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Telisa Yancy named president of American Family Insurance
Telisa Yancy has been named the president of Madison-based American Family Insurance Group of companies.
Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy names CEO
Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy's board of directors has named Marcus Robinson, Ph.D., as the first chief executive officer of the public charter high school on Milwaukee' northwest side.
Johnson Controls names Global Products business president
Johnson Controls announced that Lei Schlitz has been named president of its Global Products business.
Former VJS COO named COO of Doral Corp.
Chad Bathke, a former owner and chief operating officer for Pewaukee-based VJS Construction Services, Inc., is the new chief operating officer for Milwaukee-based Doral Corp.
Todd Battle will leave KABA to join Zilber
Kenosha Area Business Alliance president Todd Battle will leave the organization at the end of the year to take a role with Milwaukee-based real estate development firm Zilber Property Group.
Tim Sullivan donates $1 million to Catholic Memorial for Infinity Fields acquisition
Tim Sullivan, the former CEO of REV Group, Gardner Denver and Bucyrus International, is donating $1 million to Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha to support the school's plans to expand by purchasing the Infinity Fields Baseball Park complex in Waukesha.
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre managing director to step down
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre managing director Amy Salat will step down from her role at the end of 2022.
Lelah Byron joins BizTimes Milwaukee as reporter
Lelah Byron has joined BizTimes Milwaukee as a reporter whose beat responsibilities will include health care, insurance, nonprofits and education.
Downer Avenue BID names new executive director
The board of directors of the Historic Downer Avenue Business Improvement District #41, has voted to hire Shorewood Business Improvement District executive director Janet Henning as their new executive director.
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Generac founder, philanthropist Robert Kern dies at 96
Robert Kern, the founder of Town of Genesee-based generator manufacturer Generac Power Systems Inc., died Tuesday at the age of 96, the company announced today.
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Next president named for Concordia University Wisconsin
Erik Ankerberg has been named the next president of Concordia University Wisconsin (in Mequon) and Ann Arbor (Michigan). He will begin his term on Jan. 9, 2023.
