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Plans for a new entrepreneurship project are being unveiled today by the Greater Milwaukee Committee (GMC). The project is backed by both Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and is being commissioned by American Express Co.

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson has accepted an appointment as chairman of the board of Poliwogg Holdings Inc.

Koppa's Farwell Foods, which operates the iconic Fulbeli Deli and grocery store on Milwaukee's east side, has been sold to Krishveer LLC.

Beloit-based ABC Supply Co. Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Lee Wholesale Supply Inc., a distributor specializing in steep-slope roofing, siding and windows with four locations in the Michigan communities of Livonia, Macomb, New Hudson and Port Huron.

Northwestern Mutual employees are donating their time and expertise this tax season to help lower-income Milwaukee residents complete their taxes and file them electronically.

Laughlin Constable, an independent marketing communications agency with offices in Milwaukee, Chicago and New York City, announced it has acquired Filter Advertising, a creative agency with in-house production capabilities and offices in New York and Red Bank, N.J.

Waukesha State Bank has made two new appointments to its leadership team.

Racine-based Johnson Bank announced three new leadership appointments.

Associated Bank has announced four new leaders on its Milwaukee team.

“Globalization is here to stay. Many of us who have dealt with offshore partners have lived through many challenging leadership situations and have many stories to share. In one of my consulting engagements a client executive challenged me to explain cultural differences between East and West by simplifying it into one sentence. While it is a daunting task to compress all of the diversity in thinking, actions and approaches of people into one sentence, the first thing that came to mind was how each culture defines individuality. In the West, individuality is literally about an individual, whereas in the East, individuality is identified with a group.