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Nominations are being accepted for the 2013 Wisconsin Small Business Administration (SBA) Business Awards.

Silgan Containers will eliminate 38 jobs at its plant in Menomonee Falls at N90 W14600 Commerce Drive.

Gov. Scott Walker will host the second annual Governor’s Small Business Summit on Thursday, Nov. 8, at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 83 points today to 13,658, its highest point in five years, with the news that the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in September, dropping below 8 percent for the first time since January of 2009.

Marlene Doerr Kreilkamp, Executive Director of Milwaukee-based SHARP Literacy, Inc., has been recognized with the 2012 Social Innovation Prize in Wisconsin for her creative efforts in improving students’ reading skills throughout Milwaukee schools.

Now through Thursday, Oct. 11, the Milwaukee Film Festival will celebrate the art of film with showings of more...

Westbury Bank will close on Columbus Day, Oct. 8, while more than 150 employees take part in a company-wide volunteer day for the third consecutive year. Their volunteer efforts will be contributed to preparations for Washington County's Animated Holiday Lights Show, “Enchantment in the Park.”

Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin, the local affiliate of Easter Seals Inc., will move its headquarters from South Milwaukee and its child development center from Milwaukee to the former CU Fleet Building at 2222 S. 114th St. in West Allis, the organization announced Wednesday.

BizTimes Milwaukee invites southeastern Wisconsin nonprofit organizations to take advantage of a year-long marketing opportunity by submitting information to be featured in the 2013 BizTimes Giving Guide, a print and digital publication to showcase nonprofit organizations seeking support from the business community.

BizTimes Media is currently accepting submissions to update its online and print business directories. Organizations may submit a listing to any of the directories any time throughout the year, but submissions will only be featured in the print directory if completed by the deadlines as noted below. Contact sales and marketing intern Emalee Frase at emalee.frase@biztimes.com with questions about submissions.