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Dan Needles, the sports director for WISN-TV Channel 12 will retire in March, after more than 30 years of covering Wisconsin sports.

The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan announced today that its director, Sam Gappmayer, will retire on Feb. 28 and associate director Amy Horst will assume the directorship position on March 1.

YWCA Southeast Wisconsin has named Tracy Williams as its next president and chief executive officer.

Joel Brennan will leave his role as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration to lead the Greater Milwaukee Committee.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. will once again have a chief human resources officer and is doing away with its chief administrative officer role.

Summerfest operator Milwaukee World Festival Inc. has named former Milwaukee deputy city attorney Mary Schanning as the nonprofit organization's general counsel and chief administrative officer.

Milwaukee-based Douglas Dynamics, a manufacturer of work truck attachments (including snow plows) and equipment, has eliminated an executive position...

Waukesha-based nonprofit organization La Casa de Esperanza has promoted its chief operating officer Shari Campbell to chief executive officer.

Harley-Davidson chairman chief executive officer Jochen Zeitz has entered into a new compensation agreement with the company that will reduce his base salary by $600,000 but also incentivizing him to stay in the job through the end of 2024 with stock options.

Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell has purchased a home on Oconomowoc Lake for $2.25 million, according to state records.