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Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. recently received two awards from General Motors: the 2014 General Motors Supplier of the Year Award and the Overdrive Award.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power recently joined the SmartEquip Network to provide more efficient electronic parts and service support and procurement for rental companies and equipment fleet owners.

According to the latest National Association of Manufacturers/IndustryWeek survey, 88.5 percent of manufacturers said that they were either somewhat or very optimistic about their own company's outlook.

An explosion and fire were reported this morning at ACME Galvanizing, a metal coating facility located at 2730 S. 19th St. in Milwaukee's south side.

BizTimes Media’s fifth annual Giving Guide serves the region’s business community as a vehicle to engage with area nonprofit organizations and discover opportunities for philanthropic involvement.

Waukesha nonprofit Safe Babies Healthy Families Inc. recently hosted the Sweetheart Fashion Show & Luncheon at the Milwaukee Marriott West in Waukesha. The event, which also included a raffle and silent auction, raised money for the organization, which works to ensure safe and healthy children through education, support and resources.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on Monday announced a Strong Baby Sanctuary Initiative during his State of the City address at Alverno College.

After 20 years of renewing Milwaukee’s south side neighborhoods and leveraging more than $40 million in investments, Layton Boulevard West Neighbors, Inc. will pause to celebrate its progress during its ninth annual Executive Breakfast on Thursday, March 19.

Winter warriors are set to take the plunge to support cancer research on Saturday at Nagawicka Lake in Hartland. Ellen's Icebreaker for Cancer Research is held in memory of Ellen Smith, a Froedtert Hospital employee who died from gastric cancer in October 2013 at the age of 59.

A new application developed by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s App Brewery has given Sojourner Family Peace Center one more outlet to help individuals impacted by domestic abuse connect with emergency help.