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‘Driver’s licenses for all:’ Why some advocates call for expanding access in Wisconsin

March 18, 2023 by Jonah Chester / Wisconsin Watch 2 Comments

Wisconsin, which once provided a driver’s license pathway for residents who entered the country illegally, now leaves them with few safe options.

Filed Under: Community, Economic Development

NNS Spotlight: ‘We train them into a job’: How Ezekiel CDC transforms homes, neighborhoods and lives

February 23, 2023 by PrincessSafiya Byers 2 Comments

For 25 years, the nonprofit Ezekiel Community Development Corporation has helped address the need for skilled labor while reducing neighborhood blight.

Filed Under: Amani, Community, Economic Development, Housing, NNS Spotlight Tagged With: DeAndre Patterson, Don Utech, Ezekiel Community Development Corporation, Jim Gaillard, Kevin Freeman, MICAH, WHIRE Electrical Services

Organizations step up investments in minority-led Milwaukee businesses

July 14, 2022 by PrincessSafiya Byers Leave a Comment

It’s no secret: Some Milwaukee communities suffer from a lack of business investment that create opportunities – and several organizations are trying to do something about it.

Filed Under: Community, Economic Development Tagged With: minority business, minority businesses

Among Wisconsin’s jobless, Black applicants half as likely as whites to receive pandemic aid

June 26, 2022 by Jacob Resneck / Wisconsin Watch 1 Comment

Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance system buckled for many during the pandemic, with people of color less likely than whites to receive federal help, an audit found.

Filed Under: Economic Development Tagged With: black unemployment, unemployment, unemployment benefits

Like a boss: Entrepreneur Shayla Burtin explains how to keep employees

June 16, 2022 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz 1 Comment

Shayla Burtin, the founder of Yes, I Can Help You, helps small business owners and entrepreneurs practice healthy business habits.

Filed Under: Economic Development Tagged With: employee development, entrepreneur, small businesses

Granville BID program gives supervisors the tools to lead

June 15, 2022 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz Leave a Comment

The Granville Business Improvement District wants to see growth in the area so it sponsored a workshop to teach supervisors how to better lead.

Filed Under: Economic Development Tagged With: BID program, Granville Business Improvement District

With help from AmeriCorps, Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers gets staffing boost

May 10, 2022 by Matt Martinez Leave a Comment

A group of people receiving a jumbo sized check

A new partnership between AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will allow Sixteenth Street to expand its staff.

Filed Under: Community, Economic Development, Health and Wellness, Neighborhoods Tagged With: AmeriCorps, Bruce- Guadalupe, Bruce-Guadalupe Middle School, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erik Miller, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Milwaukee AmeriCorps, Milwaukee social services, Milwaukee social work, Public Health AmeriCorps, Sixteenth Street, sixteenth street community health centers, social work, United Way Fox Cities, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UWM, Wisconsin AmeriCorps, Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, Ximena Vaca

‘They can bring so much’: Despite barriers, Afghan evacuees enrich Wisconsin’s workforce

May 8, 2022 by Zhen Wang / Wisconsin Watch Leave a Comment

Wisconsin is in a labor crunch. Evacuees and other immigrants can help — if they can navigate transportation and other obstacles.

Filed Under: Community, Economic Development, Neighborhoods

‘Stealth’ economy for tribes hides billions of dollars in jobs, growth and revenue for rural communities

April 17, 2022 by Mark Trahant / Indian Country Today 1 Comment

Study after study reaches the same conclusion: Tribes are often the largest drivers of regional and rural economies.

Filed Under: Community, Economic Development, Neighborhoods

Brigade MKE apprentice program seeks to unleash new wave of culinary entrepreneurs

March 23, 2022 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz Leave a Comment

Brigade MKE will offer culinary and hospitality training for youths ages 14 to 24.

Filed Under: Carousel, Economic Development, Home, Neighborhoods, News

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