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The number of union members or workers who are represented by a union in the state fell in 2021,...

Gateway Technical College president and chief executive officer Bryan Albrecht  plans to retire this fall. Albrecht, who has led the...

For more than a century, Milwaukee Area Technical College has delivered highly skilled workers and highly prepared professionals to...

Wisconsin’s FaBcap Accelerator program has expanded nationally and is now serving six times as many businesses across the U.S.

A sweet tooth, an unwavering palate and a bit of luck led to Milwaukee native and entrepreneur Nubian Simmons opening a manufacturing facility for her business, The Pink Bakery, in the city's Miller Valley.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has received a $1 million gift from the Milwaukee-based Brookby Foundation to support its School of Freshwater Sciences’ new research vessel.

Pordenone, Italy-based VDA Group, an international company providing technological solutions for room automation, has acquired 53% of Waukesha-based Telkonet, Inc. As part of the deal, VDA Group paid $5 million to Telkonet in exchange for the issuance of majority shares of common stock of Telkonet.

Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce president Tim Sheehy said the city of Milwaukee’s new mask mandate is “a blunt instrument” and threatening to business owners.

The Sherman Phoenix Foundation has named Stacia Thompson as its first executive director.

A new report from the PenFed Foundation that lists the top cities in 2021 for veteran entrepreneurs ranks the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area 19th out of 390 metropolitan areas analyzed. Madison was ranked 17th.