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The new ownership of the Grand Avenue announce the project partners aligned for the redevelopment of the downtown property. The ownership group is a joint venture between the Aggero Group and Hempel. After several months of meeting the community and key stakeholders on West Wisconsin Avenue, the ownership group has engaged a project team that will collaborate to transform the Grand Avenue and reposition the three-block development as a premier destination in Westown. The project team includes: TKWA UrbanLab — the new Milwaukee-based venture focused on placemaking and creating vibrancy in urban environments by the well-known planning and design...

New marketing campaign shows how Harley-Davidson can create deeper bonds and enrich your legacy. Harley-Davidson announced on March 16 its newest global marketing campaign: ‘Live Your Legend.’ The campaign shows how a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle can enable riders to create deeper bonds and share richer experiences – allowing them to live their own legend. “Generations of Harley-Davidson owners inspired the ‘Live Your Legend’ campaign,” said Shelley Paxton, VP Global Marketing and Brand. “For more than 113 consecutive years, riders have told us what they experience on Harley-Davidson motorcycles. It’s the freedom, the adventure, the bonds and living life on...

The Admirals will play their home games at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena starting next season. Milwaukee Admirals Owner and CEO Harris Turer, along with the Wisconsin Center District (WCD), announced Wednesday that the team will move to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panther Arena beginning in the 2016-17 season. The team has signed a 10-year lease with the WCD, which was approved by a vote of their Board of Directors earlier this morning. The lease culminates extended negotiations between the Admirals and the building to secure the long-term stability of the franchise. The Admirals currently play 38 home games each...

Beginning June 2 through Sept. 1, the eclectic outdoor concert series takes place every Thursday evening in Cathedral Square Park from 6 to 9 p.m. This year’s25th anniversary schedule will feature a diverse variety of music styles, including jazz, big ban. Jazz in the Park, presented by Columbia St. Mary’s and Madison Medical, is returning for its 25th season, offering a full range of soulful music for free evening entertainment all summer long. Beginning June 2 through Sept. 1, the outdoor concert series takes place every Thursday evening in Cathedral Square Park from 6 to 9 p.m. This year’s schedule...

Wisconsin’s Young Professionals Select the Best Places to Work NEWaukee proudly announces the winners of the 2016 Bubbler Awards: Wisconsin’s Best Places to Work for Young Professionals that will be recognized during the kick off event of YPWeek Wisconsin on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Platinum Flight Center of the Appleton International Airport. The following companies were nominated by their employees, evaluated and selected by a group of young professional leaders from across the state of Wisconsin as the Top 10 Best Places to Work for Young Professionals. Penrod (Milwaukee) LinkEHR (Madison) Greenheck (Wausau) Mortenson Construction (Brookfield) Wisnet...

“When these tech jobs go unfilled, it’s a missed opportunity for the workers, but it’s also a missed opportunity for your city, your community, your county, your state, and our nation” – President Barack Obama, National League of Cities Annual Conference March 9th, 2015 Mayor Tom Barrett announced that the City of Milwaukee has been designated as a White House TechHire Community. On March 9, 2015, President Obama launched the TechHire call-to-action and yesterday, the one-year anniversary of the launch, the White House designated 15 new TechHire cities, including the City of Milwaukee. The TechHire workforce initiative will be...