The Milwaukee Bucks have exceeded significant diversity and inclusion hiring goals for the construction of Fiserv Forum, in addition to meeting a living wage requirement for the workforce credited with constructing the world-class venue. This makes Fiserv Forum the first development project in Milwaukee of this scope and scale to meet such significant goals.
The hiring goals outlined in the arena development agreement were as follows:
- 18% of all professional service spending to be allocated to Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Small Business Enterprise (SBE) or Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB);
- 25% of all construction spending to be allocated to DBE, SBE, and SDB;
- 40% of all on site construction hours to be performed by City of Milwaukee residents with these workers coming from individuals who are unemployed or underemployed and living in the six most economically depressed zip codes in Milwaukee.