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Grow Milwaukee Recompete EDA | December 20, 2023

Green Tech Station Grand Opening | September 26, 2023

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BP Gas Station | January 6, 2022

Care Management Plus | December 20, 2021

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Noteworthy Articles

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Winners of 2024 MARKETPLACE Wisconsin awards announced

Here's how Milwaukee's Best Places to Work chart in 2024

These Milwaukee bike rides, like the Dashiki Bike Ride, aim to foster Black pride, sense of community

Beloit Company Plans Move to St. Francis

Federal Grant Would Pay For Century City Small Business Hub

Two new buildings proposed at Century City Business Park in Milwaukee

Emem Group 'putting money where our beliefs are' with King Drive property purchase

30th Street Corridor Could Win $50 Million Grant

Milwaukee is a finalist in an economic development program that could yield $50 million

Grow Milwaukee Recompete Plan

Biden-Harris Administration Announces 22 Recompete Pilot Program Finalists

Once a brownfield, this site on Milwaukee's north side has become an environmental wonderland

Green Tech Station promotes environmental education to local schools

Green Tech Station provides inner-city environmental learning opportunity

Gleaming letters in Milwaukee's sky: Initiative highlights stewardship, science & community

Willie Smith appointed to WEDC board

Soul Roll MKE is underway, with bike ride to support proposed trail through north side of Milwaukee

Celebrating 40 years of community economic development

Keeping the dream alive: Entrepreneurs turn to alternative sources of capital

A vacant school in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood is to be converted into a big child care center designed to ease waiting list

Northwestern Mutual is investing $5 million in two Black-led Milwaukee financial institutions

$5M from Northwestern Mutual will seed loan fund for Milwaukee minority businesses

Mayor, Students Celebrate Arbor Day With Tree Planting

U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore focuses congressional attention on Milwaukee's challenges

$86M in federal funds awarded to organizations helping underserved community businesses, entrepreneurs

Milwaukee Black community leaders shine at African American environmental pioneer event

Pepperpot Jamaican restaurant gears up for its Bronzeville opening

30th Street Corridor trail on Milwaukee's north side moves forward with $200K grant

Last Black-owned gas station in Wisconsin sold to Black woman

Representation Matters: BP Gas Station Passes Ownership from One Black Female Entrepreneur to Another

Wisconsin's only gas station owned by a Black woman has been sold — to another Black woman. It's a BP station on Milwaukee's north side.

Northwest Side CDC Uplifts Community by Supporting Residents

Trailblazers aim to bring nature back to Milwaukee's 30th Street Corridor neighborhood

Green Infrastructure Project Within 30th Street Corridor Blends Environmental Education & Research

Back by popular demand, Milwaukee’s Active Streets Program returns for a second summer

A&A Transportation breaks down barriers in the trucking industry

Milwaukee’s Black Corporate Leaders

Artists collect Milwaukee River rubbish for community mosaic

Milwaukee organizations gather to pick up trash left on the streets

Willie Smith developing relationships that build northwest side businesses

Notable Minority Executives: Willie Smith