Ideas

Scott Emmons has been named dean of the Peck School of the Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).

Marquette University senior Marissa Evans, founder and president of the university’s National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) chapter, has been selected as NABJ’s 2013 Student Journalist of the Year.

Lad Lake, based in Dousman, recently honored four of its students with scholarships during its sixth annual Bright Lights, Big Dreams Gala held at COA Restaurant at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale.

Should states be allowed to impose Internet sales taxes?

Workers at several fast food restaurants and other retail outlets in Milwaukee walked off the job in protest for a higher minimum wage this morning.

I often wonder if public officials give any consideration to the historical lens that will define their current level of enlightenment decades from now.

The Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) announced the hiring of a new chief financial officer and a new executive director of Downtown Kenosha Inc. and its newly created Main Street program.

SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company reported first quarter net income of $271.9 million for Chicago-based MillerCoors LLC, a decrease of 1.2 percent compared to the 2012 first quarter.

Quad/Graphics Inc. reported a first quarter net loss of $14.1 million, or 31 cents per share, compared with net earnings of$47.5 million, or $1.01 per share, in the same period a year ago.

The Wisconsin Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG Wisconsin) announced that Tom Walton, managing director at Hanley, Hammill, Thomas, has succeeded Steven Peterson, managing director at Brass Ring Capital Inc., as chapter president.