The Blueprints
If we build it, they will come. The mayor has made his vision clear to stop decades of population decline in the city and reach 1 million Milwaukeeans.
Join Husch Blackwell for an afternoon discussing how to support Milwaukee’s developing and disadvantaged contractors who can seize the opportunity and build the infrastructure to help Milwaukee reach the mayor’s ambitious goal. The fourth annual Cream City Construction Conference features panel discussions and networking with major, headline-making construction companies, developers, city/county leaders, and more.
Hosted by Husch Blackwell’s Communities for Change initiative and HB Construction Academy, the event aims to identify needs in Milwaukee’s construction community and promote equity, inclusion, and justice.
In Attendance
- Remarks from Mayor Cavalier Johnson and the Milwaukee County Executive
- Large and small project developers, including representatives from Neutral—the developers of the Edison luxury apartment building and the Marcus Performing Arts Center parking garage
- Contractors on Milwaukee’s Museum Project, including woman-owned AllCon Construction and Mortenson
- Emerging single-family home and small apartment developers/contractors and representatives from WHEDA
The Structure
| 2:30 p.m. |
Registration |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Opening Remarks |
| 3:10 p.m. |
The Road to 1 Million Milwaukeeans |
| 3:20 p.m. |
Panel 1: Strengthening Historically Disadvantaged Contractors on Single Family and Small Development Projects |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Halftime: Current Environment for Programs to Lift Disadvantaged Contractors and Developers |
| 4:10 p.m. |
Panel 2: Promoting the Participation of Historically Disadvantaged Contractors on Large Development Projects |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
| 5:05 p.m. |
Networking |
Who Should Attend
Construction companies; contractors and subcontractors; CEOs and CFOs; project executives, project managers, engineers, architects, and designers; general counsel; lenders; and real estate developers and investors.