Author: Correspondent

gener8tor is seeking to serve artists with launch of Fellowship.art, a fellowship program aimed at supporting the art community that will leverage Milwaukee’s potential as a creative hub and gener8tor’s experience in training businesses. Fellowship.art plans to recruit four artists for a free, 12-week accelerator program modeled on gener8tor’s nationally ranked business startup accelerator. Three of the artists will be selected from the Milwaukee area with the final spot being open to artists from across the country. The first program will kick off in Summer of 2018. Selected artists will have the opportunity to qualify for a grant of...

The developers of Schlitz Park announced on June 13 that a new business lease brought the 800,000-square-foot office complex to 100% occupancy. National General Insurance leased 31,315 square feet of space in Schlitz Park’s RiverCenter building at 1555 River Center Drive. It will be the final tenant to move into the complex’s $6.73 million South RiverCenter renovation project, which included the conversion of former warehouse space into office suites. “Achieving 100 percent occupancy in a multi-tenant office campus the size of Schlitz Park is a monumental triumph,” said co-developer Gary Grunau. “Backfilling 400,000 square feet of vacancy is a...

A legal challenge to Wisconsin’s approval of a 7 million gallon per day Great Lakes water diversion, to supply a Foxconn industrial complex, moved a step forward after the Wisconsin DNR notified Midwest Environmental Advocates that their request for a contested case hearing had been granted. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will soon be forwarding the case to the Division of Hearings and Appeals where an Administrative Law Judge will be assigned to oversee the proceedings. “The DNR’s decision to grant our petitioners’ request is welcome news,” stated Midwest Environmental Advocates attorney, Jodi Habush Sinykin, “and it comes...

Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) announced on June 15 that it was establishing its North American Corporate Headquarters in downtown Milwaukee, after closing on its purchase of a seven-story office building located at 611 E. Wisconsin Avenue. More than 500 employees will work at the building, which will also serve as a Foxconn Innovation Center. The center will work with startup companies and entrepreneurs to develop applications for AI 8K+5G display technology that Foxconn is creating. “We are excited to establish our North America Corporate Headquarters in the heart of the central business district close to the lakefront and near...

For the first time in more three decades, the Pabst Mansion and the Milwaukee County Historical Society are collaborating to host a wine tasting at the former home of beer baron Captain Frederick Pabst on June 22. Located at 2000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, The Pabst Mansion will host “An Evening Fit for a Baron” as a tribute to Captain Frederick Pabst, founder of the Pabst Brewing Company, and his wine enthusiasm. The wine tasting event will feature 50 different wines from Wauwatosa’s Ruby Tap and hors d’oeuvres catered from Mader’s Creative Cuisine in downtown Milwaukee. Local musician Ethan Keller...

A nephrologist from Wisconsin, Dr. Adel Korkor ran his 37th consecutive 5K in his 37th state on June 8 at Prospect Park in Brooklyn to raise awareness for mental health. The Five Fifty Fifty Run/Walk Series for Mental Health launched on May 5 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since then, Dr. Korkor has run 36 consecutive 5Ks across the entirety of the United States, from Alaska to Texas, and Hawaii to Virginia. Over 1,200 people have participated with Dr. Korkor to date. “The journey across America has been incredible and is far beyond what I expected,” said Dr. Korkor. “I have...