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After a prolonged, brutal and sometimes painful winter, southeastern Wisconsin businesses have begun a summer surge that is expected to gather steam and recover some lost ground in the second half of the year.

Popular ABC entrepreneur show “Shark Tank” has announced it will hold its first casting call in Milwaukee for the show's upcoming sixth season.

Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. plans to close its McDonough, Ga. manufacturing plant and consolidate production in Wauwatosa and New York. The move will create 220 new full-time jobs and about 150 temporary seasonal jobs in Wauwatosa.

*Thursday, July 10, through Sunday, July 13, Milwaukee’s annual Bastille Days will enliven downtown Milwaukee with French culture, music...

“Companies make a mistake in adopting a mantra of ‘customer centricity' to assume all customers matter equally and you...

Mequon-based Concordia University Wisconsin has named Dr. Sharon Chappy the dean of its School of Nursing.

As Milwaukee Public Schools seeks to fill between 75 and 100 teaching positions before the 2014-15 school year begins, the district will hold a job fair today for prospective applicants.

Mequon-based Concordia University Wisconsin has named Dr. Sharon Chappy the dean of its School of Nursing.

Mequon-based Concordia University Wisconsin has named Dr. Sharon Chappy the dean of its School of Nursing.

Chad Albrecht, president of Centare, drew some rather inquisitive looks when he told the audience at a recent business luncheon that the most important strategy driving growth at his Brookfield-based software development company is not “putting the customer first,” but instead is “putting employees first.”