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Marquette University was one of 16 organizations chosen by NASA to launch a small satellite into space in the next three years.

Take a good, hard look at outgoing State Senators Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center), Tim Cullen (D-Janesville) and Bob Jauch (D-Poplar).

Milwaukee-based Fiduciary Real Estate Development Inc. recently purchased 5 acres of land and a vacant 9-unit condominium building northwest of Appleton Avenue and Good Hope Road in Menomonee Falls from Milwaukee-based Weas Development for about $3 million, according to state records.

Ener-Con Companies Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony last week to celebrate the start of construction of a $40 million condo development along South 110th Street, south of Coldspring Road in Greenfield.

New Berlin-based Landmark Credit Union will close on its acquisition of Hartford-based Hartford Savings Bank at the end of the month.

Baltimore City Public Schools announced today Dr. Gregory Thornton, superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools, will become its new chief executive officer of the district, pending successful contract negotiations.

Milwaukee-based Koss Corp. reported a fiscal second quarter net loss of $3.4 million, or 47 cents per share, down dramatically from net income of $338,688, or 5 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2013.

Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of $48.5 million, or 69 cents per share, up from $28.3 million, or 41 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of 2012.

MillerCoors LLC reported fourth quarter net income of $239.9 million, up from $172.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Milwaukee-based Ascedia Inc., a full-service digital agency, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Milwaukee-based digital development and marketing agency Roll Mobile.