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The weeklong event from April 22 to 29 will feature programs to engage the best and brightest young talent in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin. NEWaukee announced that Northwestern Mutual will the title sponsor of its YPWeek Milwaukee 2017, part of the YPWeek Wisconsin initiative. YPWeek Milwaukee, founded in 2012, is a weeklong platform of discovery, adventure and meaningful conversations about the issues that matter to young professionals. YPWeek Wisconsin has continued to reach across the state with the support of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) since 2015, and its participants have collaborated with the agency on a shared...

The Milwaukee Art Museum will host its annual Easter Brunch on April 16 and rollout a series of spring events over the month. In April, the Milwaukee Art Museum celebrates design with the exhibition How Posters Work. Featuring more than 80 rarely seen posters from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s permanent collection, alongside loans from the Merrill C. Berman collection, the exhibition demonstrates ways some of the world’s most creative designers have employed and pushed the boundaries of two-dimensional design, harnessed the mechanics and psychology of perception, and mastered the art of storytelling to produce powerful forms of visual...

The 132 year old Milwaukee-based company will provide state-of-the-art technology solutions throughout the sports arena and become first official founding partner. The Milwaukee Bucks announced a new partnership with Johnson Controls to become the official “smart building” partner for the new Wisconsin Entertainment & Sports Center in downtown Milwaukee on March 30. As the first Founding Partner for the new arena, Johnson Controls will implement a variety of building technology solutions throughout the facility to enhance the fan experience, improve the building’s performance, reduce energy usage and reduce the arena’s environmental foot print. “This is an absolutely historic day,...

Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) executive committee met with President Donald Trump at the White House on March 30 to discuss issues impacting African-American communities. In response to the meeting, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: “In his efforts to court Black voters during the 2016 campaign, President Trump asked communities of color the following question: ‘What the hell do you have to lose?’ Yesterday, my fellow CBC executive committee colleagues and I went to the White House to meet with the president and deliver that answer in person. Despite my trepidation...

Maker Faire Milwaukee producers announced that this year’s free admission event will be held on September 23 and 24 at Wisconsin State Fair Park. Called the Greatest Show and Tell on Earth, Maker Faires take place in more than 40 countries around the world. They are part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new. Maker Faire Milwaukee joins a small group of other world-class cities, including Berlin, Detroit, Rome, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Cairo, Singapore, Istanbul, Paris, Barcelona, and others that are designated in 2017 as a larger-scale, regional Featured Faire. Maker Faire Milwaukee, which is the...

The Milwaukee public has until April 5 to learn about and vote for outstanding community projects in Milwaukee, to recognize innovative projects that improving local neighborhoods. The Wells People’s Choice Award, sponsored by Wells Fargo, is an online voting campaign highlighting fifteen projects nominated and selected by a volunteer Selection Committee. Three People’s Choice Award winners will be announced at the Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation on April 6, at the Potawatomi Hotel and Casino. Winners will receive $1,000 and the People’s Choice Award. The Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (MANDIs) recognize individuals, organizations, and projects that...