Author: Correspondent

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone announced that UWM has launched the most ambitious goal in the university’s history and double that of its last fundraising campaign, which ended in 2008 having surpassed its $100 million goal by $25 million. Called Made in Milwaukee, Shaping the World: The Campaign for UWM, the campaign is designed to propel UWM forward by focusing on three priorities: student success, research excellence and community engagement. “This is a pivotal moment in UWM’s history,” Mone said. “UWM is now 61 years old, and during that time we have graduated more than 180,000 alumni, and...

Mayor Tom Barrett and Rodney Ferguson, CEO of Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, today on October 6 that the City of Milwaukee and the Forest County Potawatomi Community have come to an agreement whereby Potawatomi Hotel & Casino will be the presenting sponsor of the city’s streetcar system. The deal is for $10 million payable over 12 years. The parties intend to sign a letter of intent in the coming weeks with a full contract to follow. The funds will be used to offset operating costs and will include free rides for all for the first 12 months of the...

HNTB Corporation’s Ashley Booth was named as a “Top 40 Under 40” award recipient by Mass Transit magazine. The ninth annual award recognized 40 transit industry professionals under the age of 40 for their academic, professional and community achievements. Booth, HNTB national streetcar practice leader and associate vice president, is an integral member of the firm’s transit/rail infrastructure team. He is based in Milwaukee and supports client projects nationwide. Since joining HNTB in 2007, Booth has set himself apart by becoming a go-to thought leader and trusted adviser for some of the firm’s most important clients. He leads a...

ViоIеncе, brutality, destruction, dеаth, beauty, art, and intrigue are on display at the Milwaukee Public Museum’s (MPM) newest exhibition, “Weapons: Beyond the Blade,” beginning October 7 with the goal of providing a story beyond the sensationalism. Comprised of over 180 rarely seen artifacts from MPM’s Anthropology and History collections, this limited engagement exhibition provides a historical overview of the various uses and meanings these life-changing objects have held in our world. “When I decided to do Weapons, I knew it wasn’t a safe topic,” said Dawn Scher Thomae, Curator of Anthropology Collections, MPM. “It’s a conversation we’re having every...

After 15 years creating and supporting transformative hands-on learning communities, School Factory has decided to transfer its partners to other mission-aligned nonprofits and close its doors this month. School Factory started in 2002 as the parent company of Bucketworks, which was originally described as a “health club for the brain.” Bringing together elements from models now known as coworking, makerspace, artist collaborative, and community center, Bucketworks was one of the very first collaborative spaces in the country and inspired the creation of many other spaces around the world. By 2015, dozens of businesses started out of the space, hundreds...

After 25 years and $265 million invested in addressing major social needs throughout Milwaukee, the state of Wisconsin, and the world, Bader Philanthropies, Inc. has built additional capacity within the organization to further expand its efforts in community engagement and impact investing by creating two leadership roles to spearhead these initiatives for the organization. This evolution is the next step for the organization as it prepares to move its headquarters into the Harambee neighborhood in summer of 2018. With this move, the Bader Philanthropies Board of Directors confirmed the importance of creating a dedicated strategic role at the executive-level...