Testing centers across the city are preparing to administer the new computer-based GED exam, but considering its high cost, wonder how many students will sign up to take it.
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Three more neighborhoods eligible for city loans under TIN program
Home and apartment owners in Martin Drive, Pulaski Park and St. Joseph’s are now able to borrow money for building improvements through the Target Investment Neighborhood (TIN) program.
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Low-cost car loan program helps parents get to work
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin’s new Ways to Work program provides affordable loans to repair or purchase cars for low- to moderate-income individuals.
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Big ideas for Bronzeville emerge from community brainstorming session
Architects developers, community leaders and citizens discussed plans for six sites in the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District, which was created in 2005. The city hopes investors will back plans to develop the sites.
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Metcalfe Park community wrestles with housing, jobs
Foreclosed properties and job training were the top concerns raised by residents at a recent Metcalfe Park community forum.
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Pressure mounts for local GED students as deadline approaches
In less than two weeks, the current version of the GED exam will change and students who’ve passed some, but not all, the exams will have to start over.
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Free construction skills training aims to meet growing need
A retired Milwaukee Tech High School teacher has begun teaching a free skilled trades training program that he designed in 2008. With large construction projects planned, the time is right.
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Planned facilities, jobs headline Lindsay Heights community briefing
Walnut Way and St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care plan to build new facilities to fuel development and job growth in Lindsay Heights.
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‘First of its kind’ program teaches Milwaukee businesses how to scale up
Three central city companies are among 11 area businesses selected to participate in an innovative business development project being piloted in Milwaukee.
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Neighborhood ambassador program moves parents ‘from W-2 to the workforce’
Twenty new neighborhood ambassadors are preparing for future jobs while leading community cleanup efforts in Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West.