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The Waukesha County Economic Development Corp. will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, June 3, at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield.

The Milwaukee 7 region was named one of the first 12 "manufacturing communities" in the federal Manufacturing Communities Partnership initiative, which will give the region an opportunity to apply for a share of $1.3 billion in federal economic development funds, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced Wednesday.

“Prospective business owners should never purchase a business if they are afraid to get their hands dirty. However, the...

While Milwaukee Public Schools continues to benefit from significant health care savings, the district faces ongoing fiscal challenges as it struggles to boost enrollment and state support, according to a recent report conducted by the Public Policy Forum.

To many of my colleagues in the baby boomer generation, the rising generation of millennials is a mystery.

Purchasing a business is a substantial and exciting step in the career of many professionals and entrepreneurs. For many, it may be the first time there's no more boss to report to. Prospective business owners have a strong desire to work for oneself and benefit directly from personal time, effort, creativity and innovation. Those benefits come from a shift in approach – from day-to-day work to big picture thinking, from working a job to owning a business. At least it should.

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., which has dual headquarters in Milwaukee and York, Pa., reported a first quarter net loss of $31.5 million, or $1.63 lost per share, compared to a net loss of $26.6 million, or $1.41 lost per share, in the first quarter of 2013.

Menomonee Falls-based Idea Factory Inc. has been acquired by Swedesboro, N.J.-based Ginsey Home Solutions and will close its local operations in the transaction.

Several projects that grew out of research at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have received seed funding from the University of Wisconsin-Extension and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.

First Business Financial Services Inc. has agreed to acquire Aslin Group Inc., parent company of Kansas City-based Alterra Bank, for $30.1 million.