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Palermo’s workers on strike
Dozens of plant workers at Milwaukee-based Palermo's Pizza are on strike and say the company has engaged in union-busting tactics as employees tried to form a union, according to Voces De La Frontera, an immigrant rights group and low wage worker center that is working with the Palermo's employees. The workers walked off the job 15 days ago.
IEA merged into Engendren
President and CEO Jim Kettinger has become shareholder of Kenosha-based IEA Inc. and merged the firm into a new company called Engendren.
APC partners with National Food Lab
American Pasteurization Company, a Milwaukee food toll processor, has partnered with Livermore, Calif.-based The National Food Lab, a food and beverage consulting and testing company, to expand its capabilities.
Stock market awaits court ruling on Obamacare
On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The Senate voted the legislation through on December 24, 2009, on a straight party-line vote: 60-39. The House vote on March 21, 2010 was less partisan and much closer: 219-212, with 34 Democrats voting nay. The bill’s ostensible purpose was to establish universal health coverage and provide health insurance for 30 million uninsured Americans.
Harley museum unveils leather jacket exhibit
The Harley-Davidson Museum will unveil its Worn to Be Wild: The Black Leather Jacket exhibit this Saturday, June 16.
Seimer Institute donates $300,000 to United Way
United Way of Greater Milwaukee, in partnership with Community Advocates recently received a $300,000 grant from the Siemer Institute for Family Stability.
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Donald Driver to appear at UPAF campaign Finale
Donald Driver, all-time leading receiver for the Green Bay Packers and the 2012 Dancing with the Stars champion, will make an appearance at the 2012 campaign finale for the United Performing Arts Fund on Tuesday, June 26.
Creative Alliance Milwaukee seeks to become economic force
The momentum continues to build for the Creative Alliance Milwaukee (CAM), which will move into a new creative incubator...
PEARLS announces 10,000 Girls Initiative
PEARLS for Teen Girls Inc., a Milwaukee nonprofit aimed at providing leadership skills to at-risk Latina and African-American teens, launched the 10,000 Girls Initiative on Thursday.
State adds jobs, but unemployment rate rises
Wisconsin added 900 private sector jobs in May, but the state’s unemployment rate rose to 6.8 percent from 6.7 percent in April, according to the latest report of seasonally adjusted data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
