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The Center Square: Home Crew Coalition launches statewide ad blitz for Brewers ballpark funding
The Hop: Hopcast Episode 20 || Featuring Omar Shaikh
BizTimes: Leadership Lens: Omar Shaikh’s journey to business and community leadership
TMJ4: Home Crew Coalition, aimed at keeping American Family Field in Milwaukee, gets three new members
Spectrum News 1: Home Crew Coalition grows, as does pressure to keep Brewers in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A group formed to support state funds for American Family Field has announced 3 new members
Milwaukee Business Journal: McDonald's meets fine dining at Sharp Literacy fundraiser at The Gage: Slideshow
Milwaukee Business Journal: Bringing a lot to the table — 3rd St. Market Hall
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Downtown Milwaukee sees consumer spending increase, first quarter reports show
Hashtag Midwest's Executive Stories: Omar Shaikh: Restauranteur, Developer, and Coalition Builder
Milwaukee Business Journal: Christian Yelich's charity event raises $325K for Milwaukee-area Little League teams: Slideshow
Wisconsin Public Radio: Brewers stadium deal in limbo as Milwaukee County leaders clash with state GOP on funding deal
TMJ4: We're Open: Carnevor Restaurant voted best steakhouse in Wisconsin
Fox 6: Milwaukee budget cliff; Wisconsin revenue plan in the works
Milwaukee Business Journal: Cardinal Stritch closing draws huge reaction
Milwaukee Business Journal: For years, Cardinal Stritch struggled to avoid losing money. Only a PPP payout helped.
Milwaukee Business Journal: Downtown Milwaukee employers address perceptions of crime
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio expresses optimism about more public money for American Family Field
TMJ4: Support Local Little League Fields With A Major Player
Milwaukee Business Journal: Plan to raze I-794 bridges to open up land raises downtown access concerns
WTMJ Conversations: Omar Shaikh On The Homecrew Coalition
Wisconsin State Journal: Robin Vos: Gov. Tony Evers' Brewers proposal 'dead,' Republicans to seek new approach
WUWM: Coalition urges bipartisan funding plan for Milwaukee Brewers stadium improvements, amid GOP doubts
NBC Sports: Wisconsin Republican says Brewers stadium funding plan dead
WisPolitics: Statewide Coalition Launches to Support the Future of Brewers Ballpark
WISN: New bipartisan coalition will push lawmakers to approve $290 million for Brewers
Fox 6: Milwaukee Brewers: Wisconsin coalition aims to keep team in state
Milwaukee Business Journal: Wisconsin leaders form coalition to support American Family Field
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A new business group is supporting American Family Field funding. It features a well-known conservative.
BizTimes: Coalition formed to advocate for ‘solution’ to fund American Family Field upgrades
Urban Milwaukee: Pro-Ballpark Funding Coalition Launched
The Center Square: Business leaders, conservatives form coalition to support Brewer ballpark deal
TMJ4: Influential stakeholders form coalition to keep Brewers in Milwaukee
WTAQ: MKE Coalition Backs State Funded Repairs of Brewers Ballpark
WisBusiness: Home Crew Coalition: Statewide coalition launches to support the future of Brewers ballpark
Associated Press: Wisconsin Republican Says Brewers Stadium Funding Plan Dead
WIZM: La Crosse Loggers owner appointed to baseball group aimed at helping the Brewers stay in Wisconsin
ESPN: Coalition of Wisconsin leaders aims to keep Brewers in state
Cardinal Stritch University: Stritch alumni recognized by Milwaukee Business Journal
CBS 58: Public fundraiser at 3rd Street Market Hall to honor Officer Peter Jerving
Milwaukee Business Journal: Huge crowd helps honor C-Suite Stars, including Executive of the Year: Slideshow
Fox 6: Milwaukee 3rd Street Market Hall 2nd chance hiring offers 'purpose'
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Remote work led American Family to drop its downtown office. How are other offices faring?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Downtown Milwaukee's 3rd Street Market Hall is adding a 300-seat events venue in the former Grand Avenue mall space
BizTimes: Wisconsin 275 - The State's Most Influential Business Leaders: Omar Shaikh
WTMJ: WTMJ Conversations: Omar Shaikh
Spectrum News 1: Some in business community excited to potentially have RNC in Milwaukee
CBS 58: Businesses excited to take on Republican National Convention
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee businesses held on better than expected during pandemic, but the 'new normal' remains a challenge
Fox 17 Nashville: Homelessness experts suggest Nashville follow Milwaukee's approach to addressing crisis
BizTimes: Around Town: GRAEF celebrates grand ‘reopening’ at The Avenue
Wisconsin Inno: These major Milwaukee companies are using a local podcast to attract talent
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Common Council approves deal that could lead to hosting 2024 RNC
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Opinion: Milwaukee should definitely host the RNC. It will raise the city's profile.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Would remote fences prevent more downtown Milwaukee shootings? Leaders are torn.
TMJ4: City looking for public input on future of Downtown Milwaukee
Milwaukee Business Journal: Milwaukee small business owners sound off on impact of inflation
Fox 6: Milwaukee shootings: Is city's RNC bid hurt?
BizTimes: Mayor, business leaders exploring solutions following violent weekend
Urban Milwaukee: 3rd St. Market Hall Selected As Field Immersion Project Partner For Harvard Business School
CBS 58: Recent gun violence not expected to impact Milwaukee's potential to host RNC
WISN: Downtown Milwaukee violence impacts city's national image
Milwaukee Magazine: 5 Places to Eat at 3rd Street Market Hall
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Anytime Arepa opens Friday at 3rd Street Market Hall, joining new Dawg City and Kawa Ramen
Milwaukee Business Journal: Scenes from sold-out American Family Field where Milwaukee Brewers open season with big win
Milwaukee Business Journal: Mayoral election: Milwaukee leaders react, look ahead
Fox 6: Omar Shaikh shares thoughts on Milwaukee welcoming new mayor
Milwaukee Business Journal: Big-time election Business support plays key role in Johnson vs. Donovan mayoral race
Fox 6: Republican National Convention: Milwaukee, Nashville top 2 contenders
Fox 6: Republican National Convention: Milwaukee's pitch for 2024
Fox 6: Milwaukee mayor primary, Johnson, Donovan advance
WISN: Milwaukee downtown business owners take steps to ensure safety
Milwaukee Business Journal: Milwaukee business leaders say these are the challenges facing city's next mayor
Milwaukee Business Journal: What they said: Execs talk curbing the sharp spike in crime, car thefts in downtown Milwaukee
Milwaukee Business Journal: Crime is No. 1 issue challenging downtown hospitality, development, Milwaukee leaders say
Spectrum News 1: RNC officials could tour possible Milwaukee convention sites next week
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee poised to make its best pitch for 2024 Republican National Convention
TMJ4: Professor Stein 'Bear on a Tightrope' statue officially returns to The Avenue
CBS 58: Iconic statue of 'Professor Stein' returns home to 3rd St. Market Hall
WISN: 'UPFRONT' recap: Milwaukee pitches to host 2024 RNC at Salt Lake City event
Milwaukee Business Journal: Former Milwaukee Brewers catcher Lucroy joins 3rd St. Market Hall investor group
Milwaukee Business Journal: Milwaukee team optimistic after RNC event in Salt Lake City
Wisconsin Public Radio: 'I was talking to them through a screen window': Wisconsinites share the ways COVID-19 has changed their lives
CBS 58: 'Massive issues': Local businesses react to GOP push to reduce unemployment benefits
BizTimes.com: 3rd Street Market Hall opens at The Avenue in downtown Milwaukee
BizTimes.com: 3rd Street Market Hall opens to the public Friday
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 3rd Street Market Hall opens Friday in downtown Milwaukee
Milwaukee Business Journal: Booth selling natural wines joins 3rd St. Market Hall in Milwaukee
CBS 58: Carnevor restaurant to host dinner benefiting family of 16-year-old girl killed at Burger King
Fox 6: Burger King fatal shooting: Milwaukee restauranteur helps victim's family
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Our top 10 list of Milwaukee 2021 commercial projects includes a downtown high-rise 9 years in the making--and one that uses timber.
Fox 6: 'Bear on a Tightrope' returning to The Avenue
Milwaukee Business Journal: Business execs get sneak peek at 3rd Street Market Hall, raise money for Waukesha parade victims
Milwaukee Business Journal: 3rd Street Market Hall bringing new investors to downtown Milwaukee real estate
Spectrum News 1: Business owners react to Milwaukee's RNC bid
620 WTMJ: 3rd Street Market Hall Nearing Completion
BizTimes.com: Carnevor owner exploring options for larger restaurant space, with The Couture as a possibility
Milwaukee Business Journal: 3rd Street Market Hall event to raise funds for Waukesha parade victims
Sparky's Midday Madness (Podcast): Omar Shaikh joins the show to preview Milwaukee's newest food hall, 3rd Street Market Hall
OnMilwaukee.com: Christian Yelich & Randall Cobb named among investors in 3rd Street Market Hall
Milwaukee Business Journal: Leading players bullish on West Wisconsin Avenue renaissance: MBJ Podcast #129
Milwaukee Business Journal: Visit Milwaukee annual meeting shares trials of Covid-19, looks to hospitality recovery
BizTimes.com: Welcome to our not-so-terrible city: Top attractions during NBA Finals home games
TMJ4: Welcome to our not-so-terrible city: Top attractions during NBA Finals home games
Fox 6: ESPN hosts disrespectful of Milwaukee hosting NBA playoffs, fans say
WISN: Health officials considering new public health order amid increase in COVID-19 cases
TMJ4: I-Team: Wisconsin's worker shortage intensifies, businesses offer pay bumps and bonuses to fill jobs
TMJ4: ‘The Avenue’ targets summer opening for food hall, part of total transformation of old mall space
Wisconsin Public Radio: With Vaccinations Rising In Wisconsin, Are Small Businesses Preparing To Ramp Back Up?
CBS 58: Nearly 60 Milwaukee businesses fined for violating COVID orders since July
Wisconsin Public Radio: Some Small Business Owners Say They Won’t See Much Help From Gov. Evers’ $5K Grants
Wisconsin Public Radio: ‘The Nail In Coffins’: Restaurants Warn Of Dire Consequences As Evers Limits Indoor Gatherings
Fox 6: Deadline comes for Milwaukee bars’, restaurants’ COVID-19 plans
ABC News: Businesses in Milwaukee seeing the impact of a mostly virtual DNC
Fox 6: ‘Would’ve been a game-changer:’ Milwaukee misses big DNC payday
WISN: DNC reportedly tells convention attendees not to go to bars, restaurants
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Democratic National Convention participants asked to pledge to avoid Milwaukee bars and restaurants
U.S. News & World Report: Unemployment Relief Test for Evers, Republican Lawmakers
MKE Lifestyle: Movers & Shakers: Ten locals at the forefront of the region’s renaissance.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Yelich, Braun, Hiura, Connaughton team up to support Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
Milwaukee Magazine: How Are Milwaukee’s Restaurants Weathering the Pandemic?
Fox 6: Just 2 months until the 2020 Democratic National Convention, but what form will it take?
Milwaukee Business Journal: ‘We’ll go forward’: Smaller DNC means greatly reduced economic impact
Milwaukee Business Journal: Milwaukee developing plan to allow eligible restaurants to open at 100% capacity
BizTimes.com: Omar Shaikh to stay on as VISIT Milwaukee board chair
Milwaukee Business Journal: Visit Milwaukee changes plans for board chairman
CBS 58: Milwaukee County Zoo hosts blood drive for Versiti Blood Center
Spectrum News 1: Free lunch provided for Milwaukee first responders
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order has been overturned by the state Supreme Court; here’s how people are responding
Fox 6: Deff-initely Milwaukee: Get connected as we dig in with SURG Restaurant Group’s Omar Shaikh
Bleacher Report: Christian Yelich, Ryan Braun Partnering to Provide Meals to Health Care Workers
BizTimes.com: Carnevor responds to demand with curbside service
The New York Times: Christian Yelich Is Trying ‘Not to Get Too Rusty’
BizTimes.com: Carnevor responds to demand with curbside service
Spectrum News 1: Hospitality Industry Reacts to Postponement of 2020 DNC
Forbes: Braun, Yelich Team Up For Investment In Major Downtown Milwaukee Development Project
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Back-to-school supply giveaways and collections are happening in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Business Journal: Local restaurants host back to school party for MPS students: Slideshow
Urban Milwaukee: The Milwaukee Kitchen Cabinet to Host “Back to School Celebration”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich are new investors in downtown’s The Avenue redevelopment
Milwaukee Business Journal: Brewers stars Braun, Yelich investing in Grand Avenue redevelopment
Milwaukee Business Journal: Wisconsin Center expansion wins last-minute boost from Wisconsin Legislature
Milwaukee Business Journal: Wisconsin Center District explores no-tax strategy for convention hall expansion
Milwaukee Business Journal: Big crowd at Visit Milwaukee meeting celebrates landing DNC, pays tribute to Joe Bartolotta
BizTimes.com: See photos from Visit Milwaukee’s annual meeting
CBS 58: VISIT Milwaukee CEO resigning at the end of the year
TMJ4: Paul Upchurch, President and CEO of Visit Milwaukee, ends his tenure at end of 2019
BizTimes.com: Paul Upchurch to resign as VISIT Milwaukee president and CEO later this year
Milwaukee Business Journal: MBJ Podcast #7: Shaikh remembers Bartolotta, Advocate-Aurora merger—Year 1
Milwaukee Business Journal: Redeveloped Grand Avenue seeing high demand for tenant space as city panel OKs $9M grant
Milwaukee Business Journal: Packers’ Mason Crosby, viral video wish push help raise money for Make-A-Wish: Slideshow
Milwaukee Business Journal: Milwaukee’s DNC host committee expected to include Democrats, Republicans
Milwaukee Business Journal: Goodbye, Grand Avenue — See inside the ongoing demolition: Slideshow
BizTimes.com: Milwaukee restaurants must prepare for huge crush coming during DNC
Milwaukee Business Journal: Opinion: Convention is Milwaukee’s ‘Reggie White’ moment
Fox 6: Brew City business owners call 2020 DNC ‘an extraordinary opportunity for Milwaukee’
CBS 58: “All hands on deck:” Local hospitality leaders gearing up to take on 2020 DNC crowds
Milwaukee Business Journal: City, community leaders toast landing DNC 2020 convention with a beer
TMJ4: Locals hit back at accusation Milwaukee isn’t fancy enough to host DNC
WISN: Miami implies Milwaukee’s ‘not fancy enough’ to host 2020 DNC
Milwaukee Business Journal: Businesses step up to help Milwaukee police
Fox 6: SURG fundraiser benefits families of fallen Milwaukee police officers
CBS 58: Hundreds turnout for fallen officer fundraiser by SURG Restaurant Group
Spectrum News 1: 12-year-old girl makes waves in wrestling community
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Food hall with places to play and an anchor business tenant making Milwaukee’s Grand Avenue mall a destination
BizTimes.com: GRAEF to move HQ to Grand Avenue
Milwaukee Business Journal: Business, community leaders get preview of major Grand Avenue overhaul: Slideshow
Urban Milwaukee: Meet Grand Avenue’s New Food Hall
Fox 6: ‘Nationally acclaimed’ food hall among plans for revival of Shops of Grand Avenue
OnMilwaukee.com: Townsend Street School community co-hosts Sherman Park Revival Celebration
Milwaukee Business Journal: Restaurateur Shaikh discussing options for funding downtown Milwaukee convention center expansion
Milwaukee Business Journal: Restaurants team up to bring food, gifts to Joy House
Milwaukee Business Journal: Q&A: New Milwaukee ticket broker to focus on experiences
Milwaukee Business Journal: JCC Milwaukee’s KidShare draws big crowd, raises $350,000
Milwaukee Business Journal: SURG’s Omar Shaikh named next UW-Parkside executive in residence
TMJ4: Popular Carnevor steakhouse reopens in new space Save & Exit
WISN: Milwaukee restaurant community hosts ‘Three Days Of Christmas’
Milwaukee Business Journal: What do you serve at a $16,000 per plate presidential fundraiser?