Although the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino took the biggest hit, it hopes to bounce back as other businesses see signs of hope.
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Posted inEconomic Development, NNS Spotlight
NNS Spotlight: Reggie Reed wanted to help the community. His solution was an employment agency.
Through free training, Mindful Staffing Solutions connects residents to jobs and provides them skills they’ll need to succeed in the future.
Posted inEconomic Development, Education, News
Applications for summer jobs through Earn & Learn now available
Applicants from 16- to 21-years of age will be given priority for Earn & Learn summer jobs.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Housing, News
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.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, News
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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Barrett seeks support for residency requirements from business execs
Mayor Barrett spoke out against a proposal to end the residency requirement for public employees in Milwaukee at an awards luncheon sponsored by The Business Journal.
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Industrial development key to creating jobs at A.O. Smith site
The city is courting businesses to create 700 to 1,000 permanent jobs for Milwaukee residents, especially those who live near the old A.O. Smith factory. The official unemployment rate in nearby minority neighborhoods is roughly 20 percent.
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Ending residency requirements riles up south side leaders
South side community leaders blasted Gov. Scott Walker for adding a provision to the 2013 budget ending the mandatory residency requirement for municipal employees statewide.
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Conference generates ideas to spur social entrepreneurship
Civic, business and philanthropic professionals considered how an entrepreneurial spirit could help solve some of the city’s most pressing problems.