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A charter school that is set to be authorized by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is planning to operate on the Wisconsin International Academy campus in Wauwatosa.

Eleven Wisconsin companies are being recognized by Newsweek as some of the most responsible in the country. The America’s Most Responsible Companies list names 500 organizations that are considered leaders in environmental, social and corporate governance.

BizTimes Media celebrated the successes of startups from across southeastern Wisconsin during its Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum and Awards program at the Italian Community Center Friday.

In 1987, as Junior Bridgeman approached the end of his 12-year NBA career (including 10 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks), and pondered life as a restaurant franchisee, he wondered whether there was a secret that separated the business success enjoyed by NBA team owners from the athletic success of the players who worked for them.

Milwaukee-based Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. and the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. are giving out $95,000 in grants to help local restaurants recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Milwaukee-based SpotHopper may have turned a few heads earlier this month when the company announced it had completed a $14 million Series A funding round, but the company has seen success since it first launched in 2015.

Half of working women in Wisconsin are considering quitting their jobs, according to a new report from Kane Communications Group underscoring the pandemic’s impact on women in the workforce.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. will once again have a chief human resources officer and is doing away with its chief administrative officer role.

Two homes in Fox Point, both located on North Barnett Lane, sold recently for more than $2 million, in separate deals.

Summerfest operator Milwaukee World Festival Inc. has named former Milwaukee deputy city attorney Mary Schanning as the nonprofit organization's general counsel and chief administrative officer.