Industries
Wisconsin construction industry suffers heavy job losses
Wisconsin lost 10,200 construction jobs from June 2011 to June 2012, one of the worst figures in the country, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America.
Generac earnings down 39%
Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc. reported Thursday that it had second quarter net income of $9.3 million, down 39 percent from 2011 second quarter net income of $15.3 million.
Rock the Green to become even greener
Rock the Green music festival will implement a number of changes to its second annual show to produce less waste without reducing the quality of the event.
Final Hours hospice program in need of volunteers
Horizon Home Care and Hospice, one of Wisconsin’s largest licensed hospice and home care providers, is recruiting volunteers for its Final Hours program.
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to appear at state fair
The Wisconsin Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will greet visitors at the Wisconsin State Fair Monday, Aug. 6, with vampire teeth and a mission to raise awareness about blood cancer.
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Growing Power to open market in King Commons
Growing Power has announced the grand opening of Growing Power’s Deli & Food Market in the King Commons development at 2737 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. in Milwaukee.
Bruce named chair of Greater Milwaukee Foundation board
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has appointed Peter Bruce, of counsel at Davis & Kuelthau, to be the chairman of the foundation’s board of directors.
AT&T improves wireless network at State Fair
The Wisconsin State Fair kicks off today in West Allis and AT&T is enhancing its cell sites to give visitors better wireless service on the fairgrounds, the company announced Wednesday.
Uline plans major expansion in Pleasant Prairie
Uline Inc., which in 2010 moved its corporate headquarters from Illinois to a massive new corporate campus in Pleasant Prairie, is now planning a major expansion project of that campus.
