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MYSO names new executive director
The Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra has appointed Linda Edelstein as executive director.
Brewers nonprofit to hold week-long fundraiser
Brewers Community Foundation Week will kick off Thursday, Aug. 16, with a mission to rally Milwaukee Brewers fans for fun and community outreach. In its third year, the week-long celebration opens up Miller Park to baseball lovers for a number of events seeking to both educate the public about the foundation's charity efforts and ignite team spirit.
BMO Harris Bank announces donations in response to Oak Creek shooting
BMO Harris Bank will make three separate donations in support of diversity, inclusion and Milwaukee's Sikh community.
State Fair visits Children’s Hospital
The Wisconsin State Fair transported a slice of fair life to the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin on Thursday for an afternoon of cream puffs, pig races and blue ribbons for patients, families and staff members to enjoy.
BizTimes Bubbler Executive of the Week
Tim Dyer, co-founder and chief storyteller, and Dave Dyer, co-founder and chief strategist of Manifesto LLC
Bubbler Quote of the Week
“I cannot express how surreal Sunday was for the residents of Oak Creek.
VISIT Milwaukee announces Lamplighter Award recipients
VISIT Milwaukee recognized Cecilia Gilbert, Russ Klisch and Tim Dixon with the 2011 Lamplighter Awards for each of their contributions in helping Milwaukee stand out as an attractive city to visit. All three were honored at VISIT Milwaukee’s annual meeting on July 26 at the Milwaukee Theatre, according to an announcement from the city tourism organization.
Junior Achievement golf outing a success
Junior Achievement’s Free Enterprise Golf Invitational brought together 29 foursomes from more than 30 local companies to benefit the youth organization’s K-12 programming efforts centered on economic success.
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State Fair on a stick
Among the Wisconsin State Fair's new and most exotic menu items is Apollo Gyros' deluxe deep-fried bacon-wrapped cheddar hot dog on a stick. Inventor Dan Graf came up with the combo exclusively for the fair.
MSOE to teach social media strategies to professionals
The Milwaukee School of Engineering has created a Social Media for Business certification program to help engineering, business and technical professionals advance their social media skills, develop social business strategies and tailor their strategies to their companies' needs.
Trade deficit stifles growth
Today, the Commerce Department reported the deficit on international trade in goods and services was $42.9 billion in June.
It’s time that the PGA Tour returns to Wisconsin.
Can’t be done, you say? Then explain to me how the Quad-Cities, a metro market less than a quarter the size of Milwaukee, can sustain a PGA tournament.
