{"id":9198,"date":"2026-01-02T15:19:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/?page_id=9198"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:19:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:19:37","slug":"milwaukee-and-the-great-recession","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/urban-studies\/research\/milwaukee-summit\/milwaukee-and-the-great-recession\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee and the Great Recession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a0\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2011 theme, Milwaukee and the Great Recession, was the sixth year for the Milwaukee Summit. It brought together experts from government, nonprofits, and academia to discuss pressing issues that Milwaukee and the region face in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Summit was held at the Hefter Center, 3271 N. Lake Drive, Milwaukee, from 3:30 \u2013 5pm with the reception 5-6 on Thursday, November 10, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-panelists\">Panelists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kathryn Dunn<\/strong>, Vice President, Community Investments, Greater Milwaukee Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. William Holahan<\/strong>, Professor, 51ÁÔÆæ Department of Economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Daniel Idzikowski<\/strong>, JD, Assistant Dean for Public Service, Marquette University Law School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deloris Sims<\/strong>, Co-Founder of Legacy Bank, CEO, Legacy Bancorp, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sponsors\">Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Henry W. Maier State of Milwaukee Summit was sponsored by 51ÁÔÆæ Urban Studies Programs, 51ÁÔÆæ Department of Economics, The Center for Urban Initiatives and Research, The Center for Economic Development, Henry W. Maier Foundation, and the 51ÁÔÆæ College of Letters and Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Webclips of Presenters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2011 Milwaukee Summit - William Holahan\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/44480618?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2011 Milwaukee Summit - Deloris Sims\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/44480698?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2011 Milwaukee Summit - Daniel Idzikowski\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/44480915?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2011 Milwaukee Summit - Kathryn Dunn\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/44481125?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2011 Milwaukee Summit - Q&amp;A\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/44740797?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The 2011 theme, Milwaukee and the Great Recession, was the sixth year for the Milwaukee Summit. 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