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Downtown West Allis has become home to Cream City Clay, a new pottery studio that will host hands-on pottery classes for adults and children of all skill levels.

Milwaukee-based Physicians Realty Trust, a self-managed health care real estate investment trust, today reported a fiscal first quarter net loss of $448,000, or 1 cent per share, which was an improvement over a net loss of $3.1 million, or 15 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. today reported fiscal first quarter net income of $2.3 million, or 65 cents per share, up from $1.1 million, or 32 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Lakefront Brewery Inc. has launched a new USDA-certified organic beer, Growing Power, as part of a partnership with Milwaukee-based nonprofit Growing Power Inc.

American Transmission Co. and We Energies on Wednesday activated two electricity transmission lines to improve system reliability in western Milwaukee County.

Southeastern Wisconsin business leaders are invited to attend the 11th annual BizExpo, which will take place Wednesday, May 20, at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee.

While some may question the need for pre-employment drug screening, data from the National Institute of Health indicates that nearly 75 percent of all adult illicit drug users are employed.

Novozymes BioAg Inc., a Copenhagen, Denmark-based biotech firm, is expanding its presence in Milwaukee. The firm recently leased a 75,500-square-foot building at 4801 W. Woolworth Ave., from Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors LLC.

Aurora Health Care recently announced that it is awarding a total of $6.6 million in grants through its Better Together Fund to nearly two dozen federally qualified health centers and free clinics throughout eastern Wisconsin. The funds will be used to help community-based providers improve access to primary care and behavioral health services.

The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest, based in Brookfield, was awarded a three-year, $2 million grant by the United Health Foundation to help support the “Partners for Asthma Action” project in 90 clinics across the Midwest, including the Milwaukee metro area.