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  • Wisconsin-Luxembourg business connections / Saying goodbye to the Milwaukee Business Journal podcast
    It’s the final episode of the Milwaukee Business Journal podcast. Reporter Teddy Nykiel talks with Mike Ansay, CEO and chairman of Ansay & Associates in Port Washington and the Honorary Consulate of Luxembourg for the State of Wisconsin about...
  • More cruise ships visiting Milwaukee next year/AmFam’s funding for black startup programs
    Cruise ship traffic will rebound in a big way in 2022 for the city of Milwaukee, and the port is seeking a developer to build a welcome center for them at the lakefront. Covid-19 quashed cruise traffic over the past two years, but that is to change...
  • Marcus Corp. works to recover from pandemic / What can Milwaukee’s fledgling startup scene learn from entrepreneurs who have left?
    MBJ’s Margaret Naczek features Marcus Corp. CEO Greg Marcus and executive vice president and CFO Doug Neis about the Milwaukee’s company’s efforts to recover from the huge impact of the pandemic on its hotels, restaurants and movie theaters....
  • New platform for RX costs/ Best Places to Work tips
    MBJ’s Teddy Nykiel spoke with Chad Johnson, the founder of Tip a Scrxipt, a Milwaukee-based startup building a platform to help people crowdfund out-of-pocket medication costs. Tip a ScRxipt's announced this week that it raised $500,000 in seed...
  • Labor shortage in SE Wisconsin
    Southeast Wisconsin manufacturers are continuing to cope with higher labor costs – trying everything including bonuses – to lure workers. MBJ’s Rich Kirchen talks with two executives who are on the front lines of the search process. The...
  • Cousin’s Sub’s growth / People to Know in Construction
    One of the region’s biggest local restaurant chains is making news for their real estate development plans. of Menomonee Falls is looking to add more locations in Wisconsin and out-state, and it’s adopting a higher-investment approach to...
  • Minority CRE developers / West Wisconsin Ave. resurgence
    For decades, commercial real estate development in metro Milwaukee was the domain of white men – with a couple exceptions. That’s changed in recent years as more minority developers are emerging. Milwaukee Business Journal’s Rich Kirchen...
  • WI Tech Month / Small biz loans
    October is Wisconsin Tech Month, as declared by Gov. Tony Evers. MBJ’s Teddy Nykiel talks with Founder, Nadiyah Johnson about that designation and how her organization is focused on building Milwaukee’s diverse tech ecosystem. They...
  • Ryder Cup / Inno Under 25
    This week again, all eyes are on southeastern Wisconsin, particularly in the sports world. Just a few months after the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA championship, Whistling Straits in Kohler hosts the . MBJ’s Margaret Naczekspoke with Peggy...
  • Dr. Ben Weston / Real estate training for undergrads
    MBJ’s Sean Ryan talks to one of the region’s most prominent voices in the fight against Covid-19. Dr. Ben Weston has emerged as one of the lead communicators of clear and accurate Covid info over the past year and a half. He’s working with...
  • Fighting poverty through banking / Hotel trends
    is the largest student-funded humanitarian organization, and was started by Marquette University students in 2003. Most recently, it launched a for-profit spinoff, , which is a microfinance company focused on breaking the cycle of poverty through...
  • Summerfest Tech preview / Exact Sciences CEO
    It’s the first weekend of with their new format, so that’s what we’re talking about this week. But we’re not talking about the music today — we’re talking about , the one-day technology event on September 8. MBJ’s Teddy Nykiel talked...
  • Julia Taylor retires / Journalism fellowship
    Julia Taylor will retire at the end of this year after a remarkable 19 years leading the . MBJ’s Rich Kirchen recently interviewed Julia for her perspectives on the GMC’s accomplishments during her tenure – and the challenges Milwaukee still...
  • Journal Sentinel building update / Ryder Cup
    This week, developer Josh Jeffers celebrated the completion of new apartments for Milwaukee Area Technical College students in a former Journal Sentinel office building. He’s got control of that whole city block around it, and he talks with MBJ’s...
  • Irish Fest 2021 / Wisconsin Center District expansion
    After a long wait, activity returns to Henry Maier Festival Park. is the first full weekend festival to return to Milwaukee’s lakefront in over a year! MBJ’s Margaret Naczek talked with Mike Mitchell who is Executive Director of Celtic MKE,...
  • New platform for settling debt / Rexnord reimagined
    MBJ’s Teddy Nykiel interviews Stephanie and Houston Hoskins, the founders of , a Sheboygan-based startup creating a platform for organizations to negotiate and settle invoices directly with customers. Later on, Teddy talks with fellow MBJ reporter...
  • MKE Urban Stables / Long term impact of Bucks NBA title
    is a nonprofit Milwaukee development that is using horse stables to offer treatment to vets and improve relations between the police department and community. MBJ’s Sean Ryan talks with Kent Lovern, chief deputy district attorney for Milwaukee...
  • Bucks raise MKE’s profile / Housing market boom
    run for the NBA championship raised Milwaukee’s profile around the world. How can area businesses capitalize on all the attention? MBJ’s Rich Kirchen discusses the possibilities with Peggy Williams Smith of and Brian Bennett of. The housing...
  • Conversations with Women of Influence Honorees
    MBJ just held the annual Women of Influence Awards. This terrific celebration of professional women in our community recognizes leaders in business, non-profit, and public policy. And this week for the podcast, MBJ’s Sari Lesk and Beck...
  • Milwaukee Pride’s ‘21 plans / Marcus Center re-opens / Women on corporate boards
    cancelled its annual June PrideFest in both 2020 and 2021, but the organization now has some exciting news for an event in October. MBJ’s Margaret Naczek talks with the president of Milwaukee Pride, Wes Shaver on what the organization is...