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Manufacturing decline slowed in November
The Milwaukee-area manufacturing sector continued to decline in November, but at a slower rate than in the previous month, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.
Jobs data shows manufacturers hiring
Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector added 11,786 jobs from June 2011 to June 2012, an increase of 2.6 percent, according to a state Department of Workforce Development report released Friday.
Nonprofit Calendar
*Friday, Nov. 30, Arté, a wine and painting studio in Wauwatosa, will host Party 4 Good in support of...
Milwaukee Biz Blog: Together we will create Marquette’s bright future
Marquette University president Scott Pilarz, S.J., has an update on the progress the school is making in creating a vision for its future.
Toll roads may be the route to go
If you mention “toll roads” to the typical Wisconsin motorist, chances are good the reply will include an unflattering reference to Illinois and its 286 miles of pay-as-you-go interstate highways.
Sitton to sign photographs during AT&T food drive
Green Bay Packers lineman Josh Sitton will sign photographs at AT&T’s Glendale location on Tuesday, Dec. 4, during a food collection hosted by the store in support of Hunger Task Force.
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NEA grant to support The Rep’s 2013 productions
The Milwaukee Repertory Theater has been selected as one of 832 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of its Art Works grant, according to an announcement made by NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman Wednesday.
Boys and Girls Clubs’ holiday toy drive accepting donations
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee are hosting an online toy drive through Dec. 31 to benefit thousands of kids and teenagers in southeastern Wisconsin.
Help BizTimes salute first responders to shootings
The public is invited to help BizTimes Media salute the first responders to the mass shootings in Oak Creek and Brookfield by attending the 2012 Health Care Heroes Awards Breakfast.
WISN 12 phone bank benefits hurricane relief and local food drive
WISN 12 raised more than $187,000 to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and the Hunger Task Force’s Food for Families holiday campaign thanks to contributions from viewers in southeastern Wisconsin.
