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Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has promoted two employees to senior executive positions.

Waukesha-based crane manufacturer Superior Crane Corp. is preparing to ship two 320,000 pound cranes to a major steel mill in Arkansas.

In the past couple of years, BizTimes has heard many company leaders lament that what business hates more than anything else is uncertainty.

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's Department Stores Inc. announced Tuesday that it is making a $2 million donation to Discovery World, the science museum located on the downtown Milwaukee lakefront.

Wisconsin Feeding America food banks have formed the Wisconsin Association of Feeding America Food Banks, a new association that will support and enhance the work of Feeding America food banks in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward has been named one of America's Top 12 ArtPlaces 2013 by ArtPlace, an initiative comprised of national and regional organizations, federal agencies and banks dedicated to the funding and development of art.

Marquette University High School has been awarded a $1.7 million gift from the estate of Harvey and Elaine Schmidt to be contributed to the Harvey and Elaine Schmidt Scholarship Fund, which offers tuition assistance to students in need.

Repairers of the Breach, a daytime shelter and resource facility for homeless residents of Milwaukee, remained open 24 hours yesterday due to dropping temperatures.

Many manufacturers struggle to maintain their competitive positions in regional and global markets that are changing faster than ever.

United Way of Racine County’s board of directors has started conducting a national search for the nonprofit organization’s next chief executive officer (CEO).