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A smarter Milwaukee is a better Milwaukee. And a better Milwaukee is better-positioned to grow in a global economy.

There are a lot of different things that come to mind when you think of Wisconsin. The Packers, Cheddar, the Brewers, Colby, the Badgers, Gouda, the Dells, Havarti, Whistling Straits, Asiago, the House on the Rock, Parmesan.

Home prices and sales increased in southeastern Wisconsin, and in the entire state, during July, according to new data from the Wisconsin Realtors Association.

Today, special consultant for business and workforce development Tim Sullivan submitted his long-awaited workforce development report to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, calling for bold actions to address the gap between the skills needed by the state’s employers and the skills of the available workforce.

Salaried employees in the Milwaukee market have seen pay increases of 2.6 percent in 2012, a tad below the national average of 2.8 percent, according to Aon Hewitt's Salary Increase Survey.

Image Systems of Menomoneee Falls will merge with The Printery in New Berlin, and the combined company will remain in New Berlin.

Delta Airlines has reportedly reached an agreement to purchase the naming rights for the Frontier Airlines Center in downtown Milwaukee.

A Brookfield based software company that could be a major player if federal health care reform announced today that it has received a $20 million funding boost from investors.

GE Healthcare, through its GE healthymagination Fund, has invested $20 million in Ornim Inc., an Israeli developer of a muscle and tissue monitor.

Low consumer spending continues to hamper The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., the owner and operator of the Boston Store chain.