North Side Rising fights for environmental and economic equity for North Side residents.
NNS Spotlight: Popular mobile market to make a triumphant in-person return this weekend
CirculateMKE’s mobile market, which creates space and opportunity for shoppers and entrepreneurs to experience the diverse cultures of Milwaukee, is back to in-person business.
Business accelerator program seeks next cohort of minority and female business owners
SPARC, a business training program of Scale Up Milwaukee, helps owners develop strategies to increase revenue.
Families face peril as unemployment benefit expires
After the federal supplemental unemployment benefit expires, residents worry about how they will make ends meet.
Milwaukee baker Adija Greer-Smith slowly reopens her business. ‘I’m a baker that believes positive energy transfers into everything that you do.’
Outbreak Wisconsin chronicles people’s journeys through the coronavirus crisis, exposes failing systems and explores solutions. Milwaukee County moved into “Phase 4” of its COVID-19 orders on July 1. That means businesses such as Adija Greer-Smith’s Confectionately Yours, housed inside the Sherman Phoenix, can now operate at 50% capacity. While some restaurants and shops offered curb-side options […]
As the nation reckons with race, a mother awaits unemployment aid — and Wisconsin officials lack research
National research shows jobless Black and Latino workers are less likely than white workers to receive aid. Experts say Wisconsin should study the issue. Alfreida Casterlow could hardly bear her first weeks working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Disrupted routines upset her 20-year-old autistic daughter. Casterlow, 43, would try to keep her daughter engaged. […]
As suburban businesses prepare to reopen, Milwaukee establishments hope to avoid closing
Neighborhood institutions such as Lopez Bakery and Restaurant, like many other small businesses, are in jeopardy of going out of business as the pandemic takes a financial toll.
Youth internship program canceled because of coronavirus concerns
The Student Youth Internship Program has been canceled for the summer. But other components of Milwaukee’s Earn and Learn program, which typically employs about 1,000 young people each summer, are still on.
‘We need all the prayers we can get’: Small neighborhood businesses in survival mode
Small neighborhood businesses in Milwaukee are scrambling to survive as the coronavirus pandemic creates unprecedented challenges.
Minding your business: From boys to businessmen: 4 Messmer grads open clothing line, shop
Four Messmer grads (and best friends) have formed their own business to serve their community.
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