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Jason Inc., the Milwaukee-based parent company to a global family of manufacturing companies in the seating, finishing, components and automotive acoustics markets, announced the selection of Srivas Prasad as president of Milsco, a leader in the manufacture of innovative seating solutions for the powersports, turfcare and heavy equipment markets.

A Marquette University professor has received a $2.6 million grant from the Templeton Religion Trust to conduct interdisciplinary research on virtue, character and morality, the university announced on Thursday.

While the number of women-owned businesses has grown by 68 percent nationally since 1997, Wisconsin has lagged behind with just 36.6 percent growth, according to the recent American Express OPEN State the of Women-Owned Businesses Report.

BizTimes Media has announced the recipients of its 2014 Bravo! Entrepreneur Awards.

After launching his own landscaping business and growing his client base from one client to more than seven, Carter Drake, a junior at Fort Atkinson High School, has been selected to receive the 2014 Young Entrepreneur Award.

U.S. businesses added 191,000 jobs in March, returning to the level of job growth seen in December before bad winter weather hit the economy, payrolls firm ADP said today.

Talk about game-changing plays…

A sports fan, I am not. So why was this otherwise buttoned up intellectual screaming (and at times uncharacteristically swearing) while watching the Badgers win Saturday’s battle against Arizona?

Kay Plantes is not a sports fan.

Fewer than 15 percent of the board director positions at Wisconsin’s top 50 public companies are held by women.