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KENOSHA – Gateway seeks $49 million for expansion, renovations
Gateway Technical College officials have been making the rounds touting the need for $49 million to expand and renovate sites in the district.
MADISON – Bill would raise retirement age for public employees
The minimum retirement age for public employees would increase by two years under a bill proposed by a state lawmaker who said the change would reflect increasing life spans and later retirement ages in general while possibly strengthening the pension system.
Emergency plan preserved data as fire destroyed Burlington plant
As the heat of a fire started raising the temperatures on the computer systems at the Echo Lake Foods plant in Burlington on Jan. 30, technicians at Xenitel, a Waukesha information technology (IT) service company, took quick action to preserve the plant's data.
Nonprofit Calendar
*Saturday, March 16, the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society-Wisconsin Chapter will host the 2013 MS Summit. The event will...
BizTimes Around Town: Historic Milwaukee’s Envisioning the Seen
Historic Milwaukee, Inc. recently ignited an "experimental civic discussion" among 12 of Milwaukee's leaders during its third Envisioning the...
Milwaukee Art Museum-War Memorial deal unveiled
At Tuesday’s Milwaukee County Parks Committee meeting, officials with the Milwaukee Art Museum and Milwaukee County War Memorial Inc. announced that they have reached a tentative agreement regarding the ongoing management of the buildings and grounds occupied by both organizations.
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Wisconsin’s unemployment rate rises
Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate spiked to 7.0 percent in January, up from 6.7 percent in December, according to preliminary estimates released by the state Department of Workforce Development on Thursday.
Match Day raises more than $2.8 million, surpasses goal of $1.8 million
Match Day 2013, a one-day online fundraiser that ran 24 hours Thursday, collected more than $2.8 million, exceeding its monetary goal of $1.8 million, the total number of dollars brought in during last year's inaugural fundraiser.
Milwaukee’s Finest honorees to begin fundraising
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Milwaukee Chapter unveiled the eight honorees of its 2013 Milwaukee's Finest campaign during a kick-off event held Thursday night at Coast.
AFP president to speak on trends, future of fundraising
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) southeastern Wisconsin chapter will welcome AFP President and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Watt to Milwaukee on March 21 to speak to fundraisers about emerging trends in charitable giving and the future of philanthropy.
