West Coast based StickyLickits could become a MKE company. Founder Linda York has been laying the groundwork, with the help of The Food Finance Institute & Edible-Alpha® and Milwaukee 7 mkestartup.news/west-coast-com…

With the Pleasant Prairie expansion, Crown Bakeries will be one of the largest fresh & frozen croissant bakers in North America. Crown also produces buns, bagels, biscuits, sweet goods & dough products at its 9 facilities in the Midwest, South & East.

The newly formed Home Crew Coalition will be chaired by MKE restaurateur & developer Omar Shaikh. Biggest objective: coming up with solutions to keep the team in MKE for multiple generations. "The Brewers are a crown jewel for our community." #ThisIsMyCrew

Global exposure for #MKE & its thriving tech industry as @MayorOfMKE will pitch City of Milwaukee Friday at Austin's SXSW conference, one of the world's largest gatherings of innovation leaders. M7 proud to partner w/MMAC, Summerfest Tech & others on pitch presentation.

I am currently on my way to "pitch" Milwaukee at SXSW as a wonderful place to work, live, and play. I will be talking about Milwaukee's history of innovation and inviting global attendees to be a part of our next chapter! Chris Abele #Stayhomemke @midwest_house Summerfest Tech

Today the Board of the @WICenterMKE, authorized an agreement with Baird to become the official naming rights partner for the expanded convention center. Congratulations to Marty Brooks and the WCD team on this amazing milestone!

With the $17M upgrades & expansion, @charterMFG expects to add 16 employees. The company has 235 workers at it two MKE plants, and a total of 2,400 employees across its family of companies. Family-owned Charter is headquartered in Mequon and runs a large steel mill in Saukville.

In Milwaukee, we’re the home of: • World’s Largest Music Festival - Summerfest • Champagne of Beers - Miller (Molson Coors Beverage Company) • NBA World Champion Milwaukee Milwaukee Bucks #SXSW, the only thing missing is you — in Milwaukee! SXSW Summerfest Tech gener8tor @midwest_house

Thanks for having us in Austin, SXSW! We had an great time promoting #Milwaukee! Tech & startups are growing here! @midwest_house was amazing! Thanks to our incredible partners, Chris Abele, Summerfest and Summerfest Tech, gener8tor, VC414, and MMAC! #SXSW

Mayor Cavalier Johnson 'totally nails' #Milwaukee pitch at #SXSW in Austin: Slideshow bizjournals.com/milwaukee/inno… via Wisconsin Inno Chris Abele Summerfest Tech Summerfest gener8tor MMAC Joe Kirgues TimSheehy

Exciting news as GE HealthCare - a major contributor to the Milwaukee Region economy & tech industry - predicts growth on all fronts at its Milwaukee-area operations, building on its $60M investment in its West Milwaukee plant since 2020. bit.ly/3JyqPaf

200+ employees moving into Milwaukee Tool's downtown MKE office in April, adding to current 700. M7 has been a long-term partner w/ MT as company has added 1000's of jobs in region to support its rapidly advancing technologies & new products. Revenue up 21.8% in '22 to $8.1B.

Meet Scale Up Milwaukee's 9th SPARC cohort. mkestartup.news/scale-up-milwa…

One week left to apply for the Summerfest Tech Pitch Competition, produced by YES and sponsored by @molsoncoors. Apply now 👇 summerfest-tech.com/pitch-competit… #SummerfestTech #SummerfestTech2023 #MidwestTech #MkeTech #techevent

Increased demand for ABB North America's electrification & automation products has helped its New Berlin drives business see double-digit growth in recent yrs. The global mfr expects 700 employees at the new site, as it moves out of its current New Berlin facility & Tosa offices.

Attend the 10th annual Lieutenant Governor’s Small Business Academy from May 2-5 during National Small Business Week! Topics covered will include growing a small business, building an online brand, how to source funding and more. Press Release: wedc.org/blog/celebrati…

Don't miss Episode 4 of Season 7 of @Projectpitchit this Saturday, April 15 at 10:30pm (replay on Sunday, May 14 at 11:30am)on WISN 12 TV #Milwaukee. Watch the video for a "sneak peek." projectpitchit.com UW-Milwaukee UWM Lubar Entrepreneurship Center

Fun fact: Milwaukee is a national leader in office conversions. Since 2015, over 1.5 million SF of office space has been converted to roughly 900 apts & 520 hotel rooms. For scale, this represents 7% (🤯) of CBD inventory. Stay tuned - 1.4 million SF more could be on the way.

In Southeast Wisconsin, Waukesha (+3,463), Ozaukee (+1,510) & Washington (+932) counties saw a higher rate of population growth that the U.S. overall during the pandemic period of April 2020 to July 2022.

Are you trying to grow your small business faster? Our free tool, #SizeUpWI, will help you optimize your strategy with market research and business intelligence. Give it a try, just enter your industry and location to get started. wedc.org/smallbusiness/…