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Mayor signs Complete Streets Policy!
As a big part of our efforts to curb reckless driving and support residents’ voices for safer streets, NWSCDC has been highly engaged in the campaign for a Milwaukee Complete Streets policy for over a year. On Monday, October 29 we celebrated the passage of this new policy with Mayor…
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NWSCDC will support Argon Industries expansion, creating 40 new jobs
September 28, Milwaukee, WI— The Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC) has been awarded a grant to support our business lending fund in making a loan to Argon Industries (Argon), a local machine shop offering specialty fabrication of metal products utilizing laser cutting, forming, welding, and powder coat painting. The…
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The Cisterns are Coming, and We’re Ready!
On Saturday, September 15 an amazing group of volunteers helped assemble a big new stormwater cistern at Alice’s Garden. Andrew Haug from NWSCDC was one of the volunteers who showed up that day. See an excellent write-up from the Alice’s Garden event and great photos in the Milwaukee Independent here: http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/photos/blox-party-alices-garden-builds-vital-cistern-stormwater-diversion/…
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Certified CDFIs – We Make an Impact!
Just yesterday, the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund at the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a new logo for Certified CDFIs. NWSCDC is proud to be a Certified CDFI. We have been certified for our business lending program since December, 2009. This certification adds a level of oversight…
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Connect Capital Initiative will drive investment in the 30th Street Corridor
NWSCDC is a partner on the Milwaukee team for the Connect Capital Initiative. This new program will facilitate connections among a variety of stakeholders both nationally, and locally in Milwaukee targeting the 30th Street Corridor and the Kinnickinnic River area. Major investments by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and others…
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NWSCDC working with the Milwaukee Promise Zone initiative!
We were excited to join the Milwaukee Promise Zone kick-off in June. The event brought together a number of community organizations, residents, Milwaukee police, and elected officials to show that we are all dedicated to supporting each other in community development. NWSCDC is the official coordinator for the “Greater Old…
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Howard Snyder presents to the Trail Nation Summit
See the excellent article below about the recent Trail Nation Summit and the special 30th Street Corridor tour. As Howard Snyder shared in this event, we’re pushing for economic investment, health and safety, connectivity, and creative new opportunities. A trail is just one way to move those goals forward, but…
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Keeping up the push for safer streets
On May 14, NWSCDC organized another Rally for Safe Streets. We gathered at the corner of N 35th Street and W Capitol Drive, holding signs urging drivers to slow down and stop for pedestrians. See a great write-up about this cause in the piece published by the Milwaukee Neighborhood News…
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Promise Zone Ride highlights Health and Safer Streets
Our second Milwaukee Promise Zone Ride saw a great turnout in a rare dry spell during an otherwise cool and wet week in May. About 30 riders from the neighborhood and around the City met Milwaukee Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton and Alderman Khalif Rainey for a fun bike ride…