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Wayne Oldenburg to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum
Oldenburg Group founder Wayne Oldenburg will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BizTimes Media Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum on Dec. 8 at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. Click here to register.
Ruth Foundation for the Arts donating $11.5 million to arts organizations
The Ruth Foundation for the Arts has pledged $11.5 million to 138 arts organizations across the country, the Milwaukee-based nonprofit announced today.Â
Racine startup Houstr receives funding from Gateway Capital
A Racine startup that seeks to make short-term rentals a real-life marketplace has now been backed by Milwaukee-based venture capital firm Gateway Capital.
Container Life Cycle Management will pay $1.65 million for clean air and hazardous materials violations
Container Life Cycle Management (CLCM) will pay $1.65 million as part of a pre-suit settlement with the state and U.S. departments of justice after the company allegedly made clean air and hazardous materials violations.
Wisconsin lost 1,600 private sector jobs in October, labor force participation continued to drop
Wisconsin lost 1,600 private sector jobs in October and the state’s labor force participation rate continued to fall, according to the latest data released by the state Department of Workforce Development.
Leadership Lens: ManpowerGroup CEO Jonas Prising on learning from team sports and COVID’s lasting impact on work
On the latest episode of the Leadership Lens podcast, Jonas Prising, chairman and CEO of Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup, joins Marquette...
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Metro Milwaukee home sales dip 29% in October
Home sales in the four-county metro Milwaukee area fell 29% in October, year-over-year, and 26.3% in the greater southeastern Wisconsin region, according to the latest report from the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors.
Drexel Building Supply to acquire McMahon and Company
Campbellsport-based Drexel Building Supply, a wholesale building materials supplier, announced this week its intent to acquire McMahon and Company, a Jackson-based supplier of doors and millwork. Terms of the deal, which is scheduled to close Dec. 31, were not disclosed.
Local companies lean on different workplace strategies to support their veterans
Sometimes it may seem like veteran and civilian workers are speaking two different languages. That’s to be expected when...
Tech startup CodeBaby makes a comeback after shuttering operations four years ago
After winding down operations back in 2018, Milwaukee-based tech startup CodeBaby, Inc. has returned with its highly advanced digital avatars – and increased market demand for its product.