Women In Business

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TEMPO Racine, a professional association composed of women leaders, on Monday announced its 2015-16 board of directors.

BizTimes Milwaukee won three national awards for Editorial Excellence at the Alliance of Area Business Publishers Summer Conference in Charlotte, N.C., over the weekend.

Female food scientists from Wixon Inc., a St. Francis-based manufacturer of seasonings, flavors and technologies for the food and beverage industry, recently led several interactive workshops during a day-long conference designed to peak girls’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math.

The Manufacturing Institute announced that it will award two women employees from Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Co. at its STEP Awards reception in Washington, D.C., on March 26.

Sarah Fuerstenau, senior director of quality assessment initiative for Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast, will head Tempo Racine's 2014-15 board of directors as president, the organization announced on Tuesday.

Corporate boards in Wisconsin are moving in the right direction with efforts to increase racial/ethnic and gender diversity, but more work is needed, according to a Board Diversity report released Monday by the Greater Milwaukee Committee in conjunction with Milwaukee Women inc.

A new professional group, Momentum Milwaukee, has been formed for women in the first half of their careers.

Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. is hosting a multi-city event tour to address women’s leadership.

The Denver-based Think Global Institute has announced it will open its next woman-owned business accelerator program in Milwaukee.