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Wisconsin hospitals invested more than $176 million in 2013 to support training for physicians, nurses and other health care and allied professionals throughout the state, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association's annual hospital community benefit survey.

Democrats and Republicans alike recently gathered in Madison for a ceremony to honor former Wisconsin Gov. Patrick Lucey.

Although the debates over where to locate and how to finance a new arena remain unresolved, two other key downtown Milwaukee properties could be moving toward redevelopment.

Companies choose to participate in social media for a variety of reasons. In most cases, they're looking to tap into the upside that social media offers, which includes positive customer engagement, enhanced brand awareness and the chance of converting customers into brand evangelists. However, many companies fail to plan for the perceived downside of social media, which can come in the form of a negative comment, customer complaint or blistering review.

Southeastern Wisconsin's home remodeling industry is rebounding strongly in 2014, according to a new survey of the members of the Milwaukee chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry Home Improvement Council Inc.

Shorewood-based Northwoods Web Solutions is offering a free web strategy workshop for manufacturers on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Called “Successful Manufacturing Websites & Online Catalogs,” the workshop will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Badger Meter, 8635 Washington Ave. in Racine.

The Future 50 program, conducted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's Council of Small Business Executives, honors the region's top locally-owned companies for their growth and success.