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Second Chance Partners for Education, a Pewaukee nonprofit that provides an alternative high school program in manufacturing, has started a pilot program for earning an advanced manufacturing certificate.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Wisconsin Chapter will continue to accept nominations for its Milwaukee’s Finest campaign through Friday, Feb. 15, and applications through Friday, Feb. 22.

Milwaukee-based C.G. Schmidt Inc. has been awarded construction management services for the $1 million renovation of Horizon Home Care and Hospice’s inpatient hospice unit at Columbia St. Mary’s–Ozaukee.

Entrepreneur, executive and philanthropist Michael J. Cudahy will be the recipient of the 2013 BizTimes Bravo! Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International, a nonprofit agency of that accredits organizations focused on health and human services, has granted the Milwaukee Center for Independence (MCFI) accreditation for three years.

United Way in Waukesha County exceeded its 2012 campaign goal of $4.5 million, raising a total of $4,503,708.

Pinstripe, Inc., based in Brookfield, presented Make-A-Wish Wisconsin a $5,000 check last week to fund a wish for one of the nonprofit’s selected wish recipients.

Above the Clouds, Inc., a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization providing free arts education programs for at-risk youth and families, will expand the scope of its services thanks to a two-year $80,000 grant from the Helen Bader Foundation.

Aside from proposed changes to the state's mining laws, perhaps no other issue has Madison more abuzz today than a proposed change to state law to allow voters to decide in a binding referendum if Milwaukee County's Board of Supervisors should be paid for part-time.

*Friday, Feb. 1, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Urban Studies Program will present a panel focused on Urban Home Ownership...