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Carma Laboratories Inc., the Franklin-based maker of Carmex lip balms and skin care products, recently re-launched its Carmex Moisture Plus lip balm and has named “Pretty Little Liars” actress Shay Mitchell as its spokeswoman.

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. announced it has made a voluntary excess contribution of 250,000 shares of Magnetek common stock to its defined benefit pension plan. The contribution of newly issued shares represents less than 5 percent of total pension plan assets and is fully tax-deductible.

Milwaukee-based Koss Corp., the high-fidelity headphone manufacturer, has announced the release of the BTS1 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker. Pocket-sized and less than six ounces, it is designed for portability and on-the-go use.

A panel of accomplished chief executive officers will discuss the challenges and opportunities for competing in a global economy at the 2014 BizTimes Manufacturing Summit.

*Friday, Sept. 5, Horizon Home Care & Hospice will hold its eighth annual “Life Lights” candlelit stroll and dinner....

As BizTimes Media pulls together its fifth annual Giving Guide, its editorial team is seeking story ideas on corporate leaders and employees who make significant community contributions through their time, talent and treasure.

A collaborative team of researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute, and BloodCenter of Wisconsin has received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin to study genomic factors that impact necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe form of bowel disease that develops in 5 to 10 percent of premature infants and has a mortality rate of 25 to 40 percent.

The Bradley Family Foundation and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation have opened up the application process for the Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists program.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington County will add 7,500 square feet to its existing 4,000-square-foot building in West Bend.

United Way of Greater Milwaukee is determined to raise $53.8 million during its 2014 Community Campaign, the organization announced during a kickoff event at Discovery World Museum on Wednesday.