BizTimes Staff

College Possible awarded $75,000 grant

A $75,000 grant awarded to College Possible Milwaukee will help the nonprofit continue coaching low-income high school students with college preparation and readiness programming.

Foti Chiropractic announces ‘Make Another Wish’ Campaign

After raising $10,500 to fulfill the wish of a Make-A-Wish Wisconsin child last year, Foti Chiropractic has launched a 2014 campaign to fund the wish of another deserving child.

Potawatomi to sponsor Road America

Milwaukee’s Potawatomi Bingo Casino will serve as the official gaming partner of Road America in Elkhart Lake.

Fromm, Milwaukee World Festival to host Petfest

Mequon-based pet food manufacturer Fromm Family Foods and Milwaukee World Festival Inc., the nonprofit organization that produces Summerfest, will host a new festival this year called Fromm Petfest.

State unemployment rate drops to 5.9 percent

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that indicate Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.9 percent in March.

Badger Meter earnings jump 59 percent

Brown Deer-based Badger Meter Inc. today reported first quarter net income of $4.6 million, or 32 cents per share, up 59.3 percent from $2.9 million, or 20 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2013.

Bank Mutual reports earnings increase

Brown Deer-based Bank Mutual Corp. today reported first quarter net income of $2.8 million, or 6 cents per share, up 11.7 percent from $2.5 million, or 5 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2013.