Lauren Anderson

Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual announced it’s committing $2.5 million to schools and education initiatives in the city.

Construction is underway on a new 99,000-square-foot high school building on the Hmong American Peace Academy campus in Milwaukee’s Lindsay Park neighborhood.

West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.’s employees and independent insurance agents have raised $1.15 million for the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) Fund, the company announced.

Rogers Behavioral Health plans to open a new mental health and resource center at its Oconomowoc hospital campus, funded by a $2 million gift from the Ladish Co. Foundation. 

The closure of Advanced Pain Management ambulatory surgical centers and affiliated facilities will eliminate 238 jobs, according to state filings. 

Milwaukee Area Technical College and NEWaukee are partnering to create a gap-year career exploration program for students in Milwaukee who are undecided about attending college.

Milwaukee youth theater organization First Stage has launched a relief initiative to help it weather the challenges of moving to a fully remote 2020-’21 season. 

Waukesha County Technical College’s board has narrowed the search for its next president to two finalists.

The organizers of a Milwaukee-based initiative aimed at increasing awareness of trauma and supporting trauma-informed work in the community plan to develop a collaborative hub for nine nonprofits on the city’s near west side. 

Jackson-based Wisconsin Pharmacal Company has named Andrew Wundrock as its new president.

Greenfield-based Advanced Pain Management, LLC and the Milwaukee-based company that provides its administrative services have filed a petition for receivership in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

Impact100 Greater Milwaukee has awarded $100,000 grants each to Lighthouse Youth Center, Milwaukee Public Library Foundation, NAMI Waukesha, Inc. and Operation DREAM.