The Kinship Café is serving the community as well as its staff through its healing-based workforce development program.
Economic Development
Economic Development
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Here’s what you need to know about participatory budgeting in Milwaukee
The African American Roundtable has been advocating for participatory budgeting for more than five years.
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Silver City businesses update storefronts ahead of National Avenue construction
VIA Community Development Corp. is incentivizing business owners along National Avenue in Silver City to give their storefronts a face-lift ahead of next year’s road reconstruction.
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NNS Spotlight: Ray Hill promotes King Drive’s pride and promise
Ray Hill is dedicated to working with local businesses and property owners to improve four and half miles of commercial corridor along Milwaukee’s King Drive.
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Charrette spurs design ideas for 35th Street on Near West Side
After holding a design charrette for 27th Street in 2016, Near West Side Partners brought back the collaborative design event to gather community ideas on developing sites along 35th Street.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, North
How ThriveOn King in Bronzeville is connecting the community with workforce training
ThriveOn King partners are working together to make the space a center for workforce development, with job training programs active at Versiti on King, JobsWork MKE, Kinship Café and Malaika Early Learning Center.
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NNS Spotlight: Wisconsin’s only Black-owned bank moves into new century
Columbia Savings & Loan Association, Wisconsin’s oldest and only Black-owned bank, marked its centennial in 2024 and remains committed to its mission to provide financial services to underserved Black residents in Milwaukee.
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Joyce’s House Education Center to expand after big win at Rev-Up MKE competition
Joyce’s House Education Center won both the first place prize of $10,000 and the $1,000 audience choice award at Rev-Up MKE, a small-business competition hosted by Near West Side Partners.
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Mother-daughter duo thrives in business by breaking new ground
June Perry-Stevens and her daughter Krystle Rogers are co-owners of Best Ed Business, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
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ThriveOn King artwork will spotlight Bronzeville’s vibrant cultural past
The ThriveOn King redevelopment in Bronzeville will feature art from over 20 artists that celebrates and reflects life in its surrounding neighborhoods.