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The downtown Milwaukee condo market, which has been in a major downturn since the Great Recession, is showing signs of life.

I used to love “Meet the Press,” the Sunday morning TV show where I'd gain new insights into a pressing public issue. Today the show feels more like a platform for propaganda from different sides of the political debate.

Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. launched the Baird Small Cap Value Fund.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. saw record results in some areas of its business last year, including equity capital markets, asset management and private wealth management.

Love him or hate him, Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. is the champ. With a perfect record of 43-0, he's the highest paid athlete in the world having earned over $200 million in the ring. In Saturday's pay-per-view bout, he made a cool $32 million; putting his total purse from the last three fights over $100 million. Floyd is considered one of the greatest fighters of all time.

Gearbox Express, a wind energy start-up, has opened a 43,000-square-foot facility in Mukwonago. Gearbox hopes to eventually hire 100 employees.

The damage is still being assessed at SPX Transformer Solutions Inc. in Waukesha after a fire damaged one of the test bay areas at 8:50 p.m. on April 29.

Philadelphia, Pa-based professional service organization, ARAMARK, has renamed one of its ARAMARK Building Community Leadership Awards in memory of Peter Goldberg, former president and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based Alliance for Children and Families.

The downtown Milwaukee condo market, which has been in a major downturn since the Great Recession, is showing signs of life.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. today unveiled two new Husqvarna pressure washers it is manufacturing.