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The Milwaukee Trolley Loop kicks off its summer “Hop ‘n Shop, Wine ‘n Dine” route today with $1 roundtrip trolley rides throughout downtown.

The Artery, a former rail corridor bridging Milwaukee's Riverwest and Harambee neighborhoods, and a 10-block stretch along West Wisconsin Avenue will be enlivened with interactive art in the coming months thanks to a $350,000 grant funded by ArtPlace America.

Some recent reports and commentary claim a manufacturing renaissance is just hype. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other financial firms have cast doubt on optimistic claims about the revival of manufacturing in America.

Leaders at Lifeway Foods Inc. plan to rehire all of the workers who were laid off from Golden Guernsey Dairy LLC to staff the Waukesha facility when it reopens this summer.

Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. has reached a new milestone with client assets exceeding $100 billion for the first time.

Green Bay-based Baycom Inc., a provider of wireless voice, video and data solutions, announced it has completed the acquisition of Milwaukee 2-Way Inc., a Motorola Solutions Radio Channel partner based in West Allis.

The boards of directors of Generations Bancorp Inc. and Pewaukee-based Foundations Bank announced that they have raised new capital of more than $5 million.

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. said that it plans to sell its Asia-based Die-Cut business.

Racine-based Johnson Financial Group is hosting a group service day for its employees today.

Waukesha State Bank will host a grand opening for its New Berlin branch during the week of June 24.