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*Now through Saturday, Dec. 22, The Alchemist Theatre presents "A Kick in the Dickens," a holiday comedy improv show....

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Terry Hansen, president of Ultra Tool & Manufacturing Inc. Company address: W169 N5954 Ridgewood Dr. in Menomonee Falls, WI...

“So, one of our key editorial missions of 2013 will be to keep our readers up to date about...

Daniel Nelson, Jr., president of Nelson Schmidt Inc. of Milwaukee and Madison, has been elected president of the board of directors of MAGNET, the Marketing & Advertising Global Network of leading independent advertising agencies.

The new edition of BizTimes Milwaukee magazine features an inaugural salute to the Best in Business.

After more than five years as president and chief executive officer of the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee and 30 years with the organization, Robert Yamachika will retire at the end of 2013, the organization announced Monday.

Over the years, I’ve spent considerable time writing and reporting on the manufacturing skills gap. It remains a topic of concern for the industrial sector in Wisconsin as business, education and political leaders continue to work to develop solutions to a problem that stems from manufacturers struggling to fill open jobs while thousands of unemployed workers search for employment but don’t have the necessary skills to make them immediately viable candidates.

November sales of existing homes in the four-county metropolitan Milwaukee area were up 24.2 percent compared to November 2011, according to the latest report from the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors (GMAR). In November, 1,202 homes were sold in the area compared to 968 in November 2011.

Dan Ariens, president and chief executive officer of Ariens Co in Brillion, is finding ways to bridge Wisconsin’s skills gap.