Author: Lee Matz

A blanket of snow covered Milwaukee in the first major storm of the season, dumping up to 9 inches by Sunday, December 11. The Department of Public Works salted and plowed roads across Milwaukee since the first flakes fell on the evening of December 10. With the accumulation and continued snowfall, the municipal service worked with organized precision to dig out the city and keep transportation routes open. Rural areas surrounding Milwaukee County are often called winter wonderlands after a snowfall. Their large swatches of land and trees look majestic with nature’s frosting of ice. In downtown Milwaukee, snow...

The 2016 Holiday Train raised 3,100 pounds of food for Milwaukee families. The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train returned to the Amtrak Intermodal Station in an effort to raise money, and collect food for the Hunger Task Force. It has stopped in Milwaukee and supported Hunger Task Force as its charity of choice since 2011. The free event has also helped raise more than $56,000 in the past five years, from CP Railroad and individual donors. The Holiday Train featured 14 rail cars, each aglow with hundreds of thousands of lights in holiday designs, and spanned a total distance...

The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) showcased their clients and community investments at the organizations’s annual luncheon, held at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino on December 2. The venue placed a spotlight on small business owners, who lined the convention area outside the ballroom. The event’s theme this year acknowledged food and beverage businesses. In 2015, WWBIC assisted 226 Wisconsin companies in the industry, and many were there to display and promote their products. “Main street is a key engine of the American economy, and small businesses create jobs and wealth, and are also sources of social and...

In the shadow of the nearly completed Northwestern Mutual Tower, a second skyscraper is finally lifting off the ground at Mason Street and Van Buren Street. In the shadow of the nearly completed Northwestern Mutual Tower, a second skyscraper is finally lifting off the ground at Mason Street and Van Buren Street. Northwestern Mutual’s mixed-use Van Buren Tower is in the early stages of construction, for a completion date expected in the Spring of 2018. With foundation pours underway, the 34 floors will feature retail space, penthouses, apartments, a rooftop pool, and much needed parking for the company’s workforce....