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According to the latest National Association of Manufacturers/IndustryWeek survey, 88.5 percent of manufacturers said that they were either somewhat or very optimistic about their own company's outlook.

An explosion and fire were reported this morning at ACME Galvanizing, a metal coating facility located at 2730 S. 19th St. in Milwaukee's south side.

Milwaukee-based Bader Philanthropies Inc. has committed a two-year $250,000 grant to the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board as the board revises its approach to connecting employers and jobseekers through a strategy known as “Compete Milwaukee.”

Ask anyone in New York City why their bagels are the BEST in the world and they'll say, “It's the water!”

Ask anyone in New York City why their bagels are the BEST in the world and they'll say, “It's the water!”

After 20 years of renewing Milwaukee’s south side neighborhoods and leveraging more than $40 million in investments, Layton Boulevard West Neighbors, Inc. will pause to celebrate its progress during its ninth annual Executive Breakfast on Thursday, March 19.

Disaster strikes and your employee suffers an injury at work. You know the worker's compensation statutes and regulations apply to guide how you handle the work injury, but do you understand how employment laws also impact your situation? Be prepared by instituting policies for hiring, disciplining and terminating employees to avoid exposures when the injury in your workplace occurs.

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.

A new application developed by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s App Brewery has given Sojourner Family Peace Center one more outlet to help individuals impacted by domestic abuse connect with emergency help.

Nordstrom Inc. will celebrate the opening of its department store at Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa by hosting a charity gala.