Twitter feeds throughout Milwaukee lit up with the hashtag #voteMKE this week as Mayor Tom Barrett turned to social media to garner support for the Fan Favorite Selection competition within the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge.

Visit Milwaukee is anticipating record tourism numbers in Milwaukee in the coming year, thanks in large part to a number of conventions, meetings and events to be hosted in the city.

Milwaukee Public Schools’ (MPS’) Frederick M. Gaenslen School has earned national recognition for its Project Lead the Way (PLTW) pre-engineering programming, which equips students with the introductory skills needed to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has received a $1.3 million software grant from Schlumberger, an international service provider to oil and gas companies.

BizTimes Milwaukee will present its 2013 Woman Executive of the Year Award to Maria Monreal-Cameron, president and chief executive officer of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (HCCW).

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has appointed Amanda Braun athletic director.

BizTimes executive editor Steve Jagler witnesses the start of a small business through Twitter.

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