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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.

Leo Ries is capping 15 years as executive director of LISC Milwaukee this week. The nonprofit organization, grounded in a mission to revitalize Milwaukee neighborhoods, announced his leave earlier this month.

Economic indicators for southeastern Wisconsin held steady in March, according to the latest monthly report issued by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC).

Michael Bonds, Ph.D., has been re-elected president of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, the district announced on Wednesday.

The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau Foundation Center for Character Ethics will present its 2015 Torch Awards for Ethics on Thursday, May 14.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing has launched a partnership to train fire department paramedics in community-based health care. The program will train paramedics to provide follow-up health care to frequent users of emergency medical services. Paramedics will receive training to support these patients and help change health behaviors before patients reach a crisis again.

Michael Bonds, Ph.D., has been re-elected president of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, the district announced on Wednesday.

Marquette University has filled another of its vacant leadership positions with Brian Till, Ph.D., who has been named the next James H. Keyes Dean for the College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management.

Jeff Boss says he learned many lessons during his 13 years of service as a Navy SEAL that can be applied in the business world.