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Recession builds in city, report says
By Joel Dresang
April 28, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=744548
Miller Park: Economic promises got it built. Has it paid?
The team is successful, stadium may draw 3 million this year, but economists debate whether the community is benefiting
By Don Walker
April 3, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=735463
Milwaukee is still losing jobs
Study finds city is faring worse than most of its peers
By Joel Dresang
March 24, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=731474
Job report for city sobering
Milwaukee rises in ranking but still seen as vulnerable
By Joel Dresang
February 13, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=718108
Analyst fears local recession
Employment growth minimal, UWM researcher reports
By Joel Dresang
January 24, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=711073
Savoring the suburbs
Jacquelyne Chesser represents a new generation of black women entrepreneurs who are venturing into nearby suburbs
By Tannette Johnson-Elie
December 25, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=700440
Labor nominee urges hiring of disabled
Employers are realizing benefit, he says
By Joel Dresang
December 12, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=696252
Jobless rate racially split
Nearly half of black men not in labor force, UWM study finds
By Joel Dresang
October 29, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=680137
Music legend gives back to community
by Tannette Johnson-Elie
October 23, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=678141
City jobless rate is 2nd worst
In U.S., only Detroit is higher
By Joel Dresang
October 16, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=675581
Editorial: Still more to be done
Forty years after open housing marches shook Milwaukee, extreme segregation persists and black joblessness has worsened. Is it time for a new movement?
October 1, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=669540
A new start for African American Chamber
Strategic plan brings change in leadership, call for cooperation
By Tannette Johnson-Elie
September 18, 2007
www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=664157
Head west on North Ave. for a civics lesson
By Barbara Miner
September 15, 2007
www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=662302
Poverty worsens in city; 26% live below the line
Milwaukee has 8th-highest rate of large U.S. cities
By Bill Glauber and Ben Poston
August 28, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=653978
Recovery of jobs lagging in city
Employment remains 7% behind '00 level, report says
By Joel Dresang
August 20, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=649515
Campaign for jobs launched
Group wants city to set hiring requirements on building projects
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
By Tom Heinen
August 15, 2007
www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=648078
Graphic: Metropolitan employment and race
http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/jul07/metro_080107_big.gif
4 decades later, poverty persists
Where riots raged, signs of progress, decay
By Erica Perez and Dani McClain
July 31, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=640918
Small manufacturer a microcosm of jobs migration
Company's move reflects larger patterns in region
By Erica Perez
July 31, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=640961
Summer corps an entry to workplace
Program teaches teens stewardship, leadership, job skills
By Joel Dresang
July 7, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=629347
Wisconsin's growth is slower than nation's
State's reliance on manufacturing is key
By Avrum D. Lank
June 8, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=616706
It's about job shortage, not skills mismatch
By Marc Levine
May 25, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=610769
Editorial: Fixing what ails W-2
It ended welfare as we knew it, but not, as was promised, poverty as we knew it.
A new critique suggests reforms, but it shares some of the program's flawed premises.
April 11, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=590240
Editorial: Job creation vs. training
Black male joblessness remains super high in Milwaukee, but for the first time in 35 years, it dipped, research shows. Metro leaders must fan this trend through job creation
March 22, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=581199
Black male joblessness takes rare fall
Milwaukee's slight decline is first in 30 years, study shows
By John Schmid
March 12, 2007
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=576226
Editorial: The disconnect between W-2 and progress
December 2, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=537367
Developing jobs or developing real estate?
Forum report stimulates productive debate
By Marc V. Levine
December 2, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=537354
Week in Review
Inner city incomes fall 1.9% in 2005, report says
December 2, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=537408
Editorial: Inner city job growth is critical to regional economic health
December 1, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=537368
Central city poorer than ever, report shows
Leaders say inner-city poverty hurts suburbs, too
By John Schmid
November 27, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=535588
Inner city's steady decline demands an economic plan
By Gregory Stanford
November 25, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=534913
Meeting the future
Some say it's time to expand the Midwest Airlines Center
By Tom Daykin
Posted: October 25, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=523598
Miller Park's impact put at $327 million
But critic of study thinks figure is inflated
By Tom Haudricourt and Don Walker
October 6, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=510574
Linking dads with jobs might solve other issues
Opportunities
Tannette Johnson-Elie
September 26, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=503688
Direct Supply to add 1,000 jobs
Company's expansion is major boost for city's northwest side
By Tom Daykin
June 30, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=445147
Expansion begins at Midtown Center
Owner adding 100,000 square feet of stores, aiming for more city projects
By Tom Daykin
May 16, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=424332
Economy of inner city improves, yet lags
Residents still struggle without access to family-supporting jobs, study says
By Tom Daykin
May 14, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=423745
Area expected to survive Delphi closures
Economic change has already begun
By Avrum D. Lank
March 31, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=412588
W-2 pimps aren't the ones struggling
By Eugene Kane
Posted: March 6, 2006
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=406288
3 agencies keep control of W-2 program
But 7 other firms will help with job development, placement
By Steve Schultze
September 8, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/sep05/354313.asp
Wisconsin Works program needs some fine-tuning
By Pamela Fendt
September 17, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/sep05/356368.asp
Is it true what they say about Milwaukee?
By Jan Uebelherr
July 30, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/lifestyle/people/ jul05/343875.asp
Public investments can be better spent
By Marc V. Levine and Michael Rosen
June 18, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/jun05/334497.asp
A downtown boost--or threat?
Supporters say all will benefit from visitors and dollars PabstCity attracts, but some area business
By Tom Daykin
June 18, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/jun05/334613.asp
Experts try to predict the potential of PabstCity
By Tom Daykin
June 5, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/jun05/331081.asp
PabstCity's glass half empty?
Report questions whether development can do all it promises, forcing delay of vote on city funds
By Tom Daykin
June 3, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/jun05/330664.asp
Income is more like outgo for southeastern Wisconsin
A new study says earning power has flowed out of the region over the past decade
By Paul Gores
May 14, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/may05/325990.asp
Critics recommend overhaul of W-2
Troubled program needs better oversight, they say
By Steve Schultze
April 27, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/apr05/321980.asp
Spending on tots pays, report finds
Higher priority sought for preschool programs
By Joel Dresang
April 18, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/apr05/319398.asp
Milwaukee County continues to lose population
Net loss was 4,125 in 2003-'04 period; metro area overall shows small gain
By Steve Schultze
April 14, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/apr05/318346.asp
W-2's poor stay poor, audit finds
Most still earn poverty wages after leaving welfare program
By Steve Schultze
April 7, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/apr05/316168.asp
Household income comes up short
Milwaukee area remains behind region, nation as it suffers from loss of manufacturing jobs
By Avrum D. Lank
March 4, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/mar05/306721.asp
W-2 plan criticized
Providers take aim at Doyle's idea to reduce funding for program
By Steve Schultze
February 19, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/feb05/303014.asp
Pay floor boost goes to council
Supporters say move will prompt state action
By Greg J. Borowski and Joel Dresang
February 17, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/feb05/302689.asp
Franklin considers adding 2 tax financing districts
By Annysa Johnson
February 9, 2005
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/feb05/300388.asp
OIC loses more of its W-2 contract
State takes away another $10.1 million and 2,000 clients
By Steve Schultze
December 9, 2004
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/dec04/282803.asp
Acknowledgements
Hit by a global train
By John Schmid
December 5, 2004
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jan05/294616.asp
State postpones its decision on OIC's fate
Troubled W-2 agency could see contract cut
By Steve Schultze
November 19, 2004
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/nov04/276889.asp
The jobs come back
The job market is coming back, and the Milwaukee area is ahead of the curve for once.
By Rick Romell
November 6, 2004
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/nov04/273005.asp
Reclaiming the Valley
By Laura Hunt.
UWM Today, Vol. 6, No. 3, Fall 2004, pp. 10-14.
www.uwm.edu/Dept/CED/pdf/brwfields_1014.pdf (pdf 142k)
MMFHC Fair Housing Keys newsletter article by Marc Levine.
Citizens and MMFHC Respond to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Article: Getting the Facts Right on Segregation in Milwaukee (pdf - 17k)
Incomes in city drop 10% since 2000, census figures show
By Tom Held
September 6, 2004
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/sep04/256936.asp
Marc Levine 'Takes Five'
Studying labor is all in a day's work
Interview with Kelly Wells
September 5, 2004
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/sep04/256765.asp
Event drives businesses
Numbers uncertain, but hopes are high
By Rick Romell
August 8, 2004
http://www.jsonline.com/golfplus/pga04/aug04/249823.asp
Blacks outpace whites in business startups, but see less success
By Tannette Johnson-Elie
June 29, 2004
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/biz2biz/jun04/240182.asp
Council panel rejects Park East pay plan
Proposal would require union-level wages
By Tom Daykin
June 10, 2004
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/jun04/235916.asp
Jobs picture incomplete
Federal definition of unemployed leaves out many
By Joel Dresang
April 3, 2004
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/apr04/219734.asp
Black brain-drain still a reality for city
Luring, keeping young professionals is crucial
By Tannette Johnson-Elie
November 12, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/biz2biz/nov03/184282.asp
Challenge: Making a system work
By Bob Peterson
September 12, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/sep03/169259.asp
Rolled Over by Unemployment
Milwaukee's African-Americans hit hardest
By Marc V. Levine
August 30, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/aug03/166013.asp
'Stealth depression' seen in some neighborhoods
Minority unemployment high, report says
By Joel Dresang
August 25, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/News/aug03/164719.asp
Job crunch tests W-2 system
Many people are finding themselves returning to state work program
By Felicia Thomas-Lynn
July 30, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul03/158689.asp
Convention bookings drop 21% here last year
Other cities with bigger halls did better, bureau chief says
By Rick Romell
Last Updated: July 28, 2003
www.jsonline.com/bym/News/mar02/24722.asp
Summit speakers grim on Milwaukee renewal
But others celebrate current development in region
By Georgia Pabst
June 3, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/jun03/147824.asp
GOP doesn't extend compassion to poor
By Eugene Kane
May 24, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/may03/143110.asp
GOP rejects W-2 expansion
Doyle seeks to let new moms get grants for 6 months, not 3
By Steven Walters
May 20, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/State/may03/142174.asp
Concentrated poverty declines in metro area
Drop attributed to 1990s boom, improved housin
By Felicia Thomas-Lynn
May 3, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/may03/141600.asp
Blacks in metro area making financial strides, census shows
Gains seen in housing and education, but racial disparities remain
By Felicia Thomas-Lynn
February 25, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/feb03/121027.asp
Commitment to Care Pays Off
Minority-owned child centers overcome burdens of the industry
By Tannette Johnson-Elie
February 18, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/biz2biz/feb03/119325.asp
Life in Milwaukee, black and white
Recent study denies realities of race here
By Marc V. Levine, Gregory D. Squires and John F. Zip
January 18, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/jan03/111459.asp
Point, counterpoint on reporting
By Bruce Murphy
January 18, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/jan03/111446.asp
Color lines are fading in city neighborhoods
By Bruce Murphy
January 11, 2003
http://www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/jan03/109871.asp
Inner city limping along
Losses of families, jobs have hurt, says UWM study
By Leonard Sykes Jr. and Tannette Johnson-Elie
November 4, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/nov02/93093.asp
Report hints minorities face bias in W-2
Blacks, Hispanics lose benefits for sanctions more than whites
By Tom Held
October 22, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/oct02/89631.asp
Income fuels mortgage gap
Experts say other factors contribute to racial disparity
By Paul Gores
October 13, 2002
www.jsonline.com/bym/News/oct02/87454.asp
Agency late in filing W-2 extensions, state says
By Tom Held
September 27, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/sep02/83421.asp
South side lifts itself, a bit, out of poverty
Census tracts still show huge income gaps
By Leonard Sykes Jr.
September 26, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/sep02/83075.asp
Racial gap in pay runs deep
Disparity among blacks, whites remains sharp, census shows
By Dennis Chaptman abd Vikki Ortiz
September 25, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/sep02/82642.asp
With a bit of Magic, big-name franchises move into inner cities
By Tannette Johnson-Elie
September 24, 2002
www.jsonline.com/bym/Biz2biz/sep02/82565.asp
Child care industry tops $203 million in county
Rapidly growing business is critical part of area's infrastructure, study says
By Felicia Thomas-Lynn
September 21, 2002
www.jsonline.com/lifestyle/parenting/sep02/81894.asp
Some celebrate, some mourn at W-2 party
Groundbreaking welfare reform marks 5-year anniversary
By Linda Spice
September 3, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/State/sep02/71511.asp
Milwaukee's needs grow as its political clout shrinks
City may find it tough to carry out its agenda
By Steven Walters and Greg Borowski
September 2, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/State/sep02/71137.asp
Community's fate tied to strength of families
Weak homes, economics hurt children's chances
By Alan J. Borsuk
June 30, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/jun02/55434.asp
Welfare rolls plunge in state
But figures show fewer gains against poverty, especially in Milwaukee
By Steve Schultze and Tom Held
June 5, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/State/jun02/48719.asp
Convention bookings drop 21% here last year
Other cities with bigger halls did better, bureau chief says
By Rick Romell
March 3, 2002
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/mar02/24722.asp
Ozaukee County moves up the wealth chart
By Jeff Cole
February 9, 2002
http://www.jsonline.com/news/OzWash/feb02/19091.asp
Someone is always going to feel left out
Redistricting plan would mix Milwaukee, part of Ozaukee
By Mike Nichols
January 19, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/OzWash/jan02/14091.asp
Kmart could harm central city, critic says
By Tom Daykin
January 17, 2002
www.jsonline.com/bym/Biz2biz/jan02/13471.asp
Businesses thrive serving growing Hispanic community
By Tannette Johnson-Elie
January 14, 2002
www.jsonline.com/bym/Biz2biz/jan02/12615.asp
Gap in prosperity is growing, report warns
Flush times in '90s did little for central city
By Joel Dresang
January 6, 2002
www.jsonline.com/bym/News/jan02/10603.asp
A bigger convention center
From the Journal Sentinel
January 6, 2002
http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/jan02/10575.asp
Clock ticking on upgrade of convention center
Soft bookings, state budget deficit could sink plans to add more space
By Greg J. Borowski
January 1, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/jan02/9492.asp
A frayed social safety net
From the Journal Sentinel
January 1, 2002
www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/jan02/9385.asp
Miller Park impact study disputed
Economic affect on area overstated, economist says
By Don Walker
December 14, 2001
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/dec01/5463.asp
Weakening economy tightens belt on business diversity programs
By Tannette Johnson-Eli
October 22, 2001
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/biz2biz/oct01/johncol23102201a.asp
Minorities at extra disadvantage in travel layoffs
By Tannette Johnson-Eli
October 8, 2001
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/biz2biz/oct01/johncol09100801a.asp
Making it in Milwaukee
From the Journal Sentinel
August 16, 2001
http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/aug01/ceiling-edit081601.asp
Rejuvenation resentment
Prosperity in Brewers Hill area has some people feeling left out
By Greg J. Borowski
May 26, 2001
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/may01/hill27052601a.asp
Somber news for black retailers
By Tannette Johnson-Eli
May 21, 2001
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/biz2biz/may01/johncol22052101a.asp
A winning play?
Stadium's done, but debate over its value to area isn't finished
By Don Walker
April 5, 2001
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brew/mpark/apr01/better06040501.asp
City drops 2 spots in population rankings
At No. 19, Milwaukee's civic pride isn't bruised, Norquist says
By Mike Johnson
March 30, 2001
http://www.jsonline.com/news/census2000/mar01/rank31033001.asp
Minorities moving from city, but slowly
Majority of blacks in region have not migrated to suburbs
By Leonard Sykes Jr. and Annysa Johnson
March 11, 2001
http://www.jsonline.com/news/census2000/mar01/burbs12031101.asp
City population lowest since 1940
Minorities outnumber whites in city for first time
By Alan J. Borsuk and Leonard Sykes Jr.
March 8, 2001
http://www.jsonline.com/news/census2000/mar01/race09030801.asp
Tightening up in tough times
By Tannette Johnson-Eli
February 26, 2001
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/biz2biz/feb01/johncol27022601a.asp
Seeking an icon
Milwaukee hopes Calatrava addition will give the rest of the world something to talk about
By Karen Herzog
June 10, 2000
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jun00/impact11061000a.asp
Report finds few gains by blacks in Milwaukee in 1990s
Urban League cites negatives in employment, health, housing, justice
By Dave Umhoefer
February 23, 2000
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/feb00/league24022300a.asp
Study finds gap between Head Start, other services
By Joel Dresang
November 13, 1999
http://www.jsonline.com/news/State/nov99/head14111399a.asp
U.S. Census Bureau claims city lost 7.9% of population in '90s
But state, MPS figures show Milwaukee with more moderate losses
By Jack Norman
June 29, 1999
http://www.jsonline.com/news/nat/jun99/pop30062999a.asp
W-2: Child care cost would drop for families
By Margo Huston
January 28, 1999
http://www.jsonline.com/news/jan99/0128welf.asp
W-2 Families say they're just getting by
Poll finds people working but having harder time making ends meet
By Joel Dresang
January 14, 1999
http://www.jsonline.com/w2/welfare/stories/develop/0114leave.stm
Working for a living, loving what they do
Milwaukee Journal, The
by Alan J. Borsuk
Feb 12, 1995
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4207/is_19950212/ai_n10184857
Milwaukee Has Nation's Second Worst Unemployment Rate, Study Shows
Channel 12 News
Wisc.com
http://www.wisn.com/video/14390576/
WUWM: Project Milwaukee Series
This week, WUWM will put the issue of local economic development under the microscope. The joint effort by WUWM News and Lake Effect is titled "Creating a Vibrant Regional Economy" and will culminate with a community forum on November 15th. Lake Effect's Jane Hampden and WUWM's Bob Bach talk about the genesis of the project. Professor Marc Levine joins a panel of local economic development experts discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the Milwaukee regional economy. Thursday, November 15, 2007 from 4:00 to 5:30 pm. Listen to the online broadcast at:
www.wuwm.com/project_mke.php
WUWM: Project Milwaukee Series
Lake Effect kicks off WUWM's Project Milwaukee series with Marc Levine, founding director of the Center for Economic Development at UW-Milwaukee. Professor Levine talks with Jane Hampden about unemployment and job creation in Southeast Wisconsin, and efforts to develop a regional economy. Listen to the online broadcast at:
www.wuwm.com/view_le.php?articleid=316
Community and Economic Development Committee
Marc Levine's testimony before the the Community and Economic Development Committee of the Milwaukee Common Council regarding the recent UWMCED report "The Crisis of Black Male Joblessness in Milwaukee: Trends, Explanations, and Policy Options."
rtsp://helix.milwaukee.gov:554/ctyclkvi/tv25-home-pg/cedc/ced040407.rm? cloakport=80,554,7070
Prof. Levine's testimony begins at 1:38:40 and lasts for over an hour; move the "clip position" button to the right to the desired time. The attached file is a Real Media file and will be streamed to your computer. If you have trouble viewing the streamed media please be patient--it is a relatively large file. If you still have trouble accessing it, make sure you have the latest "RealPlayer" loaded on your machine. To obtain a free copy of the RealPlayer, download the Basic Player at the Real site.
New study calls Pabst City a 'risky project' (June 8, 2005)
A report by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Center for Economic Development says Milwaukee's 300 million dollar Pabst City undertaking has 'questionable public benefits'. Author of the study, UWM Professor Marc Levine, tells WUWM's Bob Bach the project has many potential weaknesses. Listen at:
www.publicbroadcasting.net/wuwm/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=781726
Bill would require new mothers enrolled in Wisconsin's W2 program to take parenting classes and meet with an employment planner
A bill requiring new mothers enrolled in Wisconsin's W2 program to take parenting classes and meet with an employment planner within a month of the baby's birth is discussed on WUWM. Pam Fendt tells 'At Ten' host Robyn Cherry why she opposes the measure. Listen to the interview online at:
www.publicbroadcasting.net/wuwm/news.newsmain?action= article&ARTICLE_ID=850698
Contrasting views on the possible relocation of The Potawatomi Bingo Casino
Should the casino move downtown, bringing all those gamblers with it? Opposing views from Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Marc Levine, director of the Center for Economic Development are presented. Dave Edwards interviews the mayor; Jane Hampden talks with Levine. Listen to the report at:
www.publicbroadcasting.net/wuwm/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=796939
Inflated projections and dubious assumptions
UWMCED Director Marc Levine discusses his views on the proposed 'PabstCity' project in downtown Milwaukee. Jane Hampden talks with Levine about his the report on the project. Listen to the report at:
www.publicbroadcasting.net/wuwm/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=793184
La classe créative et la prospérité urbaine: mythes et réalités
View the online presentation by the Center's Marc V. Levine. Professor Levine critiques the underlying assumptions of Richard Florida's "creative class" thesis. Presented at the Centre collégial de développement de matériel didactique at the INRS Urbanisation, Culture et Société, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Université du Québec, Montréal, Canada. View the entire presentation at:
www.ccdmd.qc.ca/ri/conferences/resultat.asp?resize=1
To download a copy of the presentation, click on our publications link
Quebec: The French Side of Canada
Marc Levine discusses the current state of Canada and its French-speaking province, Quebec, the separatist movement and the former Prime Minister.
www.uwtv.org/programs/displayevent.aspx?rID=2351&fID=573
Devenir une ville olympique: un cadeau empoisonné?
Marc Levine and others discuss the obstacles and economic consequences cities face when hosting the Olymipic Games. To hear the Radio-Canada broadcast visit:
www.radio-canada.ca/actualite/v2/affaires/niveau2_3626.shtml
Sorry, your job's been outsourced!
Thousands of manufacturing jobs have moved to countries that skimp on wages and regulations. Now the service sector is also at risk.
The Isthmus
by Roger Bybee
11/02/2007
http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=12661
Jobs, jobs, jobs
Mayor Barrett said bringing jobs to Milwaukee would be his top priority. How's he doing?
Vital Source
by Ted Bobrow
October 2007
http://www.vitalsourcemag.com/index.php/magazine/print/jobs-jobs-jobs/
Ups & Downs
Milwaukee Business Journal
Opinion
October 19, 2007
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2007/10/22/editorial7.html
Milwaukee's unemployment ranks high
City leaders see construction as the solution
The Daily Reporter
by Sean Ryan
October 18, 2007
http://www.dailyreporter.com/item.cfm?recid=20046840&snippet=f
Editorial: Homeownership Is Key To Future
Neil Heinen Weighs In On Benefits Of Home Buying
WISC TV.COM
October 1, 2007
http://www.channel3000.com/editorials/14243831/detail.html
Milwaukee to cut into 163-year road deficit
The Daily Reporter
By Sean Ryan
October 1, 2007
http://www.dailyreporter.com/item.cfm?recid=20046663&snippet=f
Chicago getting more tourists or just redoing the math?
Chicago rose to the top in a tally using a revised method
Chicago Tribune
By Kathy Bergen
August 20, 2007
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-mon_tourists_0820aug20,0,5921438.story
Chicago's convention industry trying to impress this crowd
Chicago's convention industry is straining to impress 7,000 attendees at the American Society of Association Executives gathering
Chicago Tribune
By Kathy Bergen
August 14, 2007
www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue_assoc_0814aug14,0,3793274,full.story
City's gargantuan trade show push
McCormick Place West addition lets Chicago aim squarely for lucrative meetings
Chicago Tribune
By Kathy Bergen
July 29, 2007
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sun_mccormick_0729jul29,0,3213787.story
Olympic mystery: who's our insurer?
City's secrecy raises doubts about policy
By Greg Hinz
July 02, 2007
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=25527
Poverty is no excuse" is bankrupt
The Black Commentator
By Daniel Pryzbyla
Guest Commentator
June 29, 2006
http://www.blackcommentator.com/189/ 189_poverty_is_no_excuse_is_bankrupt_pryzbyla_pf.html
The Confidence Man
How Harvard professor Michael Porter soaked Milwaukee and other cities for an inner city plan that went nowhere.
Milwaukee Magazine
By Terrence Falk
http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/Additional_Stories/ default.asp?newMessageID=13152&type=520
Can anything cure Milwaukee job crisis?
A massive intervention UWM prof insists nothing less will attack joblessness
Labor Press
April 26, 2007
http://www.milwaukeelabor.org/data/newsletter/April2007LABORPRESS.pdf
Convention center expansion effects remain a question
Special to OnMilwaukee.com
By Doug Hissom
April 13, 2007
http://onmilwaukee.com/politics/articles/politics041307.html
Race for the 2016 Games
Costs, profits rarely clear-cut for host city
Olympics can carry unexpected financial risks, plus long-term benefits
Chicago Tribune
By Kathy Bergen, w/researcher Lelia Arnheim and reporter Mickey Ciokajlo
April 1, 2007
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0703310429apr01,1,3672003.story? ctrack=1&cset=true
UWM report focuses on connection between race and joblessness in city
Milwaukee Community Journal
By MCJ Staff
March 21, 2007
http://www.communityjournal.net/uwmreportfocusesonconnection betweenracejoblessness3_21_07.html
Blog: MilwaukeeWorld
Post: UWM Study Attacks Barrett's "Cluelessness" on Job Cricis
by Michael Horne
March 16, 2007
http://www.milwaukeeworld.com/blog/2007/03/uwm-study-attacks-barretts.html
Milwaukee inner-city incomes drop by 1.9 percent
The Daily Reporter
by Sean Ryan
November 28, 2006
http://www.dailyreporter.com/item.cfm?recid=20042947&snippet=f
Suburban Milwaukee
New Regional Focus Highlights Development Efforts
Corporate Report Wisconsin, June 2006
By Laurie Arendt
http://www.trailsmediagroup.com/CRW/InFocus/2006/June06Foc.html
UWM report identifies poverty problems
Solutions include regional economic development
The Daily Reporter
by Sean Ryan
May 17, 2006
http://www.dailyreporter.com/item.cfm?recid=20040746&snippet=f
La "classe créative" existe-t-elle?
Alain Bourdin
Revue Urbanisme
http://www.urbanisme.fr/numero/344/Dos/focus.html
Study: Brewers have significant economic impact
The Associated Press
Lacrosse Tribune
Sunday, October 08, 2006
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/10/08/wi/wis1.txt
Schaefer's city legacy is helping it become a model for comeback
Baltimore Sun
Jay Hancock
September 24, 2006
www.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/
Group revamps central city growth strategy
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
Rich Rovito
July 7, 2006
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/07/10/
Poorest of the Poor Growing
Shepherd Express
Doug Hissom
December 8, 2005
http://www.shepherd-express.com/12_8_05/expresso.htm
Climbing the Ladder
A New Generation Fights to Keep Up As Economy Shifts
CareerJournal
By Greg Ip
June 27, 2005
http://www.marketingpower.com/content26026.php
Developing a new formula
Barrett to seek doubling of TIF districts
The Business Journal
Pete Millard
June 24, 2005
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2005/06/27/story1.html
Officials tightening oversight of agencies
Contracts to require more accountability for taxpayer money
Associated Press
By Robert Imrie
June 24, 2005
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/states/wisconsin/
As economy shifts, a new generation struggles to keep up
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By Greg Ip, The Wall Street Journal
June 22, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05173/526664.stm
Joel McNally: Downtown Milwaukee's rehab too good to be true?
The Capital Times
By Joel McNally
June 18, 2005
http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/opinion/index.php?ntid=44000
Metropolitan Milwaukee Assn. of Commerce defends its PabstCity report
Daily Reporter
By Sean Ryan
June 13, 2005
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn5302/is_/ai_n24422922
The price of success
'Making it' doesn't guarantee equality, area blacks say, nor does it justify ignoring less fortunate
GM Today
By Candace Doyle
March 8, 2005
http://www.gmtoday.com/content/NSL/2005/February/84.asp
Building an empty house
(Deal Maker Forum)(Interview)
October 1, 2004
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Creative Class
A Short Summary of the Theory
Arts Research Monitor, Volume 2, No. 10
http://www.hillstrategies.com/creative_class.html
Old Guard New Guard
Milwaukee Magazine
By Barbara Miner
February 2004
http://milwaukeemagazine.com/ypm/022004.html
'Community' Park East plan irks developers
Milwaukee Business Journal
By Pete Millard
December 8, 2003
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2003/12/08/ newscolumn1.html
WISCONSIN: W-2 services cut back
Pioneer Press
By Carrie Antlfinder
October 27, 2003
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/7112065.htm
Countering Conventional Wisdom
Stadium, MAC Center don't live up to job promises
Shepherd Express
By Doug Hissom
September,11 2003
http://www.shepherd-express.com/shepherd/24/37/ news_and_views/news.html
Class Dismissed
Lost in all of the sound-bite condemnations of MPS are the taboo questions about poverty
Milwaukee Magazine
By Barbara Miner
September, 2003
http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/092003/endgame.html
State looks to Wisconsin for welfare ideas
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribtune
By Jean Hoppensperger
February 21, 2003
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3666217.html
Gard says Doyle's proposal would roll W-2 back to AFDC
GazetteExtra
By Carrie Antlfinger/Associated Press
February 20, 2003
http://www.gazetteextra.com/stbudget_gard022003.asp
Hyper-Segregation Yes or No
Focus on Diversity
By Marc V. Levine
Jan. 18, 2003
http://www.focusondiversity.com/tools/
articles/html/articledetail.php?id=11
Wisconsin Offers Welfare Recipients Education, Job Resources
ABC News
By Justine Schiro
November 11, 2002
abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/DailyNews/ISOA_welfare021111.html
Women and Power
Milwaukee Magazine
by Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
April, 2002
http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/042002/women_and_power.html
SOS! Milwaukee Needs Help
By:Joel Rogers
Madison Capital Times
January 28, 2002
http://cows.org/about_newsroom_detail.asp?id=238
Outlying suburbs see surge in affluent residents: Income gap grows between Milwaukee, metro neighbors
by Pete Millard
January 14,2002
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/ 2002/01/14/story6.html
Our Billion-dollar Baby
April 2001]
The costs are staggering, the results stunning. Will Miller Park change our city? Perhaps. But one thing is certain: The security is very good.
Milwaukee Magazine
by Bruce Murphy
April, 2001
http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/042001/billiondollar_baby.html
The booming economy is increasing the gap between poor and rich, both nationally and in Wisconsin
by Linda McCants Pendleton
September 30, 1999
http://www.shepherd-express.com/shepherd/ 20/40/scoop/scoop.html
Local wage growth booms
But new study shows city trails in poverty
Cincinnati Business Courier
July 13, 1999
http://www.amcity.com/cincinnati/stories/071398/story5.html
1983-1998: An economic about-face
By Pete Millard
October 26, 1998
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/ 1998/10/26/story2.html
Salvaging the future
July 24, 1998
St. Louis Business Journal
http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/1998/07/27/editorial1.html
Lost souls, lost dollars
How St. Louis compares to 14 metropolitan areas
by Margie Manning
July 17, 1998
St. Louis Business Journal
http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/1998/07/20/story2.html
Phila. ends up in the middle
by Thomas J. Walsh
July 24, 1998
Philadelphia Business Journal
http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/1998/07/27/story8.html
Retaining industry
Among 'Frostbelt' cities, only Minneapolis has created industrial jobs
By John Rosengren
July 24, 1998
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/1998/07/27/focus1.html
Women, minorities find rough roads to owning businesses in Milwaukee
by Pete Millard
June 15, 1998
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/ 1998/06/15/story6.html
Racial income gap huge, study says
by Pete Millard
June 8, 1998
The Business Journal, Serving Greater Milwaukee
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/ 1998/06/08/story1.html
Black/white disparity among local jobless near region's highest
By Gigi Verna Courier
April 10, 1998
Cincinnati Business Courier
http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/1998/04/13/story6.html
Racial Ratio
Milwaukee's black unemployment rate 4 times higher than white rate
By Peter Millard
March 30, 1998
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/ 1998/03/30/story1.html
Dripped Dry As metro cities buy up high country water rights, Park County's ranching heritage is evaporating. Denver Westword News By Stuart Steers July 10, 1997 http://www.westword.com/1997-07-10/news/dripped-dry/full
Seeking Solutions For Troubled Cities
As a "social science historian," Marc Levine analyzes the impact of economic development efforts.
Research Profile
University of Wisconsin Graduate School
Vol.19 no. 1
http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/research/features/snapshots/archives/ research-profile/Archive/Vol19No1/cities.html
Shift for Urban Renewal: Nurture the Grass Roots
New York Times
By Felicity Barringer
November 29, 1992
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9E0CE0DF103CF93AA15752C1A964958260&sec= &spon=&pagewanted=print
An Evaluation of the Economic Development Administration's University Center Program
by Mt. Auburn and Associates (includes an evaluation of UWMCED)
Report: http://www.osec.doc.gov/eda/pdf/1G3_23_univcentereval.pdf
