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Among the Wisconsin State Fair's new and most exotic menu items is Apollo Gyros' deluxe deep-fried bacon-wrapped cheddar hot dog on a stick. Inventor Dan Graf came up with the combo exclusively for the fair.

The Milwaukee School of Engineering has created a Social Media for Business certification program to help engineering, business and technical professionals advance their social media skills, develop social business strategies and tailor their strategies to their companies' needs.

Cardinal Stritch University has appointed Thomas Myers as chairman of the university’s board of trustees, according to a recent statement from the university. Myers was vice chairman of the board for a year and has served as member of the board since 2005. He will take over for chairman David Hawke, who has been on the board since 2001.

Today, the Commerce Department reported the deficit on international trade in goods and services was $42.9 billion in June.

Tim Dyer, co-founder and chief storyteller, and Dave Dyer, co-founder and chief strategist of Manifesto LLC

“I cannot express how surreal Sunday was for the residents of Oak Creek.

Can’t be done, you say? Then explain to me how the Quad-Cities, a metro market less than a quarter the size of Milwaukee, can sustain a PGA tournament.

The poor housing market and large number of foreclosures continues to plague Milwaukee-based MGIC Investment Corp., which reported that its second quarter loss increased by 80.5 percent to $273.89 million.

BMO Financial Group announced the creation of BMO Harris Financial Advisors, a dedicated network of professionals committed to serving the financial planning and wealth management needs of BMO Harris Bank clients.

Menomonee Falls-based Assisted Living Concepts Inc. reported Thursday that it had a net loss of $25.1 million in the second quarter, compared to positive net income of $6.28 million in the second quarter of 2011.