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Median monthly rents for apartments in the metro Milwaukee area fell 9.8% in July, year-over-year, the steepest decline of the largest 50 metro areas in the nation, according to a new report from Seattle-based real estate brokerage Redfin.

Milwaukee Area Technical College has received a $5 million gift to fund full-ride scholarships for students who need technical diplomas and certificates for employment in fields like manufacturing, IT and health care.

As the new Luxe Golf Bays driving range celebrates its grand opening today in Franklin, operators say the venue is already drawing tremendous interest from area companies and other groups planning their next private event.

Wisconsin added an estimated 10,000 private sector jobs in July with most of the increase coming from gains in accommodation and food service, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Workforce Development.

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's Corp. continues to feel the impact of rising inflation on consumer spending, with net sales dropping 8.5% in the second quarter of fiscal 2022.

Waukesha County's Lake Country next summer will be home to the newest fine dining concept by Milwaukee-based Bartolotta Restaurants.

Milwaukee-based Metropolitan Associates has purchased the sprawling Westchester Apartments complex in Kenosha for $20.4 million, according to a real estate transfer record posted by the state this week.

A Cudahy family is being charged with securities fraud after allegedly taking peoples’ funds to invest without being legally certified to do so and then refusing to return those funds.

Home sales in the four-county metro Milwaukee area were down 17.2% in July, year-over-year, and home sales in the greater southeastern Wisconsin region were down 18.2% for the month.

The Milwaukee Tool business saw its sales increase 25.8% in the first half of the year.