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Marc Lasry addressed the MMAC board of directors this week to discuss the future of the Milwaukee Bucks and the need for a new arena. When asked by a board member what the fallback plan was if we don't have a new downtown entertainment center to host the Bucks, he noted, “There is really no fallback plan.”

The median prices of homes sold in Kenosha County and Racine County has increased dramatically this year, according to the latest data from the Wisconsin Realtors Association.

As St. Marcus Lutheran School continues its pursuit of the former Lee School property, a vacant Milwaukee Public Schools building that closed in July 2009, St. Marcus leaders remain hopeful that the city will work with MPS toward a successful sale.

The Milwaukee Area Technical College District Board has appointed Vicki Martin, Ph.D., president, according to an announcement the college made on Tuesday evening.

New Berlin-based Emteq Inc. is being acquired by B/E Aerospace Inc., a Wellington, Fla.-based manufacturer of aircraft cabin products and aerospace fasteners.

Earl Buford has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, succeeding Donald Sykes, who has served in that capacity since 2006.

Brookfield-based Diversified Insurance Solutions has named Christian Lie chief executive officer, effective July 1. Lie was previously the president and CEO of Johnson Insurance in Racine.

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. has unveiled some new renderings for its 1.1 million-square-foot, 32-story Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons project at its corporate headquarters in downtown Milwaukee.

Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist and William Delwiche, investment strategist at Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., are urging caution among investors for the second half of the year.

My sales perspective flies in the face of traditional selling. And it's not just a disruption – it's the new way of sales. What's your perspective?