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To honor the philanthropic mark of Stephen Roell, former United Way of Greater Milwaukee board chairman and retired chairman and CEO of Johnson Controls, Inc., United Way is funding three one-time $25,000 grants to City Year, IMPACT and Meta House.

Following the completion of a 10-week bike repair program and the announcement of a summer internship initiative, Milwaukee’s Mobile Bike Hub has placed its interns on the ground to fix bikes in south side neighborhoods and learn critical workforce skills.

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

The Urban Ecology Center has appointed Jessica St. John director of development and marketing.

*Friday, Aug. 1, and Saturday, Aug. 2, Milwaukee will play host to the Malibu Open, a world-class extreme waterski...

*Thursday, July 31, Jazz in the Park will showcase CALJE: Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble Quintet. The music groups largely...

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Cardinal Stritch University, based in Fox Point, has appointed Tim Van Alstine, Ph.D., director of athletics, effective Aug. 1.

Milwaukee small business owners feel Wisconsin has some room for improvement when it comes to small business friendliness, according to a new survey.