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Amazon, which hired 1,000 employees this spring for its new Kenosha fulfillment center, has revealed it is now hiring for another 1,000 full-time positions.

Pabst Brewing Co. will return to where it began with plans to open a small brewery, tasting room, restaurant and bar at the former Pabst Brewery complex in downtown Milwaukee.

Don Layden, a partner in Quarles & Brady LLC's Milwaukee office, has been elected chair of Alverno College's board of trustees, the college announced on Tuesday.

The iconic “Streets of Old Milwaukee” exhibit nestled in the Milwaukee Public Museum will close temporarily on Monday, Aug. 3, for significant renovation work as it turns 50 years old.

Milwaukee-based First Edge Solutions has filed a petition in Milwaukee County Circuit Court for chapter 128 receivership.

Many Americans are staying in the workforce past their normal retirement age. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, more than 30 percent of individuals between the ages of 70 and 74 reported income from earnings in 2010 (the latest year data is available). Among those ages 65 to 69, nearly 49 percent reported employment income.

One of the enduring gripes about Wisconsin's startup and scale-up climate has been the lack of enough angel and venture capital.

U.S. Bank, the fifth largest bank in the U.S., has added to its services the Biller Advantage product offered by Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc.

Oconomowoc-based First Bank Financial Centre plans to open a branch in Glendale later this year.

Brown Deer-based Bank Mutual Corp. has hired Joe Fikejs as chief operating officer.