Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp. announced today that its board of directors has initiated a review of its strategic alternatives that could include the sale of the company.

The telegram from President John F. Kennedy to University of Wisconsin President Fred Harrington was both eerie and visionary. Eerie because it was delivered Nov. 20, 1963 – just two days before Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas – and visionary because it seemed to anticipate the challenges confronting science in its quest to explore the human brain.

Above the Clouds, Inc., a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization providing free arts education programs for at-risk youth and families, will expand the scope of its services thanks to a two-year $80,000 grant from the Helen Bader Foundation.

Pinstripe, Inc., based in Brookfield, presented Make-A-Wish Wisconsin a $5,000 check last week to fund a wish for one of the nonprofit’s selected wish recipients.

United Way in Waukesha County exceeded its 2012 campaign goal of $4.5 million, raising a total of $4,503,708.

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International, a nonprofit agency of that accredits organizations focused on health and human services, has granted the Milwaukee Center for Independence (MCFI) accreditation for three years.

Entrepreneur, executive and philanthropist Michael J. Cudahy will be the recipient of the 2013 BizTimes Bravo! Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award.

Milwaukee-based C.G. Schmidt Inc. has been awarded construction management services for the $1 million renovation of Horizon Home Care and Hospice’s inpatient hospice unit at Columbia St. Mary’s–Ozaukee.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Wisconsin Chapter will continue to accept nominations for its Milwaukee’s Finest campaign through Friday, Feb. 15, and applications through Friday, Feb. 22.

Second Chance Partners for Education, a Pewaukee nonprofit that provides an alternative high school program in manufacturing, has started a pilot program for earning an advanced manufacturing certificate.

The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County surpassed its annual Red Kettle Campaign goal of $3 million, receiving generous donations totaling $3.7 million.

*Now through Thursday, Feb. 28, Stan’s Fit For Your Feet is hosting its seventh annual “Share-A-Pair” shoe drive. Interested...