building on N. 76th St.
Oct 24th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceTales of the WEDC
Some deals by controversial jobs agency worked, others failed badly
Oct 16th, 2015 by Dee J. Hall and Tara Golshan, Wisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismBlack Leaders Demand Changes to Address Poverty
State and county criticized for not addressing high city poverty and black unemployment.
Oct 15th, 2015 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceHow Bliffert Lumber Got Into Hardware
The lumber company, which goes back to the 1870s, now has a popular hardware store in Riverwest.
Oct 9th, 2015 by Graham Kilmer