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Kraft will attend the two-day long event  October 11th and 12th which will focus on educational and business development on a global scale. International investment and economic development professionals from all over the world will be in attendance and guests will be invited to panels on legislative and regulatory activities to help shape the future of the EB-5 program.

You may recall in an earlier blog that the Water Council partnered with the Wisconsin Historical Society in an effort to document the water initiative

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released data on processing times for I-526 and I-829 petitions.

Here are the updates they provided:

I-526

For the third consecutive year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Education has earned the number 1 spot among public institutions in the U.S. News & World Report's annual graduate school rankings.

For the second month in a row, the Visa Bulletin cutoff date remains unchanged for Mainland China. The cutoff date remains February 15, 2014.

The Milwaukee Kimpton Journeyman, which recently opened, was featured in the BizTimes.

This week the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a revision to form I-526 in federal register.

You are invited to comment upon this proposed revision.

"Milwaukee is one of those old industrial American cities that has traditionally been known for its beer, brats, and manufacturing.

The Wisconsin Lt. Governor joined FirstPathway Partners to tour the company's project, the Kimpton Journeyman, set to open this month in the city's Historic Third Ward--an area sprawling with boutiques, restaurants, nightlife, and entertainment.

CoreNet Global dedicated the Economic Development Leadership Award to the Water Council because of the Council's successful implementation of innovation in Milwaukee.