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Palermo's Pizza is one of the nation's largest makers of frozen pizza and the latest example of a yet another Milwaukee-born company that has grown and prospered into a prominent national brand. The company has been in the news a great deal lately but unfortunately, the headlines aren't about new products, job expansions or about the many investments they make in the community.

As President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney prepare for tonight’s debate, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged past the 13,500 mark this morning with news that the ADP National Employment Report showed the U.S. private sector added 162,000 jobs in September on a seasonally adjusted basis.

The South Suburban Chamber of Commerce, local manufacturers and Milwaukee Area Technical College are joining forces to raise the awareness of middle and high school students, their parents, job seekers and the community about careers and opportunities in manufacturing.

Jeff Jarecki has been hired as vice president-senior commercial lender at Layton State Bank in West Allis. He has...

The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation will feature six keynote speakers at its annual luncheon on November 5 to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Educational leaders and enlightened business executives will share practical solutions for employers to bridge Wisconsin’s skills gap at the fourth annual BizTimes Get Smarter Conference.

St. Louis-based leading national scrap metal processor Alter Trading Corp. has purchased Miller Compressing Company.

East Pointe Marketplace, a 57,888-square-foot shopping center in downtown Milwaukee, is for sale, according to Chicago-based commercial real estate firm Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP, which says it has been hired to market the property for the sellers, a joint venture of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Mandel Group Inc.

Southeastern Wisconsin business executives can become more enlightened leaders and learn about practical solutions to bridge the region's skills gap by attending the fourth annual BizTimes Get Smarter Conference.
The conference will take place Thursday, Oct. 11, from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee.

U-Haul Company of Eastern Wisconsin announced it has expanded the U-Haul network of self-storage locations with its purchase of an existing Wisconsin storage facility located in Oak Creek at 611 W. Puetz Road.