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When you walk in empty headed, you walk out empty handed. How much of your presentation is “standard?”

Former Milwaukee Braves shortstop Johnny Logan will be honored on Thursday as the newest member of the Miller Park Walk of Fame.

Each year, there is something that moves me about the Vince Lombardi Golf Classic. When you carry the Lombardi name, there is an immediate sports recognition and level of excellence that comes with it.

Wisconsin Bank & Trust, a Madison-based community bank serving businesses and individuals from 10 branch offices statewide, announced that Kevin Tenpas has been named president and chief executive officer.

Fond du lac-based Marian University has named Robert Fale as its interim president.

The UWM Real Estate Foundation Inc. will receive a $205,850 Brownfield Program award from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to assist in the environmental remediation at the site of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s new Innovation Campus in Wauwatosa.

Unless Congress acts, on July 1, the interest rate for 159,147 student loan borrowers in Wisconsin will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, according to a new report by WISPIRG (Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group), a nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest advocacy organization.

Gallup's U.S. Job Creation Index increased to 22 in May, the highest score for any month since April 2008.

Beloit-based building products distributor ABC Supply Co. Inc. has acquired the inventory and select equipment previously owned by JB Supply Company, a distributor of roofing, siding and other exterior building products in Flint, Mich.

Sally Vega has been named trust officer in Milwaukee for The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. Vega will be responsible for serving high net worth clients, families and charities with trust administration services. She has more than 16 years of experience in financial services, most recently as trust officer for The PrivateBank in Milwaukee.