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Helping ensure everyone in the Milwaukee community has access to opportunities that enrich their lives, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation is continuing Gifts to the Community in 2017 with a summer Saturday of free admission at the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM). On Saturday, August 12, not only will entry be free for all visitors, but hours will be extended from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., allowing extra time to explore generational favorites like the Streets of Old Milwaukee, new additions like Crossroads of Civilization, and special activities for all ages. MPM is located at 800 W. Wells Street. “The Foundation...

The campaign raised more than $19.8 million nationwide to support Feeding America and its nationwide network of food banks. Walmart announced that Milwaukee residents generated a total of $289,268.76 for Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin to help fight hunger in eastern Wisconsin. Walmart’s “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” campaign encouraged people across the nation to take action against hunger and help families in need through simple acts of support online, in-store purchases and donations. The “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” campaign called on the public to take action and help fight hunger from April 17 to May 15 by sharing campaign messages...

Workforce leaders from across the Midwest, along with the U.S. Department of Labor, met recently in Milwaukee to sign an agreement creating the Midwest Urban Strategies Consortium. The groundbreaking initiative is the first of its kind in the country made up of urban workforce development boards, created as a regional mechanism to drive economic growth. Employ Milwaukee is the administrative lead and will work in partnership with workforce boards in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and St. Louis. The signing of the agreement took place at Bader Philanthropies. “Milwaukee continually demonstrates innovative workforce development. I’m incredibly proud...

Legacy Milwaukee company Coakley Brothers has begun a $6 million renovation project in the heart of the Walker’s Point neighborhood. Coakley Brothers is known for its premier business services including commercial relocation, residential relocation, furniture installation, facilities management, and self storage. The renovation project at its 400 S. 5th Street building headquarters was sought following the tremendous success of Brothers Business Interiors, launched by Coakley in 2012 to think ahead of the curve and meet the growing furniture and office design needs of its clients. Brothers Business Interiors has quickly become a leader in interior renovation and construction management,...

Strong relationships with growers, innovative techniques at breweries and favorable weather lead to significant reductions in water use for last year. MillerCoors announced it used 15 billion fewer gallons of water across its value chain in 2016. The reduction can be attributed to changes in farming techniques that include innovative tools and irrigation initiatives that use less water while still producing high-quality barley, along with increased brewery efficiencies. Wet weather also contributed to the 2016 reduction MillerCoors used 16.9 percent less water compared to 2015, equivalent to more than 500 million kegs of beer. “When it comes to water...

Mayor Tom Barrett, the Citi Foundation, and Living Cities announced the expansion of the City Accelerator program to Milwaukee. Five cities, including Milwaukee, will work together over the next year to refine approaches to procurement spending, pursuing at least one new strategy to increase the diversity of municipal vendors and contractors and direct more spending to local minority-owned businesses. This collaboration supports the goal of City Accelerator, to support innovation in local government that has a significant impact on the lives of residents, especially those with low incomes. The City will work will the African American Chamber of Commerce,...