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Black Shoe Hospitality, known for Maxie’s, Blue’s Egg and Story Hill BKC, combines giving with business.

Located in Milwaukee’s fifth ward is Snack Boys, a funky snack bar that lives up to its motto, “Pure Chaos with some food and booze.”

The Wisconsin 100 team interviewed Juli Pickering, the director of career services for the college of applied sciences and engineering at UW-Milwaukee, to gain insight on internships and co-op experiences in her field.

Once a niche sport, rock climbing has seen a Wisconsin boom over the last few years thanks to indoor facilities such as Adventure Rock, Turner Hall Gym, Bounce Milwaukee and Solow Bouldering Club.

Mobile, marketable, delicious. With its trademark yellow three-wheeled bicycle and bright pink freezer, Chillwaukee is Milwaukee’s premier popsicle vendor.

A professor once told me, “College should be four years of not knowing what to do with the rest of your life and loving every minute of it.” Too many students enter college with a great big four-year plan and worry endlessly about falling short of their goals.

With a one-way ticket to Croatia in hand, adventure awaits Sam Lepak when he graduates from UW-Whitewater this month. Lepak says he caught the travel bug in 2017 while studying abroad in Sweden.

One of the first things Douglas Pierce liked about the Medical College of Wisconsin was the family environment he felt during his initial interview.

For more than a decade, junior and senior students at Eleva-Strum Central High School have been taking on contract machining work from commercial customers, learning CNC machining, welding and other manufacturing skills. Technical education instructor Craig Cegielski has built the Cardinal Manufacturing program from the ground up, a model for how to develop basic skills state employers seek.

For years, employers have been trying to figure out what younger workers value in the workplace. Do millennials and now Gen Z really want things that are that different than baby boomers and previous generations? Yes and no, are the short answers to that question.

Shuyi Wong, 24, is a graduating senior at Marquette University from Malaysia. The hefty doses of snow and freezing temperatures presented some personal challenges but did not stop her growing affection for Milwaukee.

Each semester, Branigan Communications welcomes an intern to the team to assist with a variety of tasks and experience agency life. It’s always rewarding to see how students progress during this preview of life in the “real world.”

Melissa Tashjian is passionate about getting people in the habit of composting food waste – so passionate she launched Compost Crusader from her Bay View home in 2014 to collect and compost food scraps and yard waste.

Transformative, innovative and green – that’s how Marquette University’s planning committee envisions the first residence hall built on campus since 1968.

Based in Viroqua, Kickapoo Coffee has been roasting since 2005, working closely or directly with farmers across the globe to produce coffee that showcases the unique flavors of each specific batch.

Milwaukee native Rich Meeusen, Badger Meter president/CEO and co-founder of The Water Council, has seen both his company and hometown evolve in water technology.

The Global Water Technology Park at Reed Street Yards is home to some of Milwaukee’s most prominent water technology businesses and organizations, including the Global Water Center, the world’s only state-of-the-art water business and research facility and The Water Council, a Milwaukee nonprofit with a global reach.

Once a single-platform profession, sports journalism now requires broadcasters and journalists to be savvy in almost every medium, including print, TV, radio, digital and social media.

For the last 12 seasons, Scottfree Salon owner Scott Yance & team have helped behind the scenes at NYC Fashion Week.

Feed the Children distributed its 1 millionth H.E.L.P. (Homeless Education and Literacy Program) backpack with community partner support. H.E.L.P promotes school attendance and completion across the nation.

The Pfister Hotel is “a place where things happen,” says chief concierge Peter Mortensen. In his 30 years at the landmark hotel, he’s seen it all — Mortensen likens choosing a standout memory to deciding on a favorite child.

Meet Millie, the Canine Concierge greeting guests and helping make the Hilton Milwaukee City Center feel like home for business travelers.

Dan Sidner and Joe Muench of Black Shoe Hospitality are the business partners behind three of Milwaukee’s favorite restaurants — Maxie’s (2007), Blue’s Egg (2010) and Story Hill BKC (2014) — loved by dining critics and repeat customers alike.