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“What often matters more than the sheer number of startups is the survivability and “scale up” stages for young...
Patrick Cudahy to bring bacon eating contest, giveaways to Summerfest
Patrick Cudahy, a Wisconsin-based brand of Smithfield Foods, is beefing up its support of Summerfest with a new partnership that will introduce a bacon eating contest to the 11-day music festival.
Jockey debuts footwear
Kenosha-based Jockey International Inc., known for men's undergarments and women's intimates, has announced the launch of men's and women's casual footwear. Jockey is partnering with New York-based footwear experts The Eastman Group to design, manufacture and market casual footwear, slippers, flip flops, and athleisure styles for men and women.
Marquette University to enroll middle school students into engineering program
Marquette University is the latest Milwaukee-area school to hop aboard an enrollment trend that directly admits promising middle school students into select degree programs.
Bucks unveil new court design
The Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday unveiled the design of their new court at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
VISIT Milwaukee announces 2015-16 officers and board members
VIST Milwaukee, which serves as the tourism marketing bureau for greater Milwaukee, has added Joseph Khairallah, chief operating office of Marcus Hotels & Resorts, to its board of directors.
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Water Council attracts international startups in third accelerator class
The Water Council today announced the companies that will take part in the third round of its The BREW accelerator program.
Wisconsin Energy gets final approval on Integrys deal
Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Energy Corp. on Wednesday received the approval of the Illinois Commerce Commission, the last OK it needed to complete its $9.1 billion acquisition of Integrys Energy Group Inc.
Assurant to lay off 1,200 Milwaukee employees beginning in August
The State of Wisconsin on June 18 officially received notice from Assurant Inc. that the company will lay off 1,200 workers in Milwaukee beginning in August.
Survey finds Tender Hearts has high employee retention rate
According to the 2015 Home Care Plus Benchmarking Study, Tender Hearts Senior Care in Sheboygan had an employee turnover rate of less than 25 percent in 2014. That is compared to a rate of 88 percent of care giving organizations in the Great Lakes region and 62 percent study wide.