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The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corp. a contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program's Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) phase.

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.

Milwaukee motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has released its 2013 line of models.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago announced today its Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index increased 1.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted 95.6 in July.

More than 2,800 current and retired GE Healthcare employees picked up paintbrushes and helped unpack classrooms to celebrate the company’s 18th annual Community Service Day – its largest, single-day employee volunteer initiative worldwide.

Veolia Water Milwaukee is collaborating with Milwaukee Public Schools to teach fifth-grade students about water and the environment using a Water Box curriculum package. The company, which runs the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s Jones Island and South Shore sewage treatment plants, will likely donate up to 200 of the curriculum package kits to area teachers.

Target Corp. awarded two K4-fifth grade schools in the Milwaukee Public School system with $25,000 grants through its $5 million Give With Target campaign, according to an announcement released Friday, Aug. 17.

With the hope of empowering Milwaukee middle school and high school girls to set both their sights and their grades on college, Pearls for Teen Girls, Inc. embarked on its ninth annual national college tour last June.

On Wednesday, Americans for Prosperity launched a new initiative to let the public be heard about Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's proposed downtown electric streetcar loop.

Saturday, Aug. 25, Walk & Run for Wishes will wind its way along Milwaukee’s lakefront. The 5K or...