Oshkosh Corp. announced that its Oshkosh Defense division plans to reduce its workforce in Oshkosh by approximately 700 hourly positions starting in mid-June 2013 and by approximately 200 salaried positions through July.

BizTimes Media LLC has announced the winners of its 2013 Bravo! Entrepreneur Awards and I.Q. (Innovation Quotient) Awards.

Over the years, Milwaukee has been called the brewing capital of the world, the toolbox of the world and most recently, the freshwater capital of the world. But it can also add another moniker to its mantel. It is the spice capital of the world.

A pair of Republican state legislators say they oppose the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s plans to add decorative LED lights to the arches of Milwaukee’s Hoan Bridge, and one legislator says he will push a measure to have the funding for the lights eliminated.

Gov. Scott Walker today announced the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin signed an agreement with a Chinese medicine company to use the trademark seal on their purchases of Wisconsin ginseng from the Ginseng & Herb Coop over the next 10 years.

Seeds Milwaukee Corp., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced the commencement of its 2013 Retail Business Plan Competition.

Quarles & Brady LLP announced that its chairman, John W. Daniels Jr., will receive the 2013 Midwest Urban Empowerment Award in the category of “Leadership” from Community Connections Network Publications (CCN).

After weeks of intense negotiations, the Chicago Cubs, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 44th Ward Ald. Tom Tunney have finalized an agreement that will spur the team to begin its five-year, $500 million plan to renovate Wrigley Field and develop property around the stadium.

The vacancy rate for local industrial property is finally approaching pre-recession levels, fueled by a surge of first-quarter dealmaking.

One of the most interesting aspects of the state Department of Transportation's $278 million Hoan Bridge rehabilitation project in Milwaukee has been largely ignored by the media and the public, so far.

Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin has completed the relocation of its headquarters to a one-story, 25-000-square-foot space located at 222 S. 114th St. in West Allis.

Lad Lake will raise funds for Wisconsin youth aging out of the foster care system during its sixth annual Bright Lights, Big Dreams Gala on Thursday, April 25.