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A lens for fashion
Crystal Schreiner, creative director and executive producer for Milwaukee-based deal website GoGeddit.com always loved taking photographs, but never really considered the potential career possibilities until recently. Now, Schreiner has morphed her passion into opportunities and has shot multiple fashion shows including New York Fashion Week and will also have a published photograph in ELLE Magazine later this year.
Braun is chair of AIDS Walk
Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder and reigning National League MVP, has been named the honorary chair for AIDS Walk Wisconsin 2012.
Pacific Sands grows in natural cleaning niche
When Mike Michie and a group of investors purchased Clovis, Calif. spa product developer EcoOne in 2004, the company had just two employees. Now, the publicly traded company is known as Pacific Sands Inc., boasts 14 employees and experienced 38 percent revenue growth from 2010 to 2011.
UWM to move basketball games back to campus at Klotsche Center
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball team will move its home games back to the on-campus Klotsche Center. UWM...
Prevent advertising legal errors in social media
Operating a Facebook page or "pinning" on Pinterest may not seem like advertising, but these activities are interactions with customers that are subject to the same laws that govern more traditional forms of advertising. Many companies are making advertising law mistakes that could be prevented by following a few key principles:
Debra Usinger passes away
Debra Usinger, director of retail operations and corporate services for Milwaukee-based Fred Usinger Inc., passed away Sunday at the age of 58, her brother and company president Fritz Usinger said.
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NLRB makes decision on Palermo’s vote
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a decision regarding voter eligibility in the upcoming vote on whether to unionize Palermo’s Pizza.
Stark to lay off 58 at headquarters
Stark & Roth LLC, the parent company of Stark Investments in St. Francis, notified state and local authorities today that it will eliminate 58 jobs at its posh lakefront headquarters.
Water negotiations between Milwaukee and Waukesha reach impasse
The negotiations between the cities of Milwaukee and Waukesha for fresh water have gone dry.
BizTimes Nonprofit Weekly: Organizations team up in new water improvement campaign
Sweet Water, the Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust and Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network have teamed up to launch Respect Our Waters, a multi-year marketing initiative to educate area residents on actions they can take to improve rivers and the lake in the region.