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Steve Voss, mortgage loan officer at Brookfield-based North Shore Bank, picked up his first set of wine and beer making equipment at an estate sale 10 years ago.

The United Way in Waukesha County has set a goal to raise $4.3 million during its annual fall fundraising campaign. The amount represents a 5-percent increase over the organization's 2010 campaign results, which totaled nearly $4.1 million.

Ryan Blair, author of "Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur," did not always dream of making money or being successful. He grew up as an average kid with less-than-average ambitions.

From household scrubbing to moon rock collecting, Schaefer Brush Manufacturing's products have been used far and wide.

$83 million The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has $83 million to spend in its budget for helping...

Mary Haynor President and CEO Horizon Home Care and Hospice, Inc. 8949 N. Deerbrook Trail, Brown Deer,...

The United States has lost 2.8 million jobs, including 56,900 in Wisconsin, as a result of the U.S. trade deficit with China since that country gained entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001, according to a recently released study by the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.

We are entering a new era of business. The Great Recession forced many businesses to make tough decisions and take a hard look at their operations. Companies had to take out cost and do more with less, which sometimes meant removing redundant processes and/or technology to create higher productivity without increasing headcount.

The ninth annual BizTimes Commercial Real Estate & Development Conference will take place on Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino.

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