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The Viking Octantis docked at Port Milwaukee for the first time Friday, bringing with it 307 passengers. The ship,...

Former Charter Manufacturing Co. chief executive officer John A. Mellowes and his wife Linda Mellowes, a former Medical College of Wisconsin board member, are donating $10 million to MCW to support new research and for MCW faculty studying the potential the human genome has to treat a wide variety of diseases.

Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. this week announced plans for the fifth annual Summerfest Tech program, which will take place in-person on Wednesday, June 29 and Thursday, June 30.

Indiana-based Casting Cleaning Resources, a manufacturer that serves the foundry industry, is moving into the facility formerly occupied by Vollrath Co. in Menomonee Falls.

Mount Mary University in Milwaukee has named Isabelle Cherney as its 13th president. 

Northwestern Mutual is investing a total of $5 million in Legacy Redevelopment Corp. and Northwest Side Community Development Corp., two Milwaukee-based community development financial institutions.

Wauwatosa-based Froedtert Health today announced the promotion of Caryn Esten to senior vice president and chief strategy and transformation officer.

Angela Adams, the chief communications and diversity officer of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago, is one of three people that Gov. Tony Evers is appointing to the University of Wisconsin (UW) System Board of Regents.

Brookfield-based nonprofit organization Good Friend Inc. announced that Allison Katula has been named the executive director of the organization, starting May 9.

The Milwaukee Department of City Development (DCD) is seeking proposals from developers interested in rehabilitating vacant, city-owned houses.