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Emergency plan preserved data as fire destroyed Burlington plant
As the heat of a fire started raising the temperatures on the computer systems at the Echo Lake Foods plant in Burlington on Jan. 30, technicians at Xenitel, a Waukesha information technology (IT) service company, took quick action to preserve the plant's data.
Nonprofit Calendar
*Saturday, March 16, the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society-Wisconsin Chapter will host the 2013 MS Summit. The event will...
BizTimes Around Town: Historic Milwaukee’s Envisioning the Seen
Historic Milwaukee, Inc. recently ignited an "experimental civic discussion" among 12 of Milwaukee's leaders during its third Envisioning the...
Milwaukee Art Museum-War Memorial deal unveiled
At Tuesday’s Milwaukee County Parks Committee meeting, officials with the Milwaukee Art Museum and Milwaukee County War Memorial Inc. announced that they have reached a tentative agreement regarding the ongoing management of the buildings and grounds occupied by both organizations.
Match Day raises more than $2.8 million, surpasses goal of $1.8 million
Match Day 2013, a one-day online fundraiser that ran 24 hours Thursday, collected more than $2.8 million, exceeding its monetary goal of $1.8 million, the total number of dollars brought in during last year's inaugural fundraiser.
Milwaukee’s Finest honorees to begin fundraising
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Milwaukee Chapter unveiled the eight honorees of its 2013 Milwaukee's Finest campaign during a kick-off event held Thursday night at Coast.
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AFP president to speak on trends, future of fundraising
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) southeastern Wisconsin chapter will welcome AFP President and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Watt to Milwaukee on March 21 to speak to fundraisers about emerging trends in charitable giving and the future of philanthropy.
LISC honors 2013 MANDI Award winners
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Milwaukee Chapter hosted its 14th annual MANDI Awards Ceremony at the Pfister Hotel Thursday night with a celebration that Mayor Tom Barrett likes to compare to the Academy Awards.
There is no ‘window’ to avoid Act 10
In the wake of the District IV Court of Appeals order denying the State's request to stay the Dane County judge's decision declaring parts of Act 10 unconstitutional, labor advocates have made incorrect claims about the effect of that decision.
Reform Wisconsin’s tax code
There’s been a lot of talk about reforming the Federal Tax Code in the Fiscal Cliff and Sequester debates and now it appears that Wisconsin may be getting in on the act. Gov. Walker’s budget included a very modest reduction in the Wisconsin income tax rates and it appears that the legislature wants to go further.
