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Sharp Literacy, Inc. has appointed Lynda Kohler as its new executive director, according to an announcement the Milwaukee-based, education-driven organization made Wednesday.

It has been a remarkable 15 years since we founded Milwaukee College Prep. Working with Milwaukee Buck's forward Junior Bridgeman, we launched with 76 inaugural students in 1997 and serve some of the poorest, most troubled neighborhoods in Milwaukee.

Stress is everywhere in the workplace. We all know that sleep, nutrition, and exercise play a role in stress reduction. But what else helps? Certainly not watching replacement refs make calls at the end of a Packer game.

Nominations are being accepted for the 2013 Wisconsin Small Business Administration (SBA) Business Awards.

Foreclosure filings in Wisconsin were down 12 percent in the third quarter, according to a new report from Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac.

*Saturday, Oct. 13, comedian Jerry Seinfeld will perform a stand-up routine at the Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Avenue...

*Thursday, Oct. 11, the Milwaukee Film Festival concludes. Films to be shown include Nobody Else But You, Teddy Bear,...

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“You might be surprised to learn the primary targets of the campaign are people living, working and running businesses...

Amtrak announced today it carried more than 31.2 million passengers in fiscal year 2012 ending Sept. 30, marking the highest annual ridership total since the rail system started operations in 1971 and the ninth ridership record during the last ten years.