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A key measure of Milwaukee-area manufacturing activity indicated contraction in April. The seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers Index was below 50 for the first time since April 2014, according to the Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing.

Arrowhead High School in Hartland plans to open a new 10,000-square-foot manufacturing and engineering center at the start of the new school year on Sept 1.

*Tuesday, May 5, the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network’s Greater Milwaukee Chapter will hold its May Nonprofit Resource Exchange. The...

BizTimes Media’s fifth annual Giving Guide serves the region’s business community as a vehicle to engage with area nonprofit organizations and discover opportunities for philanthropic involvement.

BizTimes Media will host the 11th annual BizExpo on Wednesday, May 20, at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee.

SVA Professional Services has donated 1,400 jars of peanut butter to Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee.

More than 2.1 million pounds of gently used clothing and textiles collected during the Spring Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale will enable Goodwill stores to significantly ramp up its employment placement and training services.

Dan Pallotta, a pioneering social entrepreneur, argues that the public’s mindset of the nonprofit sector needs to change.

As Nepal continues to recover from a massive earthquake that claimed thousands of lives on Saturday, the cheel has stepped in with a large-scale fundraising drive to benefit victims of the natural disaster.

Launch Milwaukee, a weekend competition for hardware and software engineers, entrepreneurs and designers, will be held from June 5 to 7 at Ward 4, a collaboration space in the Historic Pritzlaff building near downtown Milwaukee.