Milwaukee Commerce - 2019 Summer edition

Earlier this year, the Milwaukee Bucks' NBA playoff run drew huge, diverse and enthusiastic crowds to the Deer District outside Fiserv Forum. The new arena brought a new level of energy to downtown, and showed a national TV audience a side of Milwaukee that might have caught them by surprise. And we're just getting started. Next year brings us international platforms to show off our region, from the Democratic National Convention to the Ryder Cup. Those Bucks will be back, too. In this issue, we focus on making the most of all the opportunities we'll have in 2020.

Featured articles:

• Your support makes Milwaukee Region’s big moments possible
  by Tim Sheehy, MMAC
  
• Welcome to the big stage, Milwaukee Region
  by Chris Jenkins, MMAC
• First year of Fiserv Forum: A new gathering place for Milwaukee
  by Chris Jenkins, MMAC
• DNC 2020: A chance to share our stories with the world watching
  by Joe Solmonese, 2020 Democratic National Convention
• We’re up next. What will we do with it?
  by Omar Shaikh, VISIT Milwaukee
• Rail improvements could spark intermodal shipping boom at Port Milwaukee
  by Chris Jenkins, MMAC
• Diversity a focus for new Port Milwaukee director Schlicht
• Celebrating the Milwaukee Region’s fastest-growing firms: MMAC | COSBE's 2019 Future 50