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Marquette University School of Dentistry alumnus Dr. Rick Kushner will donate $1 million to the Building for the Future campaign, which will support the school’s 40,000-square-foot expansion.

Lynn Sprangers has been appointed vice president for communications and community engagement at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee.

Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Company, a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire privately held Geofinity Manufacturing of Surrey, British Columbia.

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.

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

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. has named Glen Hackmann its 2012 Brenton H. Rupple Citizenship Award recipient.

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.

Cudahy-based transportation and logistics company Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has acquired all outstanding capital stock in CTW Transport.

Human resources expert Kathryn Weber shares insights about the urgent need for clarity as a performance management strategy for businesses.