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The downtown Milwaukee hotel market is making a comeback this year.

Occupancy rates at downtown hotels were up 14.7 percent to 66.0 percent in the first nine months of the year, according to Smith Travel Research (STR). Revenue per available room (RevPAR) is up 14.9 percent to $79.04 at downtown hotels in the first nine months of the year, according to STR.

BizTimes Milwaukee announces the winners of the 2010 Health Care Hero Awards.

The awards honor people and organizations who are making a difference on the front lines of health care in southeastern Wisconsin.

In its third-quarter 2010 earnings report, Milwaukee-based Marshall & Ilsley Corp. reported a loss of $169.2 million. The loss was a significant improvement over the $248.4 million loss the bank holding company had in the same quarter one year earlier, but it was the bank's eighth consecutive quarterly loss.

Niceware International 200 S. Executive Dr., Suite 200, Brookfield Innovation: NiceLabel Portal, a web-based barcode labeling...

The Shanghai Expo recently held its closing ceremony, with the long, congratulatory speeches made by the usual cadre of political types covering the usual ground, but much was left unsaid.

Milwaukee World Festival Inc. recently began a $25 million renovation project for the south end of the Summerfest grounds.

As the creative director at Milwaukee-based Boelter + Lincoln, Michael Stodola likes to create and design projects. But his love for creating extends well beyond his professional life and is showcased in his woodworking and furniture-making pastime.

Growing Power Inc., a Milwaukee nonprofit urban farm organization at 5500 W. Silver Spring Drive, plans to build a five-story building for classrooms, offices, food and fish growing space, a demonstration kitchen, a retail food outlet and food processing space.

In the book, "The Talent Masters, Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers," authors Bill Conaty and Ram Charan describe how the world's most successful leaders are the ones who are able to accurately judge raw human talent, understand people's traits and extract meaning from events and the forces affecting a business, and look at the world and assess the risks to take and the risks to avoid.

Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. 201 E. Seven Hills Road, Port Washington Industry: Men's shoes and accessories Employees:...