Join us for our 2025 Emerging Topics Series!
We are exploring some great topics this year, including how some of our partners are addressing the construction worker shortage, how the city and other funders can help small businesses thrive during road construction, and more!
Sesión 2: Construction Season: Surviving the Mayhem
August 7 | 9-11 AM | PK Palace | Register Here
What is in place to help small businesses stay afloat during construction season when transportation/ infrastructure upgrades bring needed improvement to areas that have suffered from disinvestment? Join your colleagues to hear from Milwaukee Dept. of City Development, VÍA CDC, and lending institutions in a conversation designed to develop a pilot program to provide operating grants to impacted businesses. Refreshments and networking time included.
Session 3
November 5 | 9-11 AM | TBD
Stay tuned for more details!
Session 1: Workforce Development: Constructing the Future
June 3 | 9-11 AM | YWCA Training Room
This informative event was designed to address the construction trade labor crisis. Both affordable housing and those with the skills to build it are in short supply. Economists expect this labor shortage to spread as skilled tradesmen retire. Filling this gap is an opportunity to strengthen our communities. Thank you for joining us to hear from experts from two local nonprofits about their workforce development programs – Jackie Weber at Revitalizar Milwaukee and Jim Gaillard at Ezekiel CDC, moderated by Lamont Davis from the Fideicomiso de tierras comunitarias de Milwaukee. We began a collaborative discussion on how to effectively work together within our communities in a stronger effort to fill the talent pipeline. Access the slides here.
