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Brookfield-based Cielo, a provider of recruitment process outsourcing solutions, has named Myke Hawkins chief revenue officer.

Milwaukee-based The Way Out, a company that offers an anti-bias software platform, has raised $400,000 in seed funding.

The number of homes sold in the four-county metro Milwaukee area and the seven-county southeastern Wisconsin region were down about 30% in November, year-over-year, according to the latest report from the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors.

Marquette University will begin work on a new home for its College of Nursing — the second major construction project in its campus master plan set to get underway this month, approved by the board of trustees at its December meeting.

Sussex-based Color Ink, a company that offers specialized printing services, has acquired Milwaukee-based commercial printer HM Graphics.

A group of 125-plus Milwaukee-area companies participating in the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's Region of Choice initiative are on track to meet five-year goals for recruiting, retaining and advancing Black and Brown employees – and are significantly outpacing the overall region’s rate of diverse hiring, the MMAC said Tuesday.

The National Association of Minority Contractors – Wisconsin chapter (NAMC-WI) has named Tim McMurtry II the organization’s executive director of infrastructure and business development.

The Milwaukee Common Council approved an $11.6 million tax incremental financing package to support Fiserv’s new corporate headquarters downtown, along with improvements to nearby public infrastructure.

Foxconn Technology Group has met the benchmarks required to access more than $8.5 million worth of tax credits this year. A series of verification forms submitted to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. show the electronics manufacturer has created 768 jobs throughout its life in Wisconsin.

Eagle Park Brewing & Distilling Co. made one of the most newsworthy business moves within the local beer scene...