About the Partners

For over 25 years, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Center for Urban Initiatives and Research (CUIR) has been providing applied research services and technical assistance to public and nonprofit organizations to help them make informed policy choices. CUIR promotes strategic partnerships, across disciplines and sectors, integrating a dynamic network of expertise to address urban issues.

Learn more about the Center at http://www4.uwm.edu/cuir/index.htm

Established in 1913 as a good government watchdog, the nonpartisan Public Policy Forum currently focuses its policy research on a broad range of issues affecting southeastern Wisconsin, the state and the nation. They include education, tax and economic development policy, transportation, public safety, health, public infrastructure and other quality of life concerns. The Forum serves the public, businesses, government and other interested constituencies by spotlighting trends, defining emerging issues and facilitating productive interaction among local governments and the private sector to promote sound and innovative policy solutions. Fiercely independent and widely respected for its unbiased research, the Forum is a source of accurate information for local, state and national leaders seeking effective answers to public policy issues.

Learn more about the Public Policy Forum at http://www.publicpolicyforum.org/

The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee is an award-winning weekly newspaper that covers business issues throughout southeastern Wisconsin. In addition, the newspaper's Web site (www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee) contains breaking business news and features throughout the day and the paper hosts many must-attend events throughout the year, including its popular Power Breakfast series. The newspaper is owned by American City Business Journals, which operates 40 business newspapers throughout the United States.