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The Sherman Phoenix Foundation and gener8tor announced this week a new collaborative program called “gener8tor Art x Sherman Phoenix.”

Nearly a quarter of the Wisconsin legislators sworn into office this month are new to the Senate or Assembly...

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee announced plans Wednesday to reopen its high-end Dream Dance Steakhouse on Jan. 18.

Milwaukee-based private equity firm Borgman Capital has acquired Minneapolis-based Minnesota Tile and Stone (MTS) and plans to merge the firm with another one of its portfolio companies.

The city of Plymouth is once again the owner of a historic downtown building that has been completely renovated to offer shoppers a unique taste of the region's dairy culture. The former H.C. Laack building at 133 E. Mill St. is now known to visitors as the Cheese Counter and Dairy Heritage Center.

Madison-based teletherapy provider DotCom Therapy has named Omar Dawood chief executive officer. Dawood has also joined DotCom Therapy’s board.

Mequon-based investment company Reinhart Partners Inc. has entered into an agreement with Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania-based Spouting Rock Asset Management that will allow Spouting Rock to acquire a majority stake of Reinhart.

Former state legislator Dale Kooyenga is joining the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce in the newly created position of senior vice president and will eventually succeed MMAC president Tim Sheehy.

Most of the local economic indicators tracked by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce declined in November, according to the MMAC’s latest economic trends report.

Average gasoline prices in Milwaukee have risen 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week, or 1.2%, averaging $3.00 a gallon, according to GasBuddy's survey of 615 stations in Milwaukee.