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BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. has elected five members to its investment committee.

Former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, is seeking new investors for the ownership of the team.

Wisconsin ranks 29th in the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council's 2013 "Small Business Policy Index 2013: Ranking the States on Policy Measures and Costs Impacting Small Business and Entrepreneurship."

Green Bay-based Associated Banc-Corp announced it has appointed Milwaukee attorney Cory Nettles to its board of directors.

After nearly 60 years of a wavering belief in Santa Claus, I have come to a major AHA! Santa Claus is actually Google.

Last Christmas, I was grateful the Public Service Commission (PSC) funded a study on the connection between wind turbine noise and the illnesses people who live near the towers are consistently reporting. The scientists agreed and their finding was clear that more studies needed to be done.

The Port of Milwaukee experienced higher cargo volume in 2013, with an expected total of 2.7 million metric tons, up from 2012’s 2 million tons.

Miller Lite, the beer that launched the light beer category, will bring back its original Lite can design, beginning Jan. 1.

Wisconsin Oven Corp., celebrating its 40 year anniversary, announced record shipments, record growth and plans for a new 29,000-square-foot addition to its plant in East Troy.

The Sartori Co., a family-owned cheese company, announced that it will invest $14 million to expand and renovate its plants in Antigo and Plymouth.