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The Millennial Trains Project, a train-based business incubator, will chug into Milwaukee next week so young professionals can get a taste for the city’s business and cultural attributes.

Tempo Milwaukee has named Jennifer Dirks chief executive officer, the first in the organization’s history.

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

The Emteq Charity Golf Outing was held recently at The Legend at Brandybrook in Wales to raise funds for the child advocacy programs at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. In its 10th year, the outing has raised more than $600,000 for the cause.

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino introduced its 10 “Miracle on Canal Street” signature charities on Tuesday as it launched its 2014 charity drive.

Concordia University Wisconsin, located in Mequon, will diversify its academic offerings this fall with a new college designed for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

BizTimes Media has launched an awards program to call attention to the region’s top corporate citizens and most effective nonprofit organizations.

The Interfaith-MPS Tutor Program is in need of more volunteer tutors for the upcoming school year as the program works to reach more students enrolled in Milwaukee Public Schools.

The Public Policy Forum will present the results of “Give and You Will Receive,” an analysis of nonprofit revenue trends and charitable giving in greater Milwaukee, on Tuesday, Aug. 26.

When the Urban Ecology Center acquired 4.5 acres in the heart of the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum last December, the nonprofit also acquired a football field's worth of recycled wood, brick, stone and other raw materials.