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Few employers show up to recruit MATC students
By Rick Barrett
April 9, 2013
http://www.jsonline.com/business/welding-job-fair-fails-to-spark-interest-lc9g955-202236561.html

The myth of the skills gap
View from the Heartland
By Barbara Miner
February 22, 2013
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/purple-wisconsin/view-from-the-heartland.html

No economic rationale for subsidizing an arena
By Marc V. Levine
Nov 10, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/no-economic-rationale-for-subsidizing-an-arena-8a7j375-178214961.html

Walker's jobs record an unmitigated disaster
By Marc V. Levine
June 2, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/walkers-jobs-record-an-unmitigated-disaster-s95jfqa-156489995.html

Walker and Barrett duel over job trends in Wisconsin, and Milwaukee
By Craig Gilbert
May 1, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/149761715.html

State forms task force to study minority joblessness
By John Schmid
March 23, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/business/state-forms-task-force-to-study-minority-joblessness-gb4n69t-143979256.html

A Milwaukee jobs act
Editorial Page - Opinion
By Jennifer Epps-Addison, Willie Brisco, Dana Schultz and Christine Neumann-Ortiz
February 18, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/a-milwaukee-jobs-act-ng463nc-139551513.html

Milwaukee needs manufacturing renaissance
Editorial Page - Opinion
By Reggie Newson
February 14, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/milwaukee-needs-manufacturing-renaissance-3o46e0k-139326293.html

Master Lock succeeds as surrounding area fails
By John Schmid
February 13, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/business/master-lock-succeeds-as-surrounding-area-fails-u446e26-139266023.html

Milwaukee should get busy and write a strategic plan
Editorial
February 4, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/milwaukee-should-get-busy-and-write-a-strategic-plan-k441kmp-138685979.html

In wake of dismal statistics, let's boost opportunities
High school students need multiple pathways, one of the many ideas worth considering as the city faces large-scale black male unemployment
Editorial
January 26, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/in-wake-of-dismal-statistics-lets-boost-opportunities-fo3u42h-138165314.html

Black male unemployment is our most pressing issue
By Willie L. Hines Jr.
January 26, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/black-male-unemployment-is-our-most-pressing-issue-om3v3i7-138165319.html

Job numbers evident in inner city
By Eugene Kane
January 25, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/job-numbers-evident-in-inner-city-883uluh-138097088.html

A devastating blow to blacks
By Ralph Hollmon
January 21, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/job-one-create-more-jobs-a-devastating-blow-to-blacks-833rr9r-137800803.html

Employment of black men drops drastically
By John Schmid
January 23, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/business/employment-of-black-men-drops-drastically-tf3tg7m-137932723.html

It's no time for another cut to UW System
By William L. Holahan and Marc V. Levine
November 15, 2011
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/133929158.html

Bus riders don't seem to get a fair shake
By Eugene Kane
September 28, 2011
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/130749148.html

Editorial: Transit needed for jobs
September 27, 2011
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/130668528.html

Transit cuts put jobs out of reach of workers without cars
By Larry Sandler
September 25, 2011
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/130541748.html

Third Ward's gains are north side's pains
By Bill Glauber and Ben Poston
April 30, 2011
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/121037364.html

You heard it here first: Tax the rich and solve budget shortfall
By Marc V. Levine
February 26, 2011
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/116955013.html

Milwaukee ranks in economic middle of 18 peers
Study finds manufacturing job losses, but gains in other areas
By Bill Glauber
December 5, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/111362009.html

Editorial: It's time to address black male unemployment
November 6, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/106794753.html

Will job creation start right away?
Candidates made plenty of promises on way to election
By Eugene Kane
November 1, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/106494603.html

University, business partnerships urged to create more start-ups
By Tom Daykin
October 25, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/business/105734988.html

Milwaukee now fourth poorest city in nation
City's poverty rate in 2009 rises to 27%, Census says
By Bill Glauber and Ben Poston
September 28, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/103929588.html

Editorial: The Faces of Poverty
September 25, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/87520442.html

This message from your transit committee
By The Transit Services Advisory Committee
March 13, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/87520442.html

UWM stays dedicated to Wauwatosa research facility
By Tom Daykin
October 27, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/business/66731082.html

UWM as economic engine? Dream on
Research schools unlikely to foster economic development in region
By Marc Levine
October 3, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/63326367.html

Black, male, jobless: Rate mired near 50%
Milwaukee fifth-worst among 35 metro areas
By Joel Dresang
October 2, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/business/63199582.html

City is 11th poorest in nation
Poverty rate dropped slightly, but '09 rise likely
By Ben Poston
September 28, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/62480982.html

City employment falls again
By Joel Dresang
July 31, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/business/52230357.html

Up to 57% of Milwaukee area's African-American males jobless
By Joel Dresang
June 19, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/business/48642707.html

Milwaukee lost greater percentage of jobs than most major U.S. cities
By Joel Dresang
May 4, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/business/44303577.html

Poor areas don't show on aid radar
Formula for funds gives no breaks to Milwaukee, Racine counties
By Tom Held and Ben Poston
April 27, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/43752102.html

Study puts metro area low on 'job sprawl' scale
By Joel Dresang
April 7, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/business/42610867.html

Businesses should back greater unionization
By Michael Rosen, Marc Levine and Cheryle Maranto
April 4, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/42448462.html

Governments face opportunities, difficulties
They must decide on projects quickly
By Patrick Marley, Dave Umhoefer and Ben Poston
March 12, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/41157742.html

Jobs report shows recent losses
Yet long-term decline troubles UWM analyst
By Joel Dresang
February 15, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/business/39622822.html

It's no time to cut public investments
By John Davis, Charity Eleson, Marc V. Levine, William Holahan, Andrew Reschovsky, Michael Rosen and Karen Royster
February 14, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/39586082.html

Milwaukee-area jobless rate reaches record for December
By Joel Dresang
January 29, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/business/38612992.html

Sick pay is smart economically
By Marc Levine and Michael Rosen
January 22, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/38170669.html

Area's jobless rate lower than in 40 of largest metro areas
By Rick Romell
January 7, 2009
http://www.jsonline.com/business/37229019.html

Congress extends jobless benefits
Senate OKs move as unemployment claims rise
By Joel Dresang
November 20, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/business/34813439.html

Job situation still worsening
Milwaukee hits lowest August employment level in 19 years
By Joel Dresang
October 20, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=808026

Report decries transit cutbacks
It pushes sales tax to save bus routes, jobs
By Larry Sandler
October 18, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=807622

Joblessness adds strain to fatherhood
By Eugene Kane
October 13, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=805459

Milwaukee's black/white jobless gap is highest in U.S.
By Joel Dresang
October 12, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=805189

'Green' projects create jobs, report says
Federal incentives would help cities like Milwaukee boost employment
By Joel Dresang
September 9, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=792895

City has nation's 7th highest poverty rate
Waukesha County among lowest, Census Bureau says
By Bill Glauber and Ben Poston
August 27, 2008 http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=787874

Dim light at the end of the tunnel
The region needs higher wattage ideas for transit
By Marc V. Levine
June 27, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=766876

Employment declines a bit in Milwaukee as jobless rate improves
By Joel Dresang
June 10, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=760692

State's jobless rate falls
But nearly 19,000 jobs have been lost since April 2007, government surveys report
By Joel Dresang
May 15, 2008
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=751498

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

Audio/Video/Online Broadcasts

Milwaukee Brewers: Is Miller Park Responsible for Strong Ticket Sales?
WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio
By Ann-Elise Henzl
April 1, 2013
http://www.wuwm.com/news/wuwm_news.php?articleid=12164

Black Nouveau examines a new study that says the "Jobs Skills Gap" is a myth
Milwaukee Public Television
Original Airdate: March 26, 2013
http://www.mptv.org/localshows/black_nouveau/latest_episode/?v=rTxllIWGa-M&e=

Report: Milwaukee's So-Called "Skills Gap" is a Myth
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
By By Mitch Teich
February 27, 2013
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/lake_effect/lake_effect_segment.php?segmentid=10202

Investigating the Employment Gap in Milwaukee's Inner City
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
By Mitch Teich
November 1, 2012
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/lake_effect/lake_effect_segment.php?segmentid=9811

Why Does Milwaukee Have So Few Minority-Owned Businesses?
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI<
By LaToya Dennis
October 16, 2012
http://www.wuwm.com/news/wuwm_news.php?articleid=11311

Variety of Indicators Needed to Gauge Economy
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
June 18, 2012
http://www.wuwm.com/news/wuwm_news.php?articleid=10618

Master Lock Insourcing: One Positive Step Or The Start Of A Trend?
WISC.com
February 14, 2012
http://www.wisn.com/money/30458337/detail.html

UWM report looks at unemployment stats for black males
Fox 6 Now
By Sharita Erves
January 24, 2012
http://fox6now.com/2012/01/24/uwm-report-staggering-unemployment-statistics-for-black-males/

Project Milwaukee: Economist Critical of Gov. Walker's Job Claims
Wisconsin Public Radio
December 16, 2011
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=9643

Walker Protesters Take Jobs Message To Train Maker
WISN.com ,Channel 12, ABC,
November 30, 2011
http://www.wisn.com/money/29892574/detail.html

Joy Cardin, Wisconsin could fix its budget shortfall, with guest Marc Levine
Wisconsin Public Radio
Hosted by Joy Cardin
March 3, 2011
http://www.wpr.org/cardin/index.cfm?strDirection=Prev&dteShowDate=2011-03-03%2008%3A00%3A00

At Issue with Ben Merens, Today's job numbers, with guest Marc Levine
Wisconsin Public Radio
Hosted by Ben Merens
March 2, 2011
http://www.wpr.org/merens/index.cfm?strDirection=Prev&dteShowDate=2011-03-03%2016%3A00%3A00

Black Nouveau, Segment 2
WPTV - Milwaukee Public Television
Hosted by Faithe Colas and Milton F. Dockery
February 16, 2011
http://www.mptv.org/local_shows/latest_episode/?s=4&v=5iJuoabQVxA&e=1922

Black Nouveau
WPTV - Milwaukee Public Television
Hosted by Faithe Colas and Milton F. Dockery
January 26, 2011
http://www.mptv.org/local_shows/latest_episode/?s=4&v=vvYB8DY-dbs&e=1920

Report: Black Male Joblessness in MKE Rises
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
Hosted by Bonnie North
October 15, 2010
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/lake_effect/view_le.php?articleid=1087

Black Nouveau
WPTV - Milwaukee Public Television
Hosted by Faithe Colas and Milton F. Dockery
October 13, 2010
http://www.mptv.org/local_shows/latest_episode/?s=4&v=ooKhkX9ivU0&e=1905

Can the Next Governor Create Jobs?
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
By Marge Pitrof
October 12, 2010
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=7030

Milwaukee Black Male Employment Thought to be Higher Than Official Numbers
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
By LaToya Dennis
October 7, 2010
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=7001

Leaders Hope Others Will Follow Talgo
TMJ4 Television
By Tom Murray
March 3, 2010
http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/86052657.html

Milwaukee ranks behind only Las Vegas & Detroit in percentage of jobs lost
Fox 6 Now
Milwaukee MPTV, Public Television
February 4, 2010
http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-100204-milwaukee-job-loss,0,2246670.story

What will Milwaukee produce in the 21st Century?
4th Street Forum - #812L
Milwaukee MPTV, Public Television
January 22, 2010
http://www.mptv.org/video/watch/?id=231

Project Milwaukee: Water Efforts Criticized as Misguided
Lake Effect, Hosted by Erin Toner
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
December 11, 2009
http://wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=5486

Project Milwaukee: Water Efforts Criticized as Misguided
Lake Effect, Hosted by Erin Toner
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
December 11, 2009
http://wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=5486

Can water really power Milwaukee's economy?
Lake Effect, Hosted by Bonnie North
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
October 13, 2009
http://wuwm.com/programs/lake_effect/view_le.php?articleid=823

Marc Levine discusses the impact of Milwaukee's level of poverty on the city and the state
At Issue with Ben Merens
Wisconsin Pulic Radio
September 29, 2009
http://wpr.org/merens/index.cfm?strDirection=Prev&dteShowDate=2009%2D09%2D29%2017%3A00%3A00

Marc Levine discusses the current job market and economic outlook
At Issue with Ben Merens
Wisconsin Pulic Radio
June 22, 2009
http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/bme/bme090622m.rm

Project Milwaukee Community Forum: Panel Discussion
Guests: Enrique Figueroa, Howard Fuller, Marc Levine, Paula Penebaker, Tim Sheehy
Hosted by Bonnie North
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
June 18, 2009
http://wuwm.com/programs/lake_effect/view_le.php?articleid=742

Quantifying Milwaukee's Segregation
Guests: Marc Levine, Jonathan Gundlach, Temo Xopin, Renee Booker, Kori Schneider-Peragine, Mark Wade
Hosted by Bonnie North
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
June 18, 2009
http://wuwm.com/programs/lake_effect/view_le.php?articleid=741

Effects of Past Discrimination Still Profound
By Bob Bach
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
June 11, 2009
http://wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=4666

What Stimulus Could Mean For Fragile Workforce
By Susan Bence
WUWM Public Radio, Milwaukee, WI
March 24, 2009
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=4343

"Be Heard": 4th Street Forum | Work For Minority Men
4th Street Forum at Turner Hall
Alderman Willie Hines, UWM Professor Marc Levine, and the Executive Director of Milwaukee's Housing Authority, Tony Perez
http://unifiedmilwaukee2.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/"be-heard"-4th-street-forum-work-for-minority-men/

Black Male Unemployment
Marc Levine, interview on WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio
Hosted by Tom Luljak
December 18, 2008
http://wuwm.com/programs/uwm_today/view_uwmt.php?articleid=163

Marc Levine, Recorded Testimony
City of Milwaukee — Legislative Research Center
http://milwaukee.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=21950&GUID=3B9866D7-69D0-4E7B-B2D7-1FA90ADD04DD&Search=
Communication by Mr. Marc Levine, UWM - Center for Economic Development relating to his Research Update: "The Crisis Continues: Black Male Joblessness in Milwaukee 2007.

At Issue with Ben Merens
Wisconsin Public Radio
October 15, 2008
http://www.wpr.org/webcasting/audioarchives_display.cfm?Code=bme

Jobless rate for Milwaukee black men tops 50 percent
Wisconsin Public Television
October 17, 2008
http://www.wpt.org/hereandnow/index.cfm?did=35024

Tough to find jobs in Buffalo
News 4 -- WIVB Buffalo
October 13, 2008
http://www.wivb.com/global/story.asp?s=9172029

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


Other News Sources

Green Infrastructure Boosts Property Values
Express Milwaukee
by Lisa Kaiser
April 30, 2013
http://expressmilwaukee.com/article-20986-green-infrastructure-boosts-property-values.html

Milwaukee emphasizes cool in courting Millennials
Star Tribune
by M.L. Johnson, Associated Press
April 18, 2013
http://www.startribune.com/local/203614291.html

New UWM report says NO; ‘Skills Gap’ a Myth
Milwaukee Community Journal
by Mitch Teich
April 1, 2013
http://www.communityjournal.net/new-uwm-report-says-no-skills-gap-a-myth/

WI economic developers fishing for jobs, with fishy jobs numbers
Wisconsin Reporter
by Ryan Ekvall
March 26, 2013
http://watchdog.org/76899/wi-economic-developers-fishing-for-jobs-with-fishy-jobs-numbers/

The 'Skills Gap' Myth
The Progressive
by Roger Bybee
March 25, 2013
http://www.progressive.org/skills-gap-myth

Help wanted in Wisconsin: Workers with 'middle skills'
GazetteXtra.com
by Steven Walters
March 18, 2013
http://gazettextra.com/news/2013/mar/18/help-wanted-wisconsin-workers-middle-skills

Walker signs bill to close 'skills gap' but immediate impact unexpected
Central Wisconsin Business
by Logan T. Carlson
March 16, 2013
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20130317/CWS03/303170368/Walker-signs-bill-close-skills-gap-immediate-impact-unexpected

Report: No Skills Gap in Wisconsin or Beyond
AFL-CIO
by Kenneth Quinnell
March 11, 2013
http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/In-The-States/Report-No-Skills-Gap-in-Wisconsin-or-Beyond

Study Demolishes the Myth That U.S. Workers Lack Skills
In These times
by Roger Bybee
February 27, 2013
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/14660/the_medias_skills_gap_thesis_is_a_myth/

Is the Skills Gap a Myth?
express Milwaukee.com
by Lisa Kaiser
February 27, 2013
http://expressmilwaukee.com/article-20657-is-the-skills-gap-a-myth-.html

UWM professor: Wisconsin skills gap a 'myth'
The Business Journal
by Jeff Engel
February 23, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/blog/2013/02/uwm-professor-wisconsin-skills-gap-a.html

The $74 Million Gamble
Urban Milwaukee
by Bruce Murphy
October 17, 2012
http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2012/10/17/murphy%E2%80%99s-law-the-74-million-gamble/comment-page-1/

Libre opinion - L'effet domino de l'immigration à Montréal
Le Devoir.com
by Michel Paillé
October 9, 2012
http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/actualites-en-societe/360939/l-effet-domino-de-l-immigration-a-montreal

Unemployment hits some population groups harder
BizTimes.com
by Molly Newman
August 20, 2012
http://www.biztimes.com/article/20120820/MAGAZINE03/308169980/-1/Banking/Unemployment-hits-some-population-groups-harder

Education focus of minority unemployment roundtable
The Business Journal
by Stacy Vogel Davis
June 8, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2012/06/08/education-focus-of-minority.html

Task force to address minority unemployment in Milwaukee
The Business Journal
March 23, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2012/03/23/task-force-to-address-minority.html

Rep. Young creates coalition to address Black male unemployment
Plans to employ 15,000 Black Men in Milwaukee Metro Area
Milwaukee Courier
March 9, 2012
http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/03/09/rep-young-creates-coalition-to-address-black-male-unemployment/

President Obama talks jobs, raises campaign cash during Wednesday Wisconsin visit
WTAQ.com
February 14, 2012
http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2012/feb/14/president-obama-talks-jobs-raises-campaign-cash-during-wednesday-wisconsin-visit/

Replacing Factories With Jails: Just 44% of Milwaukee's Black Men in Workforce
In these Times
by Roger Bybee
February 1, 2012
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/12647/replacing_factories_with_jails_just_44_of_milwaukees_black_males_in_workfor/

Hall: "We have to say as a community this is unacceptable"
Third Coast Digest
by Candace Romano
January 30, 2012
http://thirdcoastdigest.com/2012/01/james-hall-we-have-to-say-as-a-community-this-is-unacceptable/

The NAACP Milwaukee Branch in response to the report by Dr. Marc Levine and "Call to Action"
Milwaukee Courier
by James Hall
January 28, 2012
http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2012/01/28/the-naacp-milwaukee-branch-in-response-to-the-report-by-dr-marc-levine-and-call-to-action/

Le Reportage de la Rédaction
The Wire Débarque à la Fac
Lemouv
http://www.lemouv.fr/diffusion-the-wire-debarque-a-la-fac

"The Wire", du petit écran à l'amphi
Le Monde Le Magazine
http://www.lemonde.fr/m/article/2012/01/27/the-wire-du-petit-ecran-a-l-amphi_1634710_1575563.html

Very high unemployment among Milwaukee-area African-Americans
Sheboygan's Station WHBL News Radio 1330
January 24, 2012
http://whbl.com/news/articles/2012/jan/24/very-high-unemployment-among-milwaukee-area-african-americans/

Black male employment hits low
The Business Journal
by Sean Ryan January 13, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/print-edition/2012/01/13/black-male-employment-hits-low.html

Walker Protesters Take Jobs Message To Train Maker
WISN.com
November 30, 2011
http://www.wisn.com/money/29892574/detail.html

HBO's "The Wire" plays leading role in ILS course
by John Lucas
University of Wisconsin–Madison News
November 10, 2011
http://www.news.wisc.edu/20012

Can Milwaukee become the Silicon Valley of water?
by Dan Weissmann
WBEZ 91.5
November 8, 2011
http://www.wbez.org/story/can-milwaukee-become-silicon-valley-water-93835

A Collective Breath
Chris Stratton
School District of the Menomonie Area
District Administrator Weekly Column
http://msd.k12.wi.us/content/collective-breath

Walker's Cuts Hit Milwaukee County Transit
by Lisa Kaiser
Express Milwaukee
September 28, 2011
http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-16256-walkers-cuts-hit-milwaukee-county-transit.html

Milwaukee Income Drops 22 Percent as Job Threats Continue
by Roger Bybee
In These Times
September 23, 2011
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/11996/milwaukee_income_drops_22_percent_as_job_threats_continue/

CRE Guide — Take 5 with Joel Rast
by Sean Ryan
The Business Journal
September 7, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2011/09/06/cre-guide-take-5-with-joel-rast.html?page=all

Milwaukee area struggles in nurturing minority firms
by Tannette Johnson-Elie
The Business Journal
June 24, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/print-edition/2011/06/24/milwaukee-area-struggles-in-nurturing.html

Is It Time for Downtown Shorewood to Grow Up?
by Rory Linnane
Shorewood Patch
May 26, 2011
http://shorewood.patch.com/articles/is-it-time-for-downtown-shorewood-to-grow-up

For Late 'Mr. Mayor,' a Last Tour of Town
by Sabrina Tavernise
New York Times
April 25, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/us/26baltimore.html?_r=1&hpw

Historians weigh in on the most segregated cities in America
(No. 1 will surprise you)
George Mason University
History News Network
March 31, 2011
http://www.hnn.us/blogs/entries/138058.html

The 10 most segregated urban areas in America
The new census numbers provide a sobering reminder of how separate white and black America still are
Daniel Denvir
Salon.com
March 29, 2011
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/03/29/most_segregated_cities/slideshow.html

Best Cities For Minority Entrepreneurs
by Brett Nelson
Forbes Blogs
March 23, 2011
http://blogs.forbes.com/brettnelson/2011/03/23/best-cities-for-minority-entrepreneurs-2011/

Walker's budget plan part of larger class war
by Matt Johnson
Vernon Broadcaster
March 2, 2011
http://lacrossetribune.com/vernonbroadcaster/news/opinion/editorial/article_3acdd4c8-44ed-11e0-8e47-001cc4c03286.html

Outside Milwaukee, Water Policy May Drain Cities and Destroy Rural Towns
By Angie Schmitt
DC.StreetsBlog.org
January 25, 2011
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/01/25/outside-milwaukee-water-policy-may-drain-cities-and-destroy-rural-towns/

Census Data Show Rise in College Degrees, but Also in Racial Gaps in Education
By Alex Richards
The Chronicle of Higher Education
January 23, 2011
http://chronicle.com/article/Census-Data-Reveal-Rise-in/126026/

Entertaining State Tribute packs a punch
The Madison Times
By A. David Dahmer
January 20, 2011
http://www.themadisontimes.com/news_details.php?news_id=735

UWM study: More than half of Milwaukee's Black men are out of work
Milwaukee Courier
October 30, 2010
http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2010/10/30/uwm-study-more-than-half-of-milwaukees-black-men-are-out-of-work/

Report: 53% of black males unemployed
The Business Journal
October 25, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2010/10/25/53-percent-black-males-unemployed.html

More Bad Job Numbers for Milwaukee's Black Men
UWM study confirms persistent racial gap, despite diplomas
By Lisa Kaiser
expressmilwaukee.com
October 6, 2010
http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-12437

Unemployment task force
The Bay View Compass.com
June 2, 2010
http://bayviewcompass.com/archives/4182

The Weight of Water
Can Milwaukee become the "Silicon Valley of Water"? Or are promoters of the idea all wet?
Milwaukee Magazine
Barbara Miner
April 19, 2010
www.milwaukeemagazine.com/currentIssue/full_feature_story.asp?NewMessageID=25510

A transit revolution approaches, but for whom?
newsbuss, Milwaukee Magazine
Matt Hrodey
April 15, 2010
http://www.milwaukeenewsbuzz.com/?p=35330

Milwaukeeans less likely to use commuter rail, estimates say
newsbuss, Milwaukee Magazine
Matt Hrodey
March 19, 2010
http://www.milwaukeenewsbuzz.com/?p=9124

Struggling University Students Take on 'Dr. Pepper Spray' in Milwaukee
In These Times
Roger Bybee
March 9, 2010
http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/5664/struggling_university_stu/

WisPolitics: Barrett announces Spanish manufacturer coming to Milwaukee in State of City address
WISPolitics.com
By Kay Nolan
February 15, 2010
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=185489

Waukesha water deal tied to development
The Daily Reporter
Sean Ryan
February 5, 2010
http://dailyreporter.com/blog/2010/02/05/waukesha-water-deal-tied-to-development/

As Milwaukee's Economy Fails, How Can Public Schools Succeed?
In These Times
Roger Bybee
February 4, 2010
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/5512/as_milwaukees_economy_fails_how_can_public_schools_succeed/

WPR Job Series: Minorities take the hardest hits
BusinessNorth.com
By Mike Simonson
January 31, 2010
http://www.businessnorth.com/kuws.asp?RID=3261

Detroit's unemployment rate is probably near 50 percent
The Michigan Messenger
David Alire Garcia
http://michiganmessenger.com/31983/detroits-unemployment-rate-is-probably-near-50-percent

'True' jobless rate hard to determine
Political reluctance cited among possible hurdles to changing formula for measuring unemployment
The Detroit News
Mike Wilkinson
December 16, 2009
http://www.detnews.com/article/20091216/METRO/912160371/1409/-True--jobless-rate-hard-to-determine

Nearly half of Detroit's workers are unemployed
Analysis shows reported jobless rate understates extent of problem
The Detroit News
Mike Wilkinson
December 16, 2009
http://detnews.com/article/20091216/METRO01/912160374/Nearly-half-of-Detroit-s-workers-are-unemployed

NYT Puff Piece on Wisc. 'Recovery' Ignores Mass Unemployment
WORKING in These Times
By Roger Bybee
September 16, 2009
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/4893/nyt_puff_piece_on_wisc._recovery_ignores_mass_unemployment/

Is Milwaukee's Water Industry Dream a Hoax?
By Bruce Murphy
Milwaukee Magazine
September 29, 2009
http://www.milwaukeemagazine.com/murphyslaw/

UW-Milwaukee's Expansion Plans Move Forward
Engineering school will still move to Wauwatosa
By Lisa Kaiser
Express Milwaukee
http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-8073-uw-milwaukeerss-expansion-plans-move-forward.html

Hungry for a job
Food pantries try to help as jobless folks work through other challenges
By Lauren Furlong
Franklin Now
September 9, 2009
http://www.franklinnow.com/news/58069197.html

Recession taking toll on Milwaukee area's minorities
Black male joblessness could be 60 percent
By Molley Newman
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
July 6, 2009
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/06/29/story15.html

Infrastructure jobs await federal money
Milwaukee projects could curb unemployment
The Daily Reporter
November 12, 2008
http://www.dailyreporter.com/item.cfm?recid=20050037&snippet=f

Jobless rate needs addressing
The Business Journal Milwaukee
October 24, 2008
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/10/27/editorial1.html

Falling short on training
Second of two parts: New economy asks more of workers, but job help wanes
Baltimore Sun
By Stephen Kiehl and Jamie Smith Hopkins
October 20, 2008
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-te.bz.shift20oct20,0,3998887.story

Buffalo has nation's highest unemployment rate for black males
The Buffalo News
By Gene Warner
October 15, 2008
http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/463808.html

Job Study Paints Bleak Outlook For Buffalo Men
WGRZ, Buffalo
October 13, 2008
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=61375&catid=37

Report: Black unemployment in Milwaukee increases
Chicago Tribune
October 13, 2008
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-minority-unemploy,0,6922979.story

Tough to find jobs in Buffalo
News 4 -- WIVB Buffalo
October 13, 2008
http://www.wivb.com/global/story.asp?s=9172029

After 10 years of waiting, Baltimore finally getting its convention HQ hotel
The Daily Record
by Robbie Whelan
July 31, 2008
http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?fuseaction=print&id=6143&type=UTTM

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
November 3, 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


External Reports

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