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Local Initiatives Support Corporation's (LISC's) Milwaukee chapter has announced 16 finalists for its 2014 MANDI Awards, which honor individuals, organizations, corporations and programs investing significant funds and efforts into neighborhood development within Milwaukee's central city.

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.

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

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

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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.

Racine-based Merchants Moving & Storage, a professional household moving company, has announced that Jennifer Eastman will succeed her father, Jim Eastman, as president of the company.