Complied by Courier Staff Milwaukeeans held ‘State of the Union’ watch parties throughout the city. One of the major watch party gatherings was held at President Obama’s Organizing for America Campaign northside office located at 2201 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4), who was in Washington, D.C. responded to President Barack [...]

Ray Harmon, public servant and candidate for the Milwaukee Common Council in District 9, released the first part of his Vision for Change for Northwest Milwaukee: Jobs and Economic Development. “For far too long, Milwaukee’s Northwest side has faced economic downturns and a lack of promising job development,” Harmon said. “I believe that through redevelopment [...]

Development expected to spur nearly 1,000 direct, indirect jobs Potawatomi Bingo Casino, owned and operated by the Forest County Potawatomi Community, announced this week it is building a $150 million hotel adjacent to Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley, creating new jobs and generating millions in additional revenue for the Milwaukee area. The proposed [...]

Leaders take a grassroots approach to developing a Milwaukee Jobs Act By Maricha Harris Job creation was the center of discussion at a town hall meeting that was organized and hosted by several community- based organizations, including Citizen Action of Wisconsin, League of Young Voters, Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH), 9to5 Milwaukee, [...]

Funds will launch its state-wide Let’s Work Wisconsin initiative A $500,000 grant will provide seed capital for the new Let’s Work Wisconsin initiative. North Milwaukee State Bank ( NMSBank ) recently received a grant from the CDFI for its lending efforts and promotion of economic development in its community. The Let’s Work Wisconsin initiative is [...]

With legislation signed by Mayor Tom Barrett following a unanimous vote by Milwaukee’s Common Council, Growing Power, Inc., has been awarded $425,000 to build 150 hoop house gardens on vacant land within the city. The farms will be tended by beginning urban farmers, creating 150 new jobs that will be filled by unemployed people in [...]

As a member of the African American Male Unemployment Task Force, I was very pleased when the City of Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously to approve our recommendation that Growing Power receive a $425,000 grant to provide 150 urban farming jobs that will focus on hiring central city African American men. Growing Power plans to [...]

First part includes introducing no tax increase budget, creating a real jobs plan County Executive candidate Chris Abele this week released the first part of his one-year agenda to bring real change to Milwaukee County. Abele is running in a special election on April 5 to complete the final year of the current County Executive [...]

Priorities for next session include job creation, education, health care and law enforcement WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Senate convenes for the 112th Congress this week, U.S. Senator Herb Kohl announced plans to immediately introduce several bills related to his priorities for the new session of Congress. Kohl will continue serving on the Appropriations, Judiciary [...]

Madison: Over 700 participants held a demonstration outside of the inauguration of Governor Scott Walker to demand that he be held fully accountable for creating family sustaining jobs. Walker promised to create 250,000 jobs during the campaign but has thus far offered no policy prescriptions capable of achieving this result. Participants waived signs reading “We [...]