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It’s the final episode of the Milwaukee Business Journal podcast. Reporter Teddy Nykiel talks with Mike Ansay, CEO and chairman of Ansay & Associates in Port Washington and the Honorary Consulate of Luxembourg for the State of Wisconsin about the recent local connections with the small European country and how that relationship can benefit both business communities. Later, Teddy talks with Milwaukee Business Journal editor-in-chief Mark Kass about why the podcast is ending. They also reflect on the last two years of the show and discuss the Business Journal’s annual Power Brokers list. For more information on some of the stories featured in today’s episode, visit https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/.

Cruise ship traffic will rebound in a big way in 2022 for the city of Milwaukee, and the port is seeking a developer to build a welcome center for them at the lakefront. Covid-19 quashed cruise traffic over the past two years, but that is to change going forward. MBJ Reporter Sean Ryan interviews Port director Adam Tindall-Schlicht on how many visitors that could bring to the city, and the planned welcome center development on port land near Bay View.  Later on, Ryan interviews reporter Teddy Nykiel about American Family Insurance’s substantial new financial commitment to innovation and startup groups focused on Milwaukee’s minority neighborhoods.
For more information on some of the stories featured in today’s episode, visit https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/

MBJ’s Margaret Naczek features Marcus Corp. CEO Greg Marcus and executive vice president and CFO Doug Neis about the Milwaukee’s company’s efforts to recover from the huge impact of the pandemic on its hotels, restaurants and movie theaters. Later on, Margaret interviews reporter Teddy Nykiel on her cover story in this week’s paper that takes an in-depth look at four startup founders, their experiences in Milwaukee and why they left the city. She explores what can be done to keep talented startups, such as these, from skipping town in the future. For more information on some of the stories featured in today’s episode, visit https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/

MBJ’s Teddy Nykiel spoke with Chad Johnson, the founder of Tip a Scrxipt, a Milwaukee-based startup building a platform to help people crowdfund out-of-pocket medication costs. Tip a ScRxipt's announced this week that it raised $500,000 in seed financing led by the new Milwaukee venture capital firm, Gateway Capital Partners.  Later on, Lori Richards and James Madlom of Mueller Communications share tips for being a “Best Place to Work.” Lori and James spoke at the Business Journal’s Best Places to Work Awards this week and we’re sharing their entertaining and informative remarks. For more information on some of the stories featured in today’s episode, visit https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/
 

Southeast Wisconsin manufacturers are continuing to cope with higher labor costs – trying everything including bonuses – to lure workers. MBJ’s Rich Kirchen talks with two executives who are on the front lines of the search process.  The labor shortage in manufacturing and warehousing is giving a chill to real estate developers who say they won’t build if workers aren’t available to staff new facilities. Rich discusses the trend with the MBJ’s real estate reporter, Sean Ryan.  For more information on some of the stories featured in today’s episode, visit https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/

One of the region’s biggest local restaurant chains is making news for their real estate development plans.  Cousin’s Subs of Menomonee Falls is looking to add more locations in Wisconsin and out-state, and it’s adopting a higher-investment approach to building those future restaurants. Milwaukee Business Journal’s Sean Ryan talks with Joe Ferguson, Cousins’ Vice President of Development, about their plans.  There is a new MBJ feature this week on People to Know in the local Commercial Real Estate and Construction industries.  Sean chats with one of the local leaders profiled in that feature - Tricia Braun with JP Cullen.  Braun was previously with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, so she has a solid perspective on the local industrial real estate market and workforce development efforts. They also dug into the ongoing push to bring more women into the construction industry. For more information on some of the stories featured in today’s episode, visit https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/