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NEWaukee announced the economic impact of the 2018 NEWaukee Night Market to the City of Milwaukee, its businesses, and citizens. Held monthly during the summer, the free outdoor event showcases a variety of local Milwaukee vendors, performers, and artists. The Night Market transforms the heart of downtown into an exciting fusion of all the city has to offer. In 2018, it generated an economic impact of $8.6 million for local Milwaukee businesses. “The fifth season of the Night Market was the biggest and best yet,” said Angela Damiani, CEO and co-founder of NEWaukee. “The Night Market has grown to...

Milwaukee County recently unveiled its Sustainability Management Plan (SMP) for General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), titled “Journey to Sustainability,” as one of several projects that commit to more sustainable practices. The SMP establishes 11 broad focus areas for benchmarking MKE’s sustainability performance, including economic prosperity, operational efficiency, community engagement and customer experience. Actions identified under each focus area provide a roadmap for MKE to reduce its environmental footprint and positively contribute to the region’s social and economic well-being. “At a time when environmental policy is being challenged, it’s even more critical to show our commitment to cleaner, healthier and...

Northwestern Mutual announced the grand opening of its innovation lab, Cream City Labs, located at the company’s downtown Milwaukee headquarters. The lab is designed to advance innovation, ideation and experimentation for employees and community partners, including local startups. “Cream City Labs demonstrates our commitment to providing our employees with skills, opportunities and space to innovate and embrace an entrepreneurial mindset as we work to transform how people experience financial security,” said Karl Gouverneur, vice president of digital workplace, corporate solutions and head of digital innovation at Northwestern Mutual. “The lab enables our employees to connect with digital innovators and...

Menomonee Valley Partners (MVP) announced the launch of a new brand and website at a luncheon with Valley businesses today. The new brand, including a new website for the district, TheValleyMKE.org, reflects the impact of 19 years of work to revitalize the Menomonee River Valley. A new logo, featuring the iconic 6th Street Bridge, includes bright colors representing the vibrancy of the Valley, which is home to 100 companies, 60 acres of parks and trails along the Menomonee River, and destinations that draw nearly 10 million people each year. “Our former brand and our Renew the Valley website were...

A new initiative of The Water Council will help water technology companies and large water users find new ideas, talent, and investment opportunities. The Water Council announced the launch on October 2 of its new Tech Challenge program, a series of global competitions to identify freshwater technologies and ideas with high potential for commercialization or implementation. Each Tech Challenge is designed around a single, specific topic identified by corporate sponsors and is open to any person or any company around the world with a cutting-edge technology or good idea. Companies developing water technology and those who use a large...

“I, [YOUR NAME HERE], pledge to break up with my car for @Lyft’s 30-day #DitchYourCar Challenge. I will ride, bike, share, walk and teleport (I wish) for one month. I commit to lock my keys away and help reduce congestion and carbon emissions.” – #DITCHYOURCAR PLEDGE The rideshare company Lyft recently announced the launch of its new collaborative program in Milwaukee, Ditch Your Car. This program will offer over $500 of transportation credits to Milwaukee residents who give up their cars for 30 days in favor of getting around town via Lyft rides, Bublr Bikes, Milwaukee County Transit System...