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In response to a 2014 University of Wisconsin Population Health study that scored Racine County as among the state's 10 least-healthy counties, Racine-based S.C. Johnson is partnering with Zoe Outreach Ministries and the Racine Urban Garden Network to give residents in an area neighborhood greater access to healthy, fresh food.

Gov. Scott Walker kicked off his new jobs plan for Wisconsin last week at PreventaMed Technologies Inc., a Waukesha-based manufacturer of medical products, including contamination assist trays and heat stress safety devices.

Sussex-based Waukesha Metal Products was named the grand prize winner for the first-ever Manufacturing Day video contest. Manufacturing Day, taking place on Friday, Oct. 3, is an annual celebration of manufacturing in North America, and its new video contest was a way for all organizations to share how they celebrate the day and why others should as well.

*Tuesday, Sept. 23, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Wisconsin Chapter will hold a social for young professionals at Evolution Milwaukee,...

BizTimes Media’s fourth annual Giving Guide offers southeastern Wisconsin’s business community an outlet to connect with area nonprofit organizations for philanthropic involvement.

ASQ's new chief executive officer, Bill Troy, has led operations all over the globe – from Alaska to Texas, from Germany to Saudi Arabia, and even in Iraq.

Columbia St. Mary's Smart Smiles initiative has been awarded $75,000 from Seal-A-Smile, the state's largest school-based oral health program.

Vernal Management Consultants LLC received the 2014 Altenheim Award from the Lutheran Home Foundation at its 15th annual Monarch Ball, held Sept. 13 at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee.

The Zilber Family Foundation is investing close to $800,000 in the continuous effort to revitalize and beautify area neighborhoods, according to an announcement made by its board of directors on Tuesday.

“The Transfer of Knowledge and Power to the Next Generation” will be the theme of the 2014 BizTimes Get Smarter Talent Development Conference.