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Milwaukee Business News

For readers in Milwaukee, this page covers corporate mergers, store openings and closings, startup funding, industry reports and executive moves. Reporting here follows the shifting economic landscape across the city and the surrounding area.


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Aurora Health Care Consolidates Offices in BMO Tower

The health system plans to move its administrative staff from three leased Milwaukee locations into the downtown tower next summer.

Aurora Health Care Consolidates Offices in BMO Tower

Industry

Live Poll

Do you think commuting in your area is getting better or worse?

Construction

Milwaukee I-43 Southbound Lanes Reopen to Two

Wisconsin Department of Transportation restores full two lanes on the Rock Freeway as seasonal traffic shifts take effect.

Milwaukee I-43 Southbound Lanes Reopen to Two

Openings & Closings

Openings & Closings

Milwaukee Library Plans Capitol Branch Move to Midtown

The relocated branch would be about 18,000 square feet, roughly 10 blocks east of its current 12,000-square-foot home.


Philanthropy

Live Poll

Do you think more families in your area are struggling to afford food this year?

Philanthropy

Hunger Task Force Sends 2,000 Turkeys to Food Pantries

Volunteers loaded holiday meal packages for 60 local emergency food organizations, with Zurn Elkay matching turkey donations all month.

Hunger Task Force Sends 2,000 Turkeys to Food Pantries

People

People

Sellars Promotes Wade Kemnitz to Co-CEO

Kemnitz, who joined Sellars Absorbent Materials earlier this year, will assume the CEO role at the end of March 2027 as part of a planned transition.

Sellars Promotes Wade Kemnitz to Co-CEO

More in Business

Reporting here centers on corporate expansions, shifts in retail environments, funding announcements for local startups and developments within major industries. Coverage reaches across the city and the communities around it as businesses navigate market conditions. The local manufacturing and service sectors often drive the commercial narrative in a way that distinguishes it from other markets. Commercial real estate activity and workforce trends remain the most consistent factors behind business developments in the region.