Ningbo Delegation Promotes Friendship and Trade with Milwaukee Vice Mayor Wu Hemin and a delegation from Ningbo, China, visited Milwaukee in July to strengthen trade relationships and promote stronger ties between the two cities.  A formal relationship was established between Milwaukee and Ningbo in 2005 following several Milwaukee-led trade missions to China ... MMAC adopts Transit Funding Resolution Nearly half the bus riders in Milwaukee use the Milwaukee Transit System to get to and from their jobs and more than half of riders have no other transportation options, making transit service in Milwaukee and the surrounding communities a business imperative.  Over the past few years, MMAC has recognized the growing need to create a dedicated funding source for transit ... business BEFORE hours Almost before the rooster crowed, more than 100 MMAC members gathered for coffee, pastries and networking Business Before Hours style.  The event, held August 5 from 7:30-9 AM at the Milwaukee Public Market, drew a wide variety of attendees, including many who commented that the unique time worked well with their busy schedules.  Join us in October for the traditional Business After Hours at the new Harley-Davidson Museum in the Menomonee Valley.  [view event photos] Mayor on Milwaukee: Safer, Stronger, Together "Safe, Stronger, Together" was Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's theme when he spoke to a group on July 9 as part of MMAC's Leadership Dialogue series ...

Click here   >> Milwaukee is in Global Race for Jobs ... Unfortunately, a self-proclaimed group of "labor, education, and community" organizations are pushing to define Milwaukee as a city that mandates inflexible employee benefits on its private sector job creators, starting with their current proposal requiring all employers to provide a minimum number of paid sick days...

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