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Olive Fine Organic Living, located at 2624 N. Downer Ave. in Milwaukee’s East Side neighborhood, is expanding adding 700 square feet to its existing 1,500 square feet of space.

Southeastern Wisconsin business executives can become more enlightened leaders and learn about practical solutions to bridge the region's skills gap by attending the fourth annual BizTimes Get Smarter Conference.

Westbury Bank, headquartered in West Bend, 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.”

Manufacturing has been transformed in the past 25 years. The perception of manufacturing, unfortunately, has not kept pace with the advances in processes, equipment and training.

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As President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney prepare for tonight’s debate, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged past the 13,500 mark this morning with news that the ADP National Employment Report showed the U.S. private sector added 162,000 jobs in September on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Palermo's Pizza is one of the nation's largest makers of frozen pizza and the latest example of a yet another Milwaukee-born company that has grown and prospered into a prominent national brand. The company has been in the news a great deal lately but unfortunately, the headlines aren't about new products, job expansions or about the many investments they make in the community.

Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPS), a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, announced it has agreed to buy Fox Energy Company LLC. The $440 million purchase includes $390 million for the Fox Energy Center, a 593-megawatt combined cycle generating facility in Kaukauna, and $50 million for the early termination of the existing tolling agreement between the entities.

Generac Holdings Inc., a Waukesha-based designer and manufacturer of generators and other engine powered products, announced it expects strong financial results for the third quarter of 2012, and as a result is raising its outlook for full-year 2012.

The South Suburban Chamber of Commerce, local manufacturers and Milwaukee Area Technical College are joining forces to raise the awareness of middle and high school students, their parents, job seekers and the community about careers and opportunities in manufacturing.