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National high-tech news network Xconomy has launched a Wisconsin bureau, its ninth in the United States.

The City of Milwaukee's 168th Birthday Party will celebrate “6 Degrees of Milwaukee: Connected for 168 Years.”

Milwaukee-based 7Summits LLC plans to double its revenues in the next year, which will require it to increase its staff from 60 to about 120 in 2014.

Thanks to a $2 million donation from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin plans to create an outpatient treatment center for children impacted by cancer and blood disorders.

Gov. Scott Walker yesterday signed Senate Bill 333 into law. The bill provides for a Transitional Jobs Program that would bolster resources for job seekers in areas with high unemployment and child poverty rates.

According to a new study issued today by BMO Harris Financial Advisors, 65 percent of Wisconsinites will be making at least one New Year’s resolution for 2014, and 36 percent of those resolutions will be related to personal finances.

Edward Doheny II has been elected president and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global Inc., following a previously announced succession plan.

The City of Milwaukee's 168th Birthday Party will celebrate “6 Degrees of Milwaukee: Connected for 168 Years.”

There’s something to be said for having the last laugh and having the best laugh in business.

Robert W. Baird & Co.'s public finance team has been recognized with a “Deal of the Year” award from The Bond Buyer.