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Milwaukee-based Lakefront Brewery Inc. was awarded seven medals at the Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition.

Milwaukee metal fabrication contract manufacturer Super Steel LLC will host a job fair on Saturday, July 14, from 8 a.m. to noon.

London-based professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP has named Aaron Jagdfeld as winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Award for the manufacturing category in the Upper Midwest.

Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder and reigning National League MVP, has been named the honorary chair for AIDS Walk Wisconsin 2012.

The City of Milwaukee and the City of Waukesha continue to trade jabs in the debate over negotiating a water contract.

Jennifer Boerst has been promoted to COO of Milwaukee-based staffing company The Novo Group.

The share of homes sold for under $100,000 in the four-county metro Milwaukee area dropped 19 percent in May, according to the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors (GMAR).

Home sales in Wisconsin increased 18.9 percent in May, compared to May of 2011, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association. In southeastern Wisconsin, home sales were up 21 percent.

Plano Molding Company of Plano, Ill. has acquired Frabill Inc. of Jackson. Corporate Financial Advisors of Milwaukee represented Frabill in the transaction.

Dorner Mfg. Corp. has partnered with Incline Equity Partners of Pittsburgh to assist in its growth plans. Rich Ryan, former COO of Dorner, has also been named the CEO of the company.

Milwaukee Area Technical College graduated 12 dislocated workers from an accelerated bilingual CNC program last week.

Dozens of plant workers at Milwaukee-based Palermo's Pizza are on strike and say the company has engaged in union-busting tactics as employees tried to form a union, according to Voces De La Frontera, an immigrant rights group and low wage worker center that is working with the Palermo's employees. The workers walked off the job 15 days ago.