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Marquette University has formed a search committee to oversee the appointment of a new vice president and director of athletics, a position the Milwaukee school hopes to fill by the end of the fall semester.

The Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee has renewed its agreement with the United State Olympic Committee and U.S. Speedskating to serve as an official U.S. Olympic training site.

Gateway Technical College has received nearly $1.9 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward grant funding, while Waukesha County Technical College has been allocated close to $1.7 million, Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development announced on Wednesday.

The Milwaukee School of Engineering Alumni Association has elected Thomas Krumenacher, a partner in Quarles & Brady LLP’s Milwaukee office, president.

Rick White will retire as vice president of corporate communications at Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Energy Corp. on July 31.

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Alverno College has welcomed Eileen Sherman, Ph.D., as dean of its School of Business, the institution announced on Wednesday.

Milwaukee-based Super Steel LLC will hire 25 welders as it continues to grow to meet the demand of the construction and oil and gas industries.

The Medical College of Wisconsin has been awarded a five-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health for its research on new therapeutic approaches for pancreatic cancer treatment.

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