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Acts Housing expands its toolkit with federal designation, tax credits
Acts Housing has reached two significant funding milestones that leaders say will strengthen its efforts to expand its homeownership opportunities in Milwaukee and Rock County. The Milwaukee nonprofit recently announced that its lending arm, Acts Lending, has been certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) by the U.S. Treasury. Separat
MATC board extends president’s contract through 2030
The Milwaukee Area Technical College Board of Directors voted recently to extend MATC president Anthony Cruz‘s contract through June 2030. “I am deeply grateful to the board for their confidence, trust and continued support,” said Cruz, who was named the college’s president in July 2024, in a statement. “It is a privilege to lead an […]
Kinship hopes $18 million expansion will redefine what a food pantry can be
Kinship Community Food Center kicked off construction Wednesday on a new 28,000-square-foot facility in Milwaukee’s Harambee neighborhood as the nonprofit enters the public phase of an $18 million capital campaign aimed at expanding food access, workforce development and wraparound support services for its customers. The organization, formerly known as River
Mount Mary University president Isabelle Cherney to retire in 2027
Mount Mary University president Isabelle Cherney announced Wednesday that she plans to retire on June 30, 2027, when her five-year contract ends. Cherney, a native of Switzerland who became the university’s 13th president in July 2022, said she plans to step down to spend more time with her family. During her tenure, Mount Mary, a women-only Catholic […]
As housing costs rise, counties test new models for starter homes
As housing costs continue to rise across southeastern Wisconsin, local leaders are increasingly treating housing affordability as an economic development issue. Ozaukee County remains among the most expensive housing markets in Wisconsin, while home prices in Washington and Sheboygan counties have also climbed beyond what many first-time buyers can comfortab
Paper Machinery Corp. founder and philanthropist Donald Baumgartner dies at 95
Donald Baumgartner, the co-founder and longtime leader of Milwaukee-based Paper Machinery Corp. and a prominent philanthropist whose influence extended across the city’s business and arts communities, died Saturday, July 11. He was 95. Paper Machinery Corp. announced Baumgartner’s death Monday. Baumgartner graduated from Shorewood High School in 1949 before
See inside Carmen’s newly-completed high school on Milwaukee’s south side
Carmen Schools of Science & Technology has completed its new $55 million south side high school, giving the Milwaukee charter school network its first campus of its own after nearly two decades of operating largely in shared facilities. The 124,000-square-foot school at 2005 W. Oklahoma Ave. will welcome students this fall, bringing together Carmen’s south a