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Alverno College announced on Wednesday that it will break ground next spring on a $30 million expansion and renovation project at its campus located on the south side of Milwaukee.

Wisconsin business owners are letting out more of a whimper than a roar as they enter the new year, according to a new survey from the Wisconsin Bankers Association.

Wisconsin ranks 29th in the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council in the 2013 "Small Business Policy Index 2013: Ranking the States on Policy Measures and Costs Impacting Small Business and Entrepreneurship," which was released today.

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*Friday, Dec. 13, the Milwaukee Bucks will take on the Chicago Bulls in a 7:30 p.m. game at the...

“It's a great time to be a beer drinker and a great time to be a brewer. There's a...

*Thursday, Dec. 12, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will present a “Home for the Holidays with the MSO” concert. In...

Once again, the office holiday party is at hand, a time when socializing among co-workers plus alcohol can create an environment ripe for post-party headaches for employers. Holiday parties are a long-standing tradition that can create good cheer and reward a year-long effort. As a work-sponsored function, the challenge is to keep employees safe and limit company liability, while trying to ensure that everyone has a good time.

Miller Lite, the beer that launched the light beer category, will bring back its original Lite can design, beginning Jan. 1.

Milwaukee-based A.O. Smith Corp. announced that executive chairman Paul Jones has decided to retire following the company's annual shareholders meeting in April 2014.