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WCTC names new Applied AI Lab director

1 week ago | biztimes.com | Samantha Dietel

Sarah Buszka. Credit: Waukesha County Technical College Waukesha County Technical College has named Sarah Buszka as the new director of its Applied AI Lab. Buszka will lead WCTC’s development and implementation of artificial intelligence solutions for local companies and provide workforce training, according to WCTC’s announcement. She will serve as WCTC’s Already a subscriber? Log in To continue reading this article ...
Notre Dame School of Milwaukee breaks ground on campus expansion project

1 week ago | biztimes.com | Samantha Dietel

Notre Dame School of Milwaukee, a K3-8 Catholic school, is expanding one of its three campuses to help address growing demand and provide students with an improved facility. NDSM held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday at its St. Florian boys middle school campus, located at 1215 S. 45th St. in Milwaukee. The St. Florian campus Already a subscriber? Log in To continue reading this article ... Subscribe to BizTimes today and get immediate access to our Insider-only content and much more.
In Focus: Crafting the future Milwaukee Public Museum

2 weeks ago | biztimes.com | Samantha Dietel

At Germantown-based Stonecast Products, company employees pour concrete to form an exterior panel for the future Milwaukee Public Museum. Stonecast Products will produce 670 precast panels for the museum project by mid-June. The panels will then be installed during the summer. Exterior construction work for the museum, which is set to open in early 2027, Already a subscriber? Log in To continue reading this article ...
UWM honors Sheldon Lubar with conference room and exhibit on his 96th birthday

2 weeks ago | biztimes.com | Samantha Dietel

Sheldon Lubar was at a loss for words. The 96-year-old businessman and philanthropist stood at a podium inside the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Golda Meir Library, where UW-Milwaukee hosted a dedication ceremony on Wednesday. The library’s third floor now houses the Sheldon B. Lubar Conference and Study Room. Inside that room is an exhibit dedicated to Lubar and his life’s work.
Wisconsin child care costs spike again in 2025 as subsidy buying power declines

2 weeks ago | biztimes.com | Samantha Dietel

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families found that average child care prices in the state have increased significantly for two consecutive years. The DCF released its report on the 2025 child care market survey results on Tuesday. Monthly infant care costs increased by an average of 11% for families served by group providers and Already a subscriber? Log in To continue reading this article ...
Discovery World unveils new exhibit projects

2 weeks ago | biztimes.com | Samantha Dietel

Discovery World, the science and technology museum located on Milwaukee’s downtown lakefront, is working to reimagine its visitor experience with updates to its exhibits. On Monday, Discovery World announced a $2.5 million project to build a 2,700-square-foot new exhibit called “Life of Water.”Discovery World also has a $1 million project underway to renovate its Caribbean Tunnel exhibit.
Superior Ambulance opens Milwaukee station and training center

3 weeks ago | biztimes.com | Samantha Dietel

Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service celebrated the grand opening of its James Lovell Milwaukee Station and Life Support Training Institute Classroom on Thursday. The station, located at 635 N. James Lovell St. in downtown Milwaukee, will provide emergency medical services training programs to help address workforce needs for EMS professionals. The station offers emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician and paramedic training.
Nativity Jesuit Academy breaks ground on $1.4 million playfield project

3 weeks ago | biztimes.com | Samantha Dietel

Nativity Jesuit Academy, a K4-12 school on the south side of Milwaukee, will open a new playfield and pedestrian mall in the fall. The $1.4 million project, which will feature an artificial soccer field, basketball court and four-square courts for students, broke ground on Monday. This new space, located at 1515 S. 29th St., will be called “Nicholas Family Field” in honor of the Lori and David Nicholas Family Foundation’s funding for the project.
Anonymous donors gift $1.5 million to create endowment for Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

3 weeks ago | biztimes.com | Samantha Dietel

Two anonymous donors have gifted $1.5 million to create an endowment for Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Milwaukee. Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, which opened in 2015, announced the endowment at its 10-year anniversary event on May 7. The milestone marked a time for celebration, but also for future planning, said Andrew Stith, president of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. “We know we have to think to the future, not just the next 10 years, but the next 25 or 50 years,” Stith told BizTimes.
All-In Milwaukee to move to larger office space in Walker's Point

3 weeks ago | biztimes.com | Samantha Dietel

All-In Milwaukee, a nonprofit that works to help students finish college and begin careers, will nearly double its office space at its new home in Walker’s Point. The nonprofit will be moving from its 2,647-square-foot space on the first floor of the Germania Building at 135 W. Wells St. downtown to a 4,638-square-foot space on the first floor of the Atlas Building at 600 W. Virginia St. The Atlas Building is part of the Tannery office complex.