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Waukesha-based V&L Tool Inc. plans to create as many as 25 new jobs to meet current demand for its products and services. It held a two-day job fair last week and may hold a second job fair/open house in the coming weeks.

One-third of Americans assert that there are not enough playgrounds in their community to serve the number of children who live there, a belief confirmed by neighborhood residents, clergy, small business owners and officials during the building of Mount Pleasant's Community-Oriented Policing House.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. is currently showcasing several new innovations at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, one of which is a stain-fighting seat coating.

Sussex-based Quad/Graphics Inc. announced on Friday that it will acquire Courier Corp. of North Chelmsford, Mass., the nation's second-largest book manufacturer, for approximately $260 million.

Chicago-based MillerCoors LLC, which brews much of its beer in Milwaukee, is introducing its first 100 percent gluten-free beer. Called Coors Peak Copper Lager, it will be available beginning Feb. 1 in Seattle and Portland, Ore.

The product of a Waukesha-based manufacturer was a part of the FOX Sports NFC Championship telecast on Sunday. Made by Blizzard Lighting LLC, four of the BLOCKHEAD professional moving head LED matrix light fixtures were used on the pregame and halftime set.

*Friday, Jan. 16, the Milwaukee Art Museum will host MAM After Dark with the theme “Fireball.” The social event...

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.

The Rotary Club of Wauwatosa recently held a holiday party at the Blue Mound Golf & Country Club in Wauwatosa. Members of the business community networked with each other, enjoyed a performance by Wisconsin Lutheran High School’s Wisco Kids and presented the club’s Humanitarian Award.

With a newly established strategic plan, Safe & Sound is beefing up its community organizing and youth organizing initiatives to build safe, empowered neighborhoods and refocusing its funding in order to maximize its impact.