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Thanks to a $250,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Endece Neural, a subsidiary company of Mequon-based drug discovery company Endece LLC, is forging ahead with preclinical research of a drug compound that it believes could revolutionize treatment options for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS).

The latest Marquette Law School Poll was released on Tuesday, shedding light on Wisconsinite’s views on health care reform and the state’s implementation of the law.

Former governor of Florida Jeb Bush is this year’s keynote speaker for the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Digestive Disease Center 2013 Healthcare Dinner.

The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program (HWPP) will fund nine new community health projects totaling $2.3 million.

Waukesha-based ProHealth Care has announced it has hired Nora Sale to lead the ProHealth Care Foundation.

Milwaukee-based Assurant health has notified employees that approximately 108 positions are being eliminated by the end of the year, 65 of which are at the Milwaukee office.

SG2 LLC, a partnership of Milwaukee-based Mallory Properties, owned by Frank Guiffre; the Milwaukee law firm Seibel & Falkner LLP; and Milwaukee-based real estate firm Siegel-Gallagher, recently purchased the Northridge Plaza shopping center at 8201-8271 W. Brown Deer Road in Milwaukee, according to state records.

Milwaukee-based Weyco Group Inc. today reported third quarter net earnings of $5.4 million, or 50 cents per share, up from $5.2 million, or 48 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Waterstone Financial Inc., the Wauwatosa-based holding company for WaterStone Bank, reported third quarter net income of $3.2 million, or 10 cents per share, compared with $8.4 million, or 54 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

For the third consecutive day, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker released a written letter about his deliberations for a proposed Hard Rock Casino in Kenosha by the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin.