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Ellenbecker launches app
Pewaukee financial advisory firm Ellenbecker Investment Group has launched a Money Sense Smartphone app, making it one of the first financial planning and consulting firms to do so.
Palermo’s workers on strike
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 10 days ago.
VIDEO: Talgo trains hang in the balance
Four train sets have been manufactured and are being readied for service at Talgo Inc. in Milwaukee. Two will be sent to Oregon, but the other two trains could be mothballed.
Rethinking long work hours
"She loved her cubicle."
On long bike rides, I often ride by rural cemeteries. To this day, I haven't seen...
MCFI plans major renovation to Bay View facility
The Milwaukee Center for Independence has proposed a $3.1 million renovation to its Bay View Campus located at 3333 S. Howell Ave.
Chicago softball club takes field to benefit Miracle League of Milwaukee
The 16 Inch Society, a group of former Chicago-natives now living in Milwaukee that regularly get together for an annual 16-inch softball game, will take the field on Sunday June 10 starting at 1 p.m. in LaFollette Park.
Arts @ Large receives national arts education award
Americans for the Arts, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the arts and arts education, has awarded the 2012 Arts Education Award to Milwaukee-based Arts @ Large.
The future starts now for the Postal Service
What should the United States Postal Service be in the future and who will it serve?
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Sprangers named VP at Mount Mary College
Mount Mary College has named Lynn Sprangers vice president of communications and community engagement. Sprangers joined Mount Mary in 2011 as executive in residence for Women's Leadership.
MSOE students install new electric motor on Fondy Food Center tractor
Milwaukee School of Engineering students recently designed and installed a new electric motor on the Fondy Food Center’s 1950’s era Allis Chalmers G tractor. The conversion project was funded by Brady Corporation Foundation.
Wisconsin can only move forward together
What would the late Gov. Lee Dreyfus think about Tuesday’s recall? The former chancellor of the University of Stevens Points brought a talented group of executives into his administration, people picked by their talent, not their politics. It was a joy to be part of the team.
Farm bill threatens Wisconsin’s dairy industry
The debate over federal dairy policy and the Dairy Security Act (DSA) contained within the more comprehensive U.S. farm bill legislation is far from over.
