Meet Oscar Sanchez. His entrepreneurial spirit started when he sold candy in his Mexican middle school. He went on to found Ambrosia Events MKE - an event-planning company for weddings, corporate events and other gatherings of all sizes around the Milwaukee area. Oscar is our latest in a series of profiles of entrepreneurial immigrants who found success in our area. Read all about Oscar's story: https://lnkd.in/gNaDapZk #MKE #entrepreneurship #eventplanning #businessdevelopment #MMACMember
MMAC
Non-profit Organization Management
Milwaukee, WI 6,072 followers
Creating a globally competitive Milwaukee region that fosters high-value employment to sustain a vibrant quality of life
About us
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s (MMAC) vision is to create a globally competitive region that fosters high-value employment to sustain a vibrant quality of life for all. For more than 160 years, we have served area businesses as a private, not-for-profit organization. Today we represent nearly 2,000 member businesses with 300,000 employees in Metro Milwaukee and beyond. Mirroring the region's business breakdown, more than 80% of our members are small businesses, employing 1 to 100 employees, while nearly all the region's Fortune 500 & Forbes 1000 are also members. United around the goal of ensuring long-term prosperity for both the community and its individual businesses, our engaged leaders take action and get results on impactful regional projects including Fiserv Forum, The Avenue, and American Family Field. Chamber membership provides access to numerous programs and perks, but at its core, you are investing in: TALENT: MMAC has been a long-time leader in building the region’s talent pipeline, especially for underserved and disadvantaged populations. We provide ad-hoc events and expert content supporting talent/workforce programming across an organization. EQUITY: Two years ago, MMAC launched a Region of Choice initiative, seeking to expand the number of Black and Hispanic employees and managers in Milwaukee-area companies. To date, 120 employers, representing more than 119,000 employees, have made the pledge to increase their overall Black and Hispanic workforce representation. GROWTH: We compete every day with regions around the country, and the world, to attract business investment and talent through the Milwaukee 7 (M7) Partnership for Economic Development. LIVABILITY: MMAC advocates on behalf of transformational projects that enhance the region’s quality of life, while seeking common-sense public policy solutions to ensure that challenges such as high property taxes, do not derail the region’s long-term future.
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http://www.mmac.org
External link for MMAC
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Milwaukee, WI
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1861
- Specialties
- Chamber of Commerce, Business Networks, Economic Development, Business Advocacy, and Talented Workforce
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Primary
Get directions
275 W Wisconsin Ave.
Suite 220
Milwaukee, WI 53203 , US
Employees at MMAC
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Sarit Singhal
President@SSR Total IT a technology solution provider. Real Estate Investor & Board Member
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Cathy Harrison
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Corry Joe Biddle
Community Affairs | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion | Talent Development | Engagement Strategy
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Timothy Sheehy
Senior Advisor, past president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) | Board Member | Business Champion | Community Leader |…
Updates
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MMAC is thrilled to welcome its newest members! Learn more about each member below. ⬇ Fast Park: https://lnkd.in/gM4azF2k Ubi-Wireless Network Corporation: https://lnkd.in/gBbK8tNS Milestone Pediatrics: https://lnkd.in/gJ3QeeQV Heine Construction: https://lnkd.in/gxnTZGVf
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MMAC was pleased to host both of Wisconsin's sitting U.S. Senators into the office over the past week. Last week, Sen. Ron Johnson hosted a panel discussion featuring alumni of the Joseph Project - a faith-based jobs initiative connecting people with employment. Sen. Tammy Baldwin joined MMAC's Board of Directors today for a short Q&A with MMAC President Dale Kooyenga about the latest in Washington. Look for more about both visits on our news page - http://www.mmac.org/news - later this week.
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Everyone in the Milwaukee region should be exceptionally proud of the result of the RNC in Milwaukee. The "best convention in US history" was heard more than once! The Milwaukee 7 region will realize economic benefits from our strong showing for years to come! MMAC
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What if you could save your company time and thousands of dollars by optimizing communication between teams? In a recent interview, Empathic Engineering founder Emily Honor Hubbard shared how her company works with U.S. and Mexico-based manufacturers to do just that! Read more about how Empathic Engineering is changing workplace communication: https://lnkd.in/dEMFPYyE
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Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill has officially opened its third Wisconsin location! 🎉 Several MMAC staff members enjoyed participating in the restaurant's ribbon cutting ceremony this morning. Make sure to check out the new location and grab a bite to eat! 📍 5003 S 76th St. Greenfield, WI 53220
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"We're growing, we're expanding, we're launching new programs." Those were the words of Husco CEO and MMAC Board Chair Austin Ramirez as he provided Fox News TV's Pete Hegseth a tour of the Waukesha Manufacturer while they were here for the Republican National Convention. In addition to the tour, Austin provided thoughts on the need for more globally competitive tax policy, especially for research and development in manufacturing. "R&D and innovation is how we grow this economy, how we grow Husco." He also spoke on his family's dedication to education, founding St. Augustine Prep and now building a second campus. "Education is fundamental to the American dream." What a great representation of our business community! https://lnkd.in/gDuH5WGD #MKE #manufacturing #MMACMember
Husco CEO testifies to Congress in support of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act | Fox News Video
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MMAC is excited to welcome two new members, Epic Mortgage and North Star Resource Group! Learn more about each organization below. ⬇ Epic Mortgage: https://lnkd.in/gSrJtB53 North Star Resource Group: https://lnkd.in/g6rEq4B
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MMAC, Milwaukee 7, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and gener8tor were honored to host dozens of ambassadors from around the globe to learn more about the region and why it's a great place to invest. Thanks to so many corporate partners and our presenters including Dale Kooyenga, Jonas Prising, Gale Klappa, Rebecca Gries, Missy Hughes and Troy Vosseller for making a great case for SE Wisconsin! Like one of the visiting ambassadors said, "“This is a great city to do business in,” he said. “The environment built here for international investment is a good one.” Check out the story here: https://lnkd.in/ewCBXJQg
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