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On Monday, February 26, 2018, the Milwaukee Business Journal (MBJ) hosted their annual “40 Under 40 Awards Dinner” at the Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave. The Class of 2018 is a diverse group of talented young business and community leaders from throughout southeastern
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Wisconsin, and included corporate trailblazers, doctors, newscasters, community leaders, and young entrepreneurs, all under 40 years of age.
Pictured at the awards dinner are MBJ Editor-in-Chief Mark Kass, with local entrepreneur and co-owner of the The Juice Kitchen
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Maanaan Sabir; Signature Dance Company Artistic Director Desiree Cocroft ; and WISN 12 News anchor Melinda Davenport, who was also recently honored by the Milwaukee Times as one of the “Special Honorees: Women in Media,” at the 2018 Black Excellence Awards.