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Madison is one of the top metro areas to start a small business in arts, entertainment and recreation, according to a new study from the Credit Review.
Among the 100 largest metro areas across the country, Madison ranked as the 15th best place to start a small business in high-growth sectors, according to the report.
The Milwaukee metro area lagged slightly behind Madison as the 30th best metro areas to start a small business. While Milwaukee has a strong network and support system to support small business, there are some gaps in mentorship and leadership that could limit growth, according to a separate report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
The study examined 100 of the U.S’s largest metros and considered their unemployment rates, population growth, GDP per capita, new business creation and business tax climate.
Austin, Texas was ranked as the best metro area to start a small business in arts, entertainment, recreation and information services. Six Florida cities landed in the top 25, and Utah, Texas and North Carolina each had three cities in the top 25.
What are the top five metro areas to start a small business in the U.S.?
Here are the top five metro areas to start a small business in the U.S., according to the Credit Review:
- Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, Texas: Austin’s population is within peak working years between 18 and 44 years old, which is 7% higher than the national average.
- Provo-Orem, Utah: Utah’s second-largest metro area, which is nearby Brigham Young University, provides a pipeline of small business talent.
- Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina: A cluster of three elite research universities, North Carolina State, Duke, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provide ground for innovation.
- Salt Lake City, Utah: Includes a tech startup community and numerous venture capitalists, as well as a young labor force.
- Boise City, Idaho: Metro area has a tech market and an education hub with a public college, private college and two community colleges.
Resources to start a small business in Madison:
Madison has local government programs and local groups to support small business owners. The City of Madison has an Office of Business Resources to assist businesses open in Madison.
Resources to start a small business in Milwaukee:
The city has at least 50 small business support organizations ranging from for-profit to nonprofit and government organizations. Most of the organization offer capital, grants, mentorship and networking. Here’s just a few organizations serving Milwaukee area small business owners:
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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What you can do:
Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
In court
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
Brice Turang slides to home plate to score during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers on April 17. (Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MIAMI – Garrett Mitchell went 2 for 4 with three RBIs including a two-run double in the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Friday night.
By the numbers:
Miami’s Calvin Faucher (1-2) entered a 4-all game in the 10th and walked Gary Sánchez with Brice Turang on second. Jake Bauers hit a single to load the bases.
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Luis Rengifo reached first on a throwing error by second baseman Xavier Edwards, allowing Turang to score. Mitchell followed with his double.
The Marlins scored one run in the bottom of the 10th when Jakob Marsee came home on Trevor Megill’s wild pitch. Megill settled in for his fourth save.
Coleman Crow, who made his debut on the mound for the Brewers, threw 77 pitches over 5 1/3 innings. He threw four strikeouts, gave up two earned runs and a walk.
The right-hander was 2-0 with a 4.07 ERA in two starts with the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. He missed part of the 2023 season and all of 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
The Brewers scored three runs in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded, Mitchell hit an RBI single, Bauers scored on a forceout at first and Rengifo scored on a throwing error by catcher Agustín Ramírez.
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Miami’s Otto Lopez hit a triple to center field in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Owen Caissie. Lopez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to pull Miami within 4-3 and Ramírez doubled in the eighth to tie the game at four.
Abner Uribe (1-0) earned his first win of the season, coming on in the ninth inning.
Marlins third baseman Graham Pauley left the game in the seventh inning with right oblique discomfort after spinning out of the way of a pitch.
What’s next:
The Brewers and Marlins continue their 3-game series on Saturday, with Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 4.36 ERA) taking the mound for Milwaukee and Sandy Alcantara (2-1, 2.67) for Miami.
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.
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