http://milwaukeecourieronline.com "THE NEWSPAPER YOU CAN TRUST SINCE 1964" Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:17:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/on-earned-income-tax-credit-awareness-day-irs-and-partners-launch-outreach-campaign-to-low-and-moderate-income-workers/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/on-earned-income-tax-credit-awareness-day-irs-and-partners-launch-outreach-campaign-to-low-and-moderate-income-workers/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:49:11 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=11227 The Internal Revenue Service and community partners nationwide today launched their annual outreach campaign aimed at helping millions of Americans who earned $49,078 or less take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). In Wisconsin last year, around 378,000 families received approximately $759 million in EITC with an average amount of $2007. This week, [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/on-earned-income-tax-credit-awareness-day-irs-and-partners-launch-outreach-campaign-to-low-and-moderate-income-workers/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/medicare-part-b-deadline-approaching/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/medicare-part-b-deadline-approaching/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:03:31 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=11224 By Karyl Richson Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Milwaukee, WI If you didn’t sign up for Medicare Part B medical insurance when you first became eligible for Medicare, you now have an opportunity to apply — but time is running out. The deadline for applying during the general enrollment period is March 31. If [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/medicare-part-b-deadline-approaching/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/governors-changes-to-homestead-credit-will-shrink-money-back-to-low-income-seniors/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/governors-changes-to-homestead-credit-will-shrink-money-back-to-low-income-seniors/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:27 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=11221 Thousands of seniors soon will pay higher property taxes according to a report released this week by the Wisconsin Budget Project. The Homestead Credit, which puts money back into the pockets of low-income seniors and helps them stay in their homes, will shrink this year, because state legislators voted to stop adjusting the credit for [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/governors-changes-to-homestead-credit-will-shrink-money-back-to-low-income-seniors/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/kicking-off-free-tax-preparation/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/kicking-off-free-tax-preparation/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:34:55 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=11216 The 11th tax season for the Milwaukee Asset Building Coalition’s (MABC) free tax preparation service is officially under way. Kickoff ceremonies were held at Goodwill Industries facility on N. 91st Street , one of the tax preparation sites for the coalition. SDC CEO Deborah Blanks reminded the public that in its first ten years of [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/02/03/kicking-off-free-tax-preparation/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/28/petes-fruit-market-expanded-and-celebrated-grand-opening/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/28/petes-fruit-market-expanded-and-celebrated-grand-opening/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:13:14 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=11188 Pete Tsiritidis was joined by members of his family in cutting the ribbon recently at Pete’s Fruit Market which has expanded and opened the doors to its larger store with a Grand Opening during one of the last unseasonably warm days in January at 1400 S. Union St., on the corner of 17th Street and [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/28/petes-fruit-market-expanded-and-celebrated-grand-opening/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/28/seaway-bank-and-trust-company-promotes-key-executives/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/28/seaway-bank-and-trust-company-promotes-key-executives/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:41:07 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=11173 Seaway Bank and Trust Company announces two executive level promotions. Denise T. Weaver has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President/Operations Officer. In her new position, she will be responsible for the management and direction of daily operations activities at all branch locations and the supervision of more than 140 employees serving consumers [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/28/seaway-bank-and-trust-company-promotes-key-executives/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/28/its-no-secret-many-secret-shopper-job-offers-are-scams/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/28/its-no-secret-many-secret-shopper-job-offers-are-scams/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:01:54 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=11132 The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has been receiving numerous complaints and inquiries from consumers across the country about fraudulent job offers for positions as “mystery” or “secret shoppers.” Consumers report receiving a letter, generally by postal mail, containing instructions, and accompanied by a check. The instructions usually direct the recipient to deposit the check, spend [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/28/its-no-secret-many-secret-shopper-job-offers-are-scams/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/14/multi-devices-a-multitasking-success/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/14/multi-devices-a-multitasking-success/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:09:04 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=10982 By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil Whew! Is it me? Or is 2012 flying by already? I am a January baby, and I celebrate my born day at the beginning of the month. As soon as my birthday is over, I sometimes feel like its July already, mainly because I am a busy lady and the days just [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/14/multi-devices-a-multitasking-success/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/a-new-year-resolution-for-consumers-say-no-to-high-cost-lending/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/a-new-year-resolution-for-consumers-say-no-to-high-cost-lending/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:16:52 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=10902 By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The New Year’s tradition of making resolutions is sometimes an opportunity to turn dreams into specific goals and efforts – like losing pounds gained during holiday excesses. When it comes to financial matters, now is a perfect time to also assess lending habits and ways to develop greater financial security. [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/a-new-year-resolution-for-consumers-say-no-to-high-cost-lending/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/the-wisconsin-womens-business-initiative-corporation-wwbic-receives-grant-from-starbucks-and-opportunity-finance-networks-create-jobs-for-usa-initiative/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/the-wisconsin-womens-business-initiative-corporation-wwbic-receives-grant-from-starbucks-and-opportunity-finance-networks-create-jobs-for-usa-initiative/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:58:52 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=10899 Local CDFI – WWBIC to help spur job creation in the US The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) a local community lender announced that it has received a capital grant from the Create Jobs for USA Fund, a collaboration between Starbucks and Opportunity Finance Network (OFN). The money will help WWBIC create and sustain [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/the-wisconsin-womens-business-initiative-corporation-wwbic-receives-grant-from-starbucks-and-opportunity-finance-networks-create-jobs-for-usa-initiative/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/bbb-warns-homeowners-to-be-wary-of-company-selling-deeds/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/bbb-warns-homeowners-to-be-wary-of-company-selling-deeds/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:51:32 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=10897 The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning consumers not to be duped by a company that is selling homeowners their property deeds for an exorbitant price – almost 30 times the price if they bought it themselves. The company, Deed Retrieval Services (which also does business as Record Retrieval Department), has been sending Wisconsin [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/bbb-warns-homeowners-to-be-wary-of-company-selling-deeds/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/taylor-moves-forward-on-veterans-preference-points-supports-mac-weddle/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/taylor-moves-forward-on-veterans-preference-points-supports-mac-weddle/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:43:53 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=10893 Bi-Partisan Veteran’s Bill gets hearing; supports Weddle appointment to WHEDA board Senator Lena C. Taylor (D-Milwaukee) testified this week on a major veteran’s employment initiative, which she authored. in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs. Senate Bill 312 (SB 312), which would expand Veterans Preference Points in the state civil [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/05/taylor-moves-forward-on-veterans-preference-points-supports-mac-weddle/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/30/new-technological-year/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/30/new-technological-year/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:53:50 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=10823 The countdown is on. As we welcome a brand new shiny year, I’ve already been pouring through the magazine articles that promise me, “A New Year, A New You!” Here we go – again. Last year I was convinced that if Jennifer Hudson could lose weight through Weight Watchers, then I could too. And of [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/30/new-technological-year/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/30/my-city-my-biz-wisconsin-held-its-first-small-business-expo/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/30/my-city-my-biz-wisconsin-held-its-first-small-business-expo/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:46:28 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=10820 My City My Biz Wisconsin held its first Small Business Expo from Oct. 28-Oct. 30, 2011 at the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel & Convention Center. Organizers are pictured above. The event allowed for connections with over 100 exhibitors, seminars and workshops, premium networking and inspiration for youth with a youth expo as well. The host [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/30/my-city-my-biz-wisconsin-held-its-first-small-business-expo/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/17/sba-deputy-administrator-visits-milwaukee-to-tout-young-entrepreneurship/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/17/sba-deputy-administrator-visits-milwaukee-to-tout-young-entrepreneurship/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:31:19 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=8028 U.S. Small Business Administration Deputy Administrator Marie Johns recently visited Milwaukee on Dec. 1, 2011 to host a Young Entrepreneurs Series (YES) event at the VETransfer Business Accelerator in downtown Milwaukee. While in Milwaukee, Johns met with small business owners to help promote ways to grow the economy and create jobs. In partnership with the [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/17/sba-deputy-administrator-visits-milwaukee-to-tout-young-entrepreneurship/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/17/sdc-youth-program-combines-ged-with-job-skills/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/17/sdc-youth-program-combines-ged-with-job-skills/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:26:45 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=8026 The Social Development Commission (SDC) is offering a program for young adults that helps them with both their education and job prospects. The SDC Youth Employment Program (YEP) will serve youth between the ages of 18 and 21 who need to earn a GED, are income eligible, live in Milwaukee County, have a current driver’s [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/17/sdc-youth-program-combines-ged-with-job-skills/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/17/cte-host-20th-annual-harvest-of-hope-dinner/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/17/cte-host-20th-annual-harvest-of-hope-dinner/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:22:14 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=8021 Hupy & Abraham, S.C. has been a CTE sponsor for 15 years The Center for Teaching Entrepreneurship (CTE) celebrated 20 years of empowering Milwaukee’s Youth at the Annual “Harvest of Hope Dinner” held Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Marquette University in the Alumni Memorial Union Ballroom in downtown Milwaukee. “We are so thankful for our [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/17/cte-host-20th-annual-harvest-of-hope-dinner/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/09/nmsdc-names-toyota-motor-engineering-manufacturing-corporation-of-the-year/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/09/nmsdc-names-toyota-motor-engineering-manufacturing-corporation-of-the-year/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:36:45 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7976 Three Milwaukee based businesses also honored as Regional Suppliers of the Year The National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.®, (NMSDC®) presented Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) with the prestigious “Corporation of the Year” award at a blacktie awards banquet to cap its four-day conference and business opportunity fair in Atlanta, GA. [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/09/nmsdc-names-toyota-motor-engineering-manufacturing-corporation-of-the-year/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/09/millercoors-named-goodwill-power-partner/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/09/millercoors-named-goodwill-power-partner/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:54:36 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7972 MillerCoors has been named Goodwill Power Partner for 2011 and will receive this prestigious award from Goodwill president & CEO, John L. Miller and Goodwill spokesperson and Green Bay Packer Wide Receiver, Donald Driver. The breakfast and presentation was held scheduled on Tuesday, December 6 at the James O. Wright Center for Work and Training, [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/12/09/millercoors-named-goodwill-power-partner/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/19/nmsbank-uses-grant-proceeds-to-create-jobs/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/19/nmsbank-uses-grant-proceeds-to-create-jobs/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:33:35 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7812 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 [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/19/nmsbank-uses-grant-proceeds-to-create-jobs/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/18/the-laws-of-consumer-power-in-motion/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/18/the-laws-of-consumer-power-in-motion/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:24:34 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7798 By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil Let’s give a shout out to English mathematician Sir Isaac Newton who, way back in 1687, developed the Theories of Black Consumer Power. Well, ok, if you want to get technical about it he didn’t name it that. He named it The Three Laws of Motion. But wow, do they explain a [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/18/the-laws-of-consumer-power-in-motion/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/03/focus-on-your-personal-economy/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/03/focus-on-your-personal-economy/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:04:35 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7663 By Farrah Gray NNPA Columnist Getting on with your life’s work is used often, which implies a career transition for an individual in whom they exploit their achievements and experiences to date. This is often true of successful entrepreneurs. It is the rare entrepreneur who starts a business as his first job. The forces driving [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/03/focus-on-your-personal-economy/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/03/macarthur-weddle-honored-by-the-community-brainstorming-conference/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/03/macarthur-weddle-honored-by-the-community-brainstorming-conference/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:59:36 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7660 MacArthur Weddle shows off his award with his grandson. Weddle was honored last weekend by Community Brainstorming Conference with its 2011 James Howard Baker Award. Weddle was chosen by the executive board of CBC because of his commitment and dedication to the uplifting of the African American Community, especially its youth, in conformance with the [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/11/03/macarthur-weddle-honored-by-the-community-brainstorming-conference/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/10/22/power-watching/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/10/22/power-watching/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:27:38 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7550 By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil Don’t you just love this time of year? The crispness of the air. Trees showing off their gorgeous fall colors. Our kids settling (hope springs eternal) into the still kinda’ new school year. And, the deluge of new Fall TV shows still rolling out. So little time and so many guilty TV [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/10/22/power-watching/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/10/15/mitchell-street-market-lofts-project-breaks-ground/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/10/15/mitchell-street-market-lofts-project-breaks-ground/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:49:08 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7507 Plans include 24 apartments and year-round fresh market In 2009 Associates in Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) students at Marquette University presented their class project, a twenty-four unit apartment building with a year-round farmers market, before a panel of bankers, city leaders and peers. The class project was well received and the students, Tina M Anderson [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/10/15/mitchell-street-market-lofts-project-breaks-ground/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/10/15/get-your-business-online/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/10/15/get-your-business-online/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:13:56 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7493 By Andy Berndt Vice-president Google Creative Lab As the grandson of Wisconsin small business owners, my earliest and most formative memories of work are about the resourcefulness and responsibility of people who made their own living, no matter what that took. My grandfathers made with their own pride and hands and nearly endless hard work [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/10/15/get-your-business-online/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/16/hud-awards-nearly-100-million-to-promote-jobs-self-sufficiency-independent-living-for-hud-assisted-housing-residents/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/16/hud-awards-nearly-100-million-to-promote-jobs-self-sufficiency-independent-living-for-hud-assisted-housing-residents/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:48:51 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7193 Funding allows local entities to hire new employees or retain approximately 650 jobs across the U.S. WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week awarded nearly $100 million in grants to help public and assisted housing residents find employment; connect with needed services; and help the elderly and people with disabilities [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/16/hud-awards-nearly-100-million-to-promote-jobs-self-sufficiency-independent-living-for-hud-assisted-housing-residents/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/10/if-its-not-gov-its-not-social-security/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/10/if-its-not-gov-its-not-social-security/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:05:14 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7119 By Karyl Richson Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Milwaukee, WI When you go on a road trip, you need to follow the signs to arrive at the right place. Going online can be very much the same. Look for the “.gov” at the end of the web address — if it isn’t .gov, it [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/10/if-its-not-gov-its-not-social-security/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/10/social-security-gov-delivers/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/10/social-security-gov-delivers/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:59:09 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7117 Would you like to stay informed when there are changes to the Social Security website? More than one million people currently receive updates when we make changes to the pages they’re most interested in. Now you can too. You can subscribe to receive free email updates with the click of a button. Just visit www.socialsecurity.gov/govdelivery, [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/10/social-security-gov-delivers/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/03/making-dreams-a-reality/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/03/making-dreams-a-reality/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:07:25 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7038 A Milwaukee resident is showing how determination and faith along with some help can change a life. Lakita Murchison found herself this time last year at a homeless shelter. She and her family were struggling to keep their lives together. That was when Lakita, who lacked a high school diploma, enrolled in the Social Development [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/03/making-dreams-a-reality/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/03/department-of-financial-institutions-warns-of-get-rich-quick-schemes/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/03/department-of-financial-institutions-warns-of-get-rich-quick-schemes/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:55:23 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7036 The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions today released its annual list of financial products and practices that threaten to trap unwary investors, many by taking advantage of investors troubled by lingering economic uncertainty and volatile stock markets. “Con artists follow the news and seek ways to exploit the headlines to their advantage while leaving investors [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/03/department-of-financial-institutions-warns-of-get-rich-quick-schemes/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/03/hupy-abraham-s-c-teamed-up-with-green-bay-packers-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-to-raise-money-to-for-the-macc-fund/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/03/hupy-abraham-s-c-teamed-up-with-green-bay-packers-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-to-raise-money-to-for-the-macc-fund/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:49:53 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=7029 Hupy & Abraham was a sponsor of the Aaron Rodgers and 540 ESPN golf outing. The event was held Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at the Bull located at Pinehurst Farms in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. One hundred golfers participated in the charity event to raise money for the MACC Fund. After the golf outing, special guest Aaron [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/09/03/hupy-abraham-s-c-teamed-up-with-green-bay-packers-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-to-raise-money-to-for-the-macc-fund/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/28/black-farmers-still-face-political-hurdles-to-discrimination-settlement/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/28/black-farmers-still-face-political-hurdles-to-discrimination-settlement/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:00:27 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6648 Special to the NNPA from the AFRO-American newspapers Despite a discrimination settlement and congressional and presidential approval for payment to cover past injustice, Black farmers in the United States are still struggling to get money and respect from government officials. The latest attack is coming from Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and her [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/28/black-farmers-still-face-political-hurdles-to-discrimination-settlement/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/23/ladies-its-not-just-you-globally-were-all-stressed/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/23/ladies-its-not-just-you-globally-were-all-stressed/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:52:04 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6577 By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist So ladies, I’m sure if you’re like me and any of the women I know personally, you have been running hither and yon to keep all of your hats – home, work, parents, children, finances, and relationships – in the air all at once. And sometimes, you find yourself wondering, [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/23/ladies-its-not-just-you-globally-were-all-stressed/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/16/everyone-wins-when-we-work-together-to-prevent-youth-access-to-tobacco-products/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/16/everyone-wins-when-we-work-together-to-prevent-youth-access-to-tobacco-products/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:43:41 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6495 The Wisconsin African American Tobacco Prevention Network and the City of Milwaukee Tobacco- Free Alliance joined forces to conduct compliance checks Cigarettes and other tobacco products (OTPs) are addictive, and they kill roughly 7,700 Wisconsinites each year. It is illegal to sell them to minors, but, unfortunately, not every retailer abides by the law. Estimates [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/16/everyone-wins-when-we-work-together-to-prevent-youth-access-to-tobacco-products/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/16/millercoors-issues-sustainability-blueprint-to-ensure-secure-future/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/16/millercoors-issues-sustainability-blueprint-to-ensure-secure-future/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:36:12 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6493 2011 Sustainable Development Report outlines company’s strategy for success; discloses performance metrics, results and 2015 goals MillerCoors this week released its 2011 Sustainable Development report, entitled “Success the Right Way,” which provides an outline for how the company intends to achieve its sustainability goals and ensure a secure future. Within the pages of the report, [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/16/millercoors-issues-sustainability-blueprint-to-ensure-secure-future/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/16/irs-fresh-start-open-house-set-for-sat-july-16-in-milwaukee/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/16/irs-fresh-start-open-house-set-for-sat-july-16-in-milwaukee/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:30:32 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6491 The Internal Revenue Service will open the doors to dozens of its Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country this coming Saturday, July 16, 2011, to answer taxpayer questions and provide help with tax filing issues. The Milwaukee IRS office at 211 W. Wisconsin Avenue will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/16/irs-fresh-start-open-house-set-for-sat-july-16-in-milwaukee/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/09/dcf-secretary-announces-thousands-in-milwaukee-building-skills-and-gaining-jobs-through-the-transitional-jobs-program/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/09/dcf-secretary-announces-thousands-in-milwaukee-building-skills-and-gaining-jobs-through-the-transitional-jobs-program/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:30:28 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6389 The Department of Children and Families Secretary Eloise Anderson announced this week that the transitional jobs program will help provide 4,000 individuals with an immediate income, an opportunity to develop the skills and experience the local labor market demands, and a positive work history. This project, launched less than one year ago and continued in [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/09/dcf-secretary-announces-thousands-in-milwaukee-building-skills-and-gaining-jobs-through-the-transitional-jobs-program/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/02/making-yourself-recession-proof/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/02/making-yourself-recession-proof/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:32:05 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6329 By Farrah Gray NNPA Columnist Recent news headlines have been dominated by tales of the recession and continuing economic woe. This week, the Federal Reserve (June 22, 2011) announced slower growth in the U.S. economy anticipated focusing on high unemployment and rising inflation. Notably, however, the Fed Committee will monitor the economic outlook and financial [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/07/02/making-yourself-recession-proof/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/23/fda-makes-huge-stride-in-tobacco-prevention-and-control/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/23/fda-makes-huge-stride-in-tobacco-prevention-and-control/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:46:19 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6265 Nine new warning labels are released and purposed to improve public health The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled nine health warnings that will be required to appear on all cigarette packages and advertisements in the U.S. The new graphic warnings integrate text with images and will help prevent and reduce youth smoking and [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/23/fda-makes-huge-stride-in-tobacco-prevention-and-control/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/23/abele-names-top-johnson-controls-legal-exec-kimberly-walker-as-county-corporation-counsel/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/23/abele-names-top-johnson-controls-legal-exec-kimberly-walker-as-county-corporation-counsel/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:38:03 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6261 Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele on Monday named Kimberly R. Walker, an attorney who has held top positions at Johnson Controls, Inc., as Milwaukee County’s corporation counsel. “Kimberly is an experienced attorney who has held top legal and administrative positions in the corporate world and state government,” Abele said. “She brings a breadth of legal [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/23/abele-names-top-johnson-controls-legal-exec-kimberly-walker-as-county-corporation-counsel/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/16/official-notification-of-african-american-farmers-about-1-25-billion-class-action-settlement-begins/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/16/official-notification-of-african-american-farmers-about-1-25-billion-class-action-settlement-begins/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:40:15 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6208 (Washington, DC) – The Courtordered process of officially notifying African American farmers and their heirs about the $1.25 billion “Pigford II” class action settlement, In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation, is underway. Class members should visit www.BlackFarmerCase.com or call 1-877-810-8110 for complete information, including the detailed notice, key dates, and claims-filing information. Media are requested [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/16/official-notification-of-african-american-farmers-about-1-25-billion-class-action-settlement-begins/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/11/the-roundys-foundation-awarded-more-than-45000-in-grants-to-three-milwaukee-organizations/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/11/the-roundys-foundation-awarded-more-than-45000-in-grants-to-three-milwaukee-organizations/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:12:39 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6131 The Roundy’s Foundation awarded more than $45,000 in grants to three Milwaukee organizations this week. The donations took place at two separate events. Nearly $35,000 were given out at a special event at Roundy’s Home office. Then a team of Roundy’s employees headed over to Hope House of Milwaukee to help unload nearly 8,000 pounds [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/11/the-roundys-foundation-awarded-more-than-45000-in-grants-to-three-milwaukee-organizations/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/11/black-women-attorneys-spurn-private-law-firms-for-corporate-jobs/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/11/black-women-attorneys-spurn-private-law-firms-for-corporate-jobs/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:06:19 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6125 By Nadra Kareem Nittle Special to the NNPA NEW YORK, NY – When Fania Washington had an opportunity to leave Winston & Strawn LLP, in 2004, to work for MTV Networks, she didn’t hesitate. Washington had tired of handling cases that trickled down from the international law firm’s partners, and she sought more formidable challenges. [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/11/black-women-attorneys-spurn-private-law-firms-for-corporate-jobs/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/04/jobs-program-earns-legislative-approval/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/04/jobs-program-earns-legislative-approval/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:26:18 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6041 A program that is matching low-income job seekers with businesses appears to have gained the support needed in Madison to continue. The future of the Transitional Jobs Program was up in the air recently as the Joint Finance Committee was considering possibly eliminating funding for it. The committee however has recently approved a continuation of [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/04/jobs-program-earns-legislative-approval/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/04/the-wisconsin-black-chamber-of-commerce-held-a-reception-for-seaway-bank-and-trust-company/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/04/the-wisconsin-black-chamber-of-commerce-held-a-reception-for-seaway-bank-and-trust-company/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:20:08 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=6036 The Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce held a reception for community officials and staff of Seaway Bank and Trust Company, the renowned Black owned bank based out of Chicago that replaced Legacy Bank several months ago. Shown above welcoming the bank are from (l to r): Ruben Hopkins, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Black [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/06/04/the-wisconsin-black-chamber-of-commerce-held-a-reception-for-seaway-bank-and-trust-company/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/26/liberty-mutual-insurance-agents-nominate-milwaukee-causes-to-receive-funding-through-new-facebook-campaign/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/26/liberty-mutual-insurance-agents-nominate-milwaukee-causes-to-receive-funding-through-new-facebook-campaign/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 20:05:14 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=5965 Liberty Mutual Insurance, one of the nation’s leading auto and home insurers with three greater Milwaukee offices, today launched “Like My Community TM,” a Facebook- based campaign to provide nearly $100,000 in support to local Milwaukee non-profit causes, all of which have been nominated by local Liberty Mutual agents. Liberty Mutual will provide three separate [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/26/liberty-mutual-insurance-agents-nominate-milwaukee-causes-to-receive-funding-through-new-facebook-campaign/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/26/young-and-coggs-congratulate-recipient-of-wheda-tax-credits/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/26/young-and-coggs-congratulate-recipient-of-wheda-tax-credits/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 19:45:57 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=5962 State Representatives Leon D. Young (D-Milwaukee) and Elizabeth Coggs (D-Milwaukee) congratulate Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation in receiving over $9.6 million in Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority tax credits for their King Drive Commons IV project. This development project will provide quality retail space and affordable family housing for low- and moderate- income [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/26/young-and-coggs-congratulate-recipient-of-wheda-tax-credits/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/19/hupy-abraham-s-c-moving-to-the-milwaukee-center/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/19/hupy-abraham-s-c-moving-to-the-milwaukee-center/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 20:27:04 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=5903 By Sadie James smjjambur@aol.com For the past nineteen years, Hupy & Abraham, S.C. has been located in the 100 East Building on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Water Street in downtown Milwaukee. Effective June 1, 2011, the law firm is moving to its new location in the Milwaukee Center, 111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/19/hupy-abraham-s-c-moving-to-the-milwaukee-center/feed/ 0 http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/19/job-fair-2/ http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/19/job-fair-2/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 19:33:59 +0000 admin http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/?p=5901 Area residents got the chance to talk with employers who are seeking new workers at a Mini-Job Fair coordinated by an SDC program. People looking for work attended the event at the Social Development Commission (SDC) N. Richards building that featured businesses taking job applications. The Mini Job Fair was the latest in a series [...]]]> http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2011/05/19/job-fair-2/feed/ 0