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Purchasing a business is a substantial and exciting step in the career of many professionals and entrepreneurs. For many, it may be the first time there's no more boss to report to. Prospective business owners have a strong desire to work for oneself and benefit directly from personal time, effort, creativity and innovation. Those benefits come from a shift in approach – from day-to-day work to big picture thinking, from working a job to owning a business. At least it should.

More than 35 Godfrey & Kahn employees volunteered with the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee to celebrate Earth Day and bring awareness to green education and sustainable practices. Volunteers built bridges, planted flowers and other greenery, spread compost and scattered seeds.

After a four-month run as interim executive director of Safe & Sound, Katie Sanders has been selected to lead the nonprofit organization as executive director.

Wisconsin law took a big step forward to keep up with changing technology on Tuesday, April 7, when Gov. Scott Walker signed off on the Wisconsin Social Media Protection Act. Effective today, employers need to be aware of the information they can and cannot seek when it comes to social media.

Thomas S. Reynolds II, managing partner of Hansen Reynolds Dickinson Crueger LLCAddress: 316 N. Milwaukee St., Suite 200, MilwaukeeWebsite:...

Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel, a Republican candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General, will be the featured guest of the Milwaukee Press Club's next Newsmaker Luncheon.
 

Milwaukee-based Tramont Corp. announced today that it has filed a petition to reorganize under Chapter 128 of state statutes, which is similar to Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy law. The petition was filed this week in Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

A group of former Racine business owners filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, alleging that city officials, including Mayor John Dickert, conspired to drive local minority-owned establishments and their clientele out of downtown Racine by instituting discriminatory practices.

Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel, a Republican candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General, will be the featured guest of the Milwaukee Press Club’s next Newsmaker Luncheon.

Nicholas P. Wahl, Managing partner of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.Address: 780 N. Water St., MilwaukeeWebsite: www.gklaw.comIndustry: LawNumber of employees:...