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Lakeland College’s Great Thinkers Series, designed to highlight the institution’s 150th anniversary, will include lectures from national figures like Russell Feingold, Will Allen and John Stossel. The series, which begins Thursday, Aug. 30, and continues throughout the 2012-‘13 school year, will feature topics like leadership, environmental issues and business with insight from experts in each field.

Thursday, Aug. 30, through Sunday, Sept. 2, St. Francis Days will be held at St. Francis Memorial Park,...

The Center for Veterans Issues recently hosted a Rally Point Open House event for its new Veteran Resource Center,...

Would Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan be a good vice president? Tell us what you think by responding to the...

Thursday, Aug. 30, Jazz in the Park will feature live outdoor music at Cathedral Square Park from 5...

Tenants of City Hall Square, a two-building 135-unit apartment complex in downtown Milwaukee, were notified recently that the property will be sold by Housing Horizons LLC, a subsidiary of Kimberly-Clark Corp., to a new ownership group that includes City Hall Square Properties LLC.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Midwest Economy Index declined in July to -0.10, down from +0.22 in June. This is the first time in nine months the index, which indicates Midwest growth, has dipped to below average.

Scott Haen has been hired as assistant vice president-branch manager at Johnson Bank’s downtown and Whitefish Bay offices. He...

Koss Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $931,891, or 13 cents per share, down from $1.8 million, or 24 cents per share, a year ago.

Cincinnati-based Pro Mach Inc. announced it has acquired Federal Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee.