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*Friday, Oct. 4, Globall Giving will host “Oktoberfest 2013” to raise funds toward its mission of donating new and...

BizTimes Media’s third annual Giving Guide offers southeastern Wisconsin’s business community an outlet to connect with area nonprofit organizations for philanthropic involvement.

BizTimes Media hosted the Future 50 Cocktail Reception on Sept. 17 at Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee. The event is a networking opportunity for Future 50 Award Winners, representatives from the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC), and other members of the region’s business community. Future 50 winners were also honored at the Future 50 Luncheon held on Sept. 19.

Employers are invited to attend the fifth annual BizTimes Get Smarter Conference, which will focus on how companies can use apprenticeships, internships and mentorships to develop their future workforce and become more productive.

Robert Arzbaecher, the outgoing chief executive officer of Menomonee Falls-based Actuant Corp., and Glen Hackmann, managing director, general counsel and secretary of Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., will be co-chairs of the 2014 fund drive for the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) of Greater Milwaukee.

St. Francis Children’s Center, of Glendale, has announced honorees to be saluted at its 2013 Awards Banquet, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has committed $100,000 to two area agencies to support their efforts in educating low-income Milwaukee residents on their health insurance coverage options.

The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s Council of Small Business Executives recently held the 23rd Annual COSBE Executive Roundtable...

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*Now through Thursday, Oct. 10, the Milwaukee Film Festival will continue screening its collection of 240 films from 44...