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David Kohler, president of Kohler Co., has been named general chair of the 2015 PGA Championship, which will be held at Whistling Straits near Kohler.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. reported a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $55.0 million, or $1.17 per share, compared with a net loss of $8.4 million, or 18 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. hosted an analyst meeting today, in conjunction with the debut of its 2014 motorcycles during the company's annual dealer meeting in Denver, Colo.

The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership is collecting responses from manufacturers across the state for the 2013 Next Generation Manufacturing Study.

A complaint filed by a union member against Palermo Villa Inc. in March, which could have delayed a union vote there, has been withdrawn.

*Now through Friday, Aug. 30, The Salvation Army is running a school supplies drive to benefit students in Milwaukee....

BizTimes Media’s third annual Giving Guide offers southeastern Wisconsin’s business community an outlet to connect with area nonprofit organizations for philanthropic involvement.

With a recent decision by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, the Focus on Energy program is set to end its incentive program for residential solar and small wind energy systems. This will be the second early termination of our collective investment in renewable energy in the past three years.

Kohl's Department Stores on Tuesday announced a $2 million donation over three years to the Milwaukee Art Museum to continue the Kohl's Art Generation program, a youth art education initiative.

The Milwaukee Art Museum is competing against more than 330 international destinations for a chance to be named the “8th Wonder of the World.”