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AFP Awards will celebrate Philanthropy Day
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter today announced the recipients of its 2012 National Philanthropy Day Awards.
Brewers Community Foundation Week raises more than $220,000
The Brewers Community Foundation announced that it raised more than $220,000 during its annual Brewers Community Foundation Week, which was held Aug. 16 through Aug. 22 at Miller Park.
Tickets on sale for Salvation Army benefit concert featuring Sinatra, Jr.
Tickets for the Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle Benefit Concert will be available for purchase beginning at noon on Friday, Sept. 7.
Pearls nonprofit needs voters to win $250,000
Pearls for Teen Girls, Inc. has a chance to win $250,000 with the help of voters in support of its mission. The Milwaukee nonprofit has been selected out of thousands of charity organizations nationwide to take part in the National 2012 Chase Community Giving Program. The program awards grants to deserving nonprofits from a pot of $5 million. Grants are distributed according to individual votes.
Employers invited to Worksite Wellness Conference
Registration is closing soon for the Wellness Council of Wisconsin's 22nd annual Worksite Wellness Conference.
Latest jobs data mixed
The U.S. economy added 96,000 jobs in August, fewer than the 125,000 gain forecast by economists and well below the 200,000 needed to keep pace with the population growth, according to the latest report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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MATC student receives HVACR scholarship
James Jagler, a student of the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) and resident of Oak Creek, was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Clifford H. “Ted” Rees Jr. Scholarship Foundation. The foundation was created to support future heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) technicians.
Kohl’s to add electric car charging stations at stores
Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's Department Stores today announced the company will expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging station initiative with 36 new stations across 18 additional Kohl's locations by the end of fall 2012.
BizTimes cover story: Craft beers flow in Brew City
Domestic beer consumption may be on the decline, but craft brewers are thriving in Milwaukee.
Young named Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship’s first faculty fellow
McGee Young, associate professor of political science at Marquette University, has been named the first Entrepreneur Faculty Fellow for 2012 under the university’s Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship, according to an announcement Wednesday.
