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Milwaukee-based ZBB Energy Corp. has hired Brad Hansen as president and chief operating officer. He will also become a board member.

As Milwaukee prepares for its lineup of lakefront festivals and neighborhood events this summer, Visit Milwaukee has unveiled a new campaign promoting the buzz of activity.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Brookdale Senior Living Inc., an owner and operator of senior living communities throughout the U.S., plans to add 200 corporate office jobs in a $3.9 million expansion of its office in West Allis, located at the Summit Place office complex at 6737 W. Washington St.

Milwaukee-based Lowlands Group plans to expand into the Madison market with a Café Hollander restaurant at Hilldale Shopping Center in Madison.

Michael Hostad has been named executive director of Innovation in Milwaukee (MiKE), a project of the Greater Milwaukee Committee.

The 2014 Milwaukee Small Business Week will be held from June 2 to June 6. The week of free events offers professional development, networking and social connections for the city’s small business community.

Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke are tied at 46 percent among registered voters in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race, according to data from the latest Marquette Law School Poll released today.

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.

The 2014 Milwaukee Small Business Week will be held from June 2 to June 6. The week of free events offers professional development, networking and social connections for the city’s small business community.

Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. has announced it will be the presenting sponsor at the Rose Bowl Game beginning in 2015.