WMEP Grants through MEDCMarch 17 , 2010 Today the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is offering grants of $1,000 to businesses that sign contracts with WMEP. Six Milwaukee businesses have received these grants to date. Working with MEDC, businesses may also be able to access funding through the Department of Commerce and receive other discounts as well. Any manufaturers interested in taking advantage of these grants and working with WMEP should contact Chris Grandt at chrisg@riverworksmke.org or 414-906-9650. Capitol Drive Streetscape Update
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July 1 , 2009
Riverworks Development Corporation with financial support from the Riverworks BID #36, the Harambee Great Neighborhood Initiative and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans finalized a youth mural project that will begin July 20. RDC is managing this project in collaboration with Artworks for Milwaukee and lead artist Reynaldo Hernandez, a renowned mural artist. Three high school-aged youth from the Harambee and Riverwest neighborhoods will be hired as apprentices and help Mr. Hernandez develop the mural from its conceptual stage to final production over a 5 week program period. This project will also entail a unique greenscreen framing system to be installed by Marek Landscaping. The mural will be installed on an open 60'X13' building face along the Beerline Trail at Downtown Auto Body. We thank Tony Balistreri, owner of Downtown, for allowing us to use his building for this project. We believe this project will improve the aesthetics of the trail while positively affecting the lives of neighborhood youth at the same time.
Youth that have interest in earning money this summer working on an art project should visit the Artworks for Milwaukee website to access the application. Click on the following link, Artworks for Milwaukee, and scroll down to the "Announcement" section.
June 15 , 2009
Staff in the Workforce Development Program are working hard to reach out to Milwaukee residents interested in expanding their work skills through training courses offered through our partnership with MATC. The Riverworks Industrial Manufacturing class is a technical course that provides education and training in milling and press operations, gauge and blueprint reading, introduction to machining processes, safety, and other relevant manufacturing work skills. All these courses also provide softskills training through Vanessa White's "Stepping Stones" class. The first class is scheduled to start July 7. Milwaukee residents interested in registering for this class or future ones should contact Vanessa White at 414-906-9650 or by email at vanessaw@riverworksmke.org.
June 1 , 2009
Riverworks Development Corporation hosted its 2nd annual Golf Outing on June 1, 2009 at the prestigious Brynwood County Club (6200 West Good Hope Road Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223). Over 30 golfers competed in a scramble event over a full round of 18 holes. The foursome of Ken Bieck, Adam Bieck, Dennis Mikulec, and Alan Lurie took home the title this year with an impressive score of 60 - 12 under par! The scramble event was followed by a fantastic dinner reception, where we were joined by others who opted not to golf. We're confident this event will continue to grow as a great venue for us to promote the great Riverworks organizations.
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April 18, 2009
On a beautiful sunny day this spring, Riverworks teamed up with a group of volunteer students through Marquette's annual Hunger-Cleanup project to clear litter and garbage from the Beerline Trail - 36 students participated in all. In addition, Riverworks reached out to Marina Lee, a Riverwest resident who helps manage the Snails Crossing community park which lies adjacent to the Beerline Trail. Volunteers helped Marina prep the park for the summer - raking, mulching, and planting/watering trees. Just another example of Riverworks collaborating with other groups to make the area a better place. Look out for this event again next year as well as other volunteer opportunities.
| April 16, 2009 The 2009 Riverworks Biennial meeting was held at the LAD Lake Education and Life Skills Development Center located in the Riverworks Center at 225 W Capitol Drive. This building is the site of a 2007 Urban Design Award, and what a great venue it was for our meeting! Over 100 people were in attendance to partake in the celebration of the three Riverworks organizations (RDC and the two BIDs). The "I am Riverworks" theme highlighted not only the assortment of businesses located in the Riverworks Center but also the diversity of partnerships, programs, and projects that Riverworks is involved in that makes us such a successful and unique entity. Please contact us to get a copy of our Biennial Report, which includes a wonderful map of the businesses located in the Riverworks Center. |
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| November 17, 2008 RDC, the City of Milwaukee, and Marek Landscaping held a volunteer community event on Saturday November 8 at the northern edge of the Beerline Recreational Trail between Townsend Street and Keefe Avenue (north to south) and Holton Street and Richards Street (east to west). 89 trees and 86 shrubs were planted on this block of the trail, and a beautiful bench made by La Lune Collection in Riverwest was installed at the Buffum Street trail entrance. |
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Significant efforts to clean up the trail were also realized through the aid of Groundwork Milwaukee and a team of AmeriCorps Volunteers between October 30 and November 12. In coordination with Marek Landscaping, approximately 11 tons of trash and 270 cubic yards of brush were removed between Burleigh and Keefe, and the groundwork was laid for next spring when at least $200,000 in additional funds will be invested in beautifying this public space.
For more information on the Beerline Recreational Trail, please contact Chris Grandt at 414.906.9650 or at chrisg@riverworksmke.org.
| October 20, 2008 Last week the new lights that Ascend Design created for BID #25 were installed on Capitol Drive. This is a hint of some of the streetscape improvements to come in the upcoming years. We encourage everyone to visit Capitol Drive at night between Humboldt and 2nd Street to see them in action. |
![]() Jeff Hojnacki from Ascend Design & Ryan Bachmann from BlueBill Electric |
| August 4 , 2008 Come see the new Riverworks Gateway sign at the corner of Keefe Avenue and Richards Street! Thanks go out to BID #25 for funding the project, Ascend Design for creating and installing the sign, and Outdoors Unlimited for the beautiful landscaping. |
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