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Hartland manufacturer to move to new facility in Pabst Farms
Hartland-based Lake Country Manufacturing plans to move build an 81,295-square-foot plant at 950 Blue Ribbon Circle North in the Pabst Farms development in Oconomowoc. The company plans to complete the project in time to move to Oconomowoc in the first quarter of 2014, relocating from its current location at 510 Cardinal Lane in Hartland.
Oshkosh Corp. lands military prototype contract
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.
Veolia Water gives teachers tools for science experiments
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.
A streetcar named disaster
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.
Target awards grants to MPS schools
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.
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Saturday, Aug. 25, Walk & Run for Wishes will wind its way along Milwaukee’s lakefront. The 5K or...
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Pearls girls tour southern colleges
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.
Brewers Community Foundation and Weeks sponsor Teach For America Milwaukee
The Brewers Community Foundation and Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks have teamed up to sponsor Teach For America in Milwaukee under its “Sponsor-A-Teacher” program, according to an announcement the foundation released Monday.
GE Healthcare celebrates 18 years of service to schools
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 gives teachers tools for science experiments
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.
