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Modest gains were posted in metro area economic indicators for April as 12 of 23 monthly indicators tracked by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) improved from year-ago levels.

What should the United States Postal Service be in the future and who will it serve?

Milwaukee School of Engineering students recently designed and installed a new electric motor on the Fondy Food Center’s 1950’s era Allis Chalmers G tractor. The conversion project was funded by Brady Corporation Foundation.

What would the late Gov. Lee Dreyfus think about Tuesday’s recall? The former chancellor of the University of Stevens Points brought a talented group of executives into his administration, people picked by their talent, not their politics. It was a joy to be part of the team.

Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Inc. has agreed to donate $4.2 million over the next five years to The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa., to create The Northwestern Mutual Granum Center for Financial Security.

Tom Lange has been promoted to bank manager at Waukesha State Bank’s Silvernail Road office in Pewaukee.

Industry experts will provide insight on the mergers and acquisitions market in Milwaukee at the BizTimes M&A Forum on Friday, June 8, from 7:30 a.m. to noon, at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.

The debate over federal dairy policy and the Dairy Security Act (DSA) contained within the more comprehensive U.S. farm bill legislation is far from over.

Franklin-based Hypneumat Inc. has been purchased by John Weber, a Milwaukee-area business executive.