City Clubs Rising
A host of successful new strategies for long-term growth is leading a market rebound for business, dining and athletic clubs.
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Wisconsin Club Completes Purchase of Brynwood CC Facilities
- September 16, 2011
- C&RB News
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Less than two years after assuming control of the Brynwood property, the Milwaukee city club now plans $1 million in improvements.
- September 16, 2011
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Developing a Sense of Belonging
What’s worked—and what hasn’t—to help clubs hold existing membership levels and attract new prospects.
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Strength in Numbers
Joining forces with another club can boost membership and offer things their club can’t offer their members.
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Milwaukee Yacht Club, University Club to Share Benefits
The Milwaukee (Wisc.) Yacht Club and the University Club of Milwaukee have made an agreement that will allow members of both clubs to use each other’s facilities. “We’re trying to create more value,” said Ed Purcell, commodore of the Yacht Club to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Hopefully we will boost membership for both organizations.” This announcement follows a similar one [...]
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Wisconsin Club Looks to Purchase Brynwood CC Under Merger
Brynwood Country Club, which began in Milwaukee, Wisc. in 1926 as a club for Jewish members, is losing its name, and it could end up being sold, through an impending merger with the downtown Wisconsin Club, reports the Journal Sentinel. The merger agreement, which gives members at both clubs access to each location’s facilities, calls for the Wisconsin Club to [...]
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Johnson Named General Manager of Brynwood CC
- August 27, 2008
- C&RB News
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Marcus Hotels and Resorts, a division of The Marcus Corporation, has named Brian Johnson as the new General Manager of Brynwood Country Club in Milwaukee. In his position, Johnson will assume the responsibilities of Peggy Williams-Smith, who has been promoted to Corporate Director of Catering for Marcus Hotels and Resorts. Prior to joining Marcus Hotels and Resorts, Johnson was General [...]
- August 27, 2008
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Two Milwaukee-Area Club Robberies in One Week May Be Linked
Less than a week after six golfers and caddies were robbed at gunpoint at the Brynwood Country Club in Milwaukee, seven golfers and caddies were held up at the nearby Tripoli Country Club while playing on the morning of the 4th of July. Police say one man may be responsible for the robberies, which had similar characteristics. In the latest [...]
