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The Alliance for Children and Families has announced a name change and moved its headquarters from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C.

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Jeffrey Clark, president and CEO of Waukesha Metal ProductsAddress: N53 W24635 S. Corporate Circle, SussexWebsite: www.waukeshametal.com Industry: Contract metal...

“Hire people that are a lot smarter than you are and have a well-defined set of core values and...

This year's Creative Milwaukee @ Work Summit, presented by Creative Alliance Milwaukee, will leverage the talents of the region's creative class to impact three of Milwaukee's top economic and community development projects.

As the new president and chief executive officer of The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., Kathryn Bufano has a big job to do as she tries to turn around one of southeastern Wisconsin's most iconic retail brands.

A documentary about The Pfister Hotel has earned an Emmy nomination.

Grafton-based Kapco Inc. is the inaugural recipient of the Wisconsin Business Achievement Award, presented by the Flowers Family Foundation Inc.

SHARP Literacy Inc., a Milwaukee-based nonprofit that promotes reading, writing and researching by engaging students in visual arts, welcomed LeVar Burton as the keynote speaker at its 2014 A Novel Event luncheon. Burton, an Emmy Award-winning actor, producer, director and author, is perhaps most famous for hosting and producing PBS’ “Reading Rainbow” educational TV program for more than 20 years. The luncheon was held at the Pfister Hotel and drew about 600 attendees. BizTimes Media served as the media sponsor.

Corporate boards in Wisconsin are moving in the right direction with efforts to increase racial/ethnic and gender diversity, but more work is needed, according to a Board Diversity report released Monday by the Greater Milwaukee Committee in conjunction with Milwaukee Women inc.