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Northwestern Mutual Foundation awards grants through Days of Sharing
The Northwestern Mutual Foundation has announced the recipients of its “Days of Sharing” campaign grant funds. The campaign awards $100,000 to 25 area nonprofit organizations that have been nominated by Northwestern Mutual employees. Winning organizations receive the funds in nominating employees’ names.
The Marcus Corporation celebrates anniversaries with donation to United Way
The Marcus Corporation, headquartered in Milwaukee, has donated $583,941 to the United Way of Greater Milwaukee in honor of Steve Marcus’ 50th anniversary with the company and the company’s 50-year mark of owning The Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee.
Potawatomi to reveal “Miracle on Canal Street” fundraising total and recipients
Potawatomi Bingo Casino will reveal its 2012 “Miracle on Canal Street” fundraising total today along with 20 randomly selected nonprofit organizations that will receive a portion of the funds.
Repairers of the Breach seeking donations for winter
Repairers of the Breach, a daytime shelter and resource center for homeless residents of Milwaukee, is reaching out to the community with a need for donations to support the homeless individuals it serves. Seasonal items needed in time for winter include:
Kohl says farewell to U.S. Senate
Editor’s note: U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, who will retire in January, delivered his farewell address on the Senate floor Thursday. The following is the text from those prepared remarks.
Public Policy Forum assesses workforce development system
In a new report examining the functioning of Milwaukee’s workforce development system, the Public Policy Forum cites a higher level of coordination and cohesion among key workforce development players since the establishment of the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB) in 2007, but suggests a need for greater coordination between the region’s economic development priorities and the needs of its unemployed.
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Lawrence University names next president
The Lawrence University Board of Trustees has named Mark Burstein, executive vice president of Princeton University, as the college’s 16th president.
Let’s get back to the basics
Anyone who is involved in manufacturing at any level in Wisconsin must have heard of these topics of discussion recently: skills gap; workforce development; skilled trades; or lastly, “Man, I can’t find any good craftsman.”
Survey: Optimism growing among businesses in Milwaukee and Waukesha
Businesses in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties are slightly more optimistic about 2013 than they were heading into 2012, according to the First Business Economic Survey released Wednesday by First Business Bank-Milwaukee.
Brighter12 start-up company launches interactive website
Brighter12, a Milwaukee-based start-up company, has launched its website www.brighter12.com to assist 12-step program participants in recovering from their addictions through interactive online tools.
