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BELOIT – Grant funds clinic makeover
The South Beloit School Board issued bidding documents this week to contractors with the intent to start construction on the new South Beloit Junior High School Based Health Center.
JANESVILLE – City economic development official resigns
Janesville’s economic development director resigned Friday, and a top city official said the community would use Vic Grassman’s departure as an opportunity to expand strategies for business expansion and job creation.
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.
Magnetek’s earnings dip
Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of $1.0 million, or 31 cents per share, down from $2.6 million, or 80 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
Employers optimistic about hiring trends
Employment levels throughout greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the United States are expected to continue shifting positively during the second quarter of 2013, according to the newest employment outlook survey released by ManpowerGroup.
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Johnson Controls extends Brewers partnership
The Milwaukee Brewers and Johnson Controls Inc. announced a multi-year extension of their current marketing partnership, which includes the naming rights to the Johnson Controls Stadium Club, the fine dining area inside Miller Park formerly known as the NYCE Stadium Club.
Joy Global CEO to retire
Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global Inc. announced that Michael W. Sutherlin, president and chief executive officer, plans to retire at the end of this year.
Caterpillar union asks MATC not to train company’s employees
The union representing workers at Caterpillar Inc.'s South Milwaukee plant has asked Milwaukee Area Technical College to stop training salaried and management personnel for production jobs.
Biz Blog: 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.
