On August 28-30, the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses is hosting its 2026 International Convention, bringing more than 23,000 attendees from around the globe to Milwaukee, including more than 5,000 attendees representing 20 countries. The convention will have a massive impact on the…
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It’s a Friday afternoon, and as usual, a group loads into Baird Center. The hustle and bustle, the energy of the building in motion, are palpable, as staff and volunteers ready themselves for the weekend’s main event: The American Specialty Toy Retailers Association’s (ASTRA) Marketplace and…
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Milwaukee has no shortage of historic buildings, but few come with a story like the Uplifting Mansion. Built in 1899, the mansion was designed as a place for gathering, celebration and connection. For more than a century, it stood as a beautiful backdrop for community moments. But when owner Deanna…
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Most cities talk about being one of a kind. They splash the words across banners at tradeshows, stitch them into glossy brochures, and beam them into airport concourses. You could swap the name on the ad and never know the difference. Milwaukee decided not to play that game. Instead, the…
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By the time August 2024 rolled around, it was impossible to ignore: Milwaukee’s event calendar had gone supernova. On a two-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline, four multi-day spectacles pulsed simultaneously. German Fest filled Henry Maier Festival Park. Next door, Juneau Park and every…
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Business trips used to be simple—fly in, sit in a conference room under fluorescent lights, maybe hit a hotel bar and then catch the first flight out. These days, that script is getting a rewrite. There’s a new word for it, one that sounds like it belongs in an ad campaign but reflects a real shift…
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By 8 a.m., Milwaukee’s downtown is already moving at a brisk clip. Rolling suitcases hum across crosswalks, coffee shops buzz with laptop chatter, and lanyards sway on their way to Baird Center. Business travel is coming back, and it’s traveling differently. BCD Travel’s recent survey shows fewer…
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This story originally ran as part of the American City Business Journal’s Business of Travel Series, sponsored by Visit Milwaukee. Milwaukee has a way of defying scale. On paper, it is a mid-sized Great Lakes city. In person, it feels like it runs on the pulse of a place three times larger…
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This story originally ran as part of the American City Business Journal’s Business of Travel Series, sponsored by Visit Milwaukee. It started on a plane in September 2021, flying from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. In one seat was Peggy Williams-Smith, a Milwaukee native, lifelong hospitality…
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This story originally ran as part of the American City Business Journal's Business of Travel Series, sponsored by Visit Milwaukee. On any given weekday morning, downtown Milwaukee hums with the low, steady pulse of commerce. Streetcars glide past glassy high-rises, cyclists slip into office…
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