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U.S. Bank committed more than $17.5 million in construction debt and tax credit equity for the development of a new residential complex, the Maria Linden Independent Senior and Assisted Living Apartments in Milwaukee.

BizTimes Milwaukee will present its 2013 Woman Executive of the Year Award to Maria Monreal-Cameron, president and chief executive officer of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (HCCW).

Best Buddies Wisconsin has launched a campaign to “Spread the Word to End the Word” as a way to encourage students throughout Milwaukee to stop using the “R-word” in derogatory ways.

Green Bay Packer icon Donald Driver will take the stage at Sharp Literacy, Inc.’s annual fundraiser this fall to speak to the importance of building literacy skills beginning in early childhood.

A recent BizTimes.com poll asked if a regional sales tax should be used to help finance a new arena to replace the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

Kenosha-based Pacific Sands Inc. today reported net sales of $431,153 for the fiscal second quarter of 2013, up 3.5 percent from $416,217 in the previous second quarter. For the first half of the fiscal year the company’s sales were $863,995, up 12.3 percent from $769,047 in the first half of the 2012 fiscal year.

Froedtert Health has promoted Caryn Esten to vice president of planning and strategic support services and James Klauck to vice president of ancillary services.

Milwaukee-based Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. held an initial public offering this morning with shares priced at $30 on the New York Stock Exchange. The share price quickly rose to $36.

Groups negotiating on behalf of the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Milwaukee County War Memorial over who will control the War Memorial building have reached a tentative deal, Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic and Supervisor Gerry Broderick announced.

The onslaught of political ads on television during the recall election of Gov. Scott Walker, the presidential campaign and the U.S. Senate race provided a major boost for Milwaukee-based Journal Communications Inc. The company today reported a significant increase in earnings and revenues for its fiscal fourth quarter, and for its 2012 fiscal year.