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Erica Breunlin, former BizTimes Milwaukee reporter.

Kohl extends Boys & Girls Clubs summer programs with $500,000 gift

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee will extend its summer programming for thousands of area youth after receiving a $500,000 donation from former Sen. Herb Kohl.

The donation will allow the nonprofit organization to keep 36 of its clubs operating through August, according to Vincent Lyles, president and chief executive officer.

“The Misfit Economy”

While outlaws and rebels are often pushed to the fringes of society, a duo of authors argues that today's entrepreneurs can learn from their innovation tactics.

Daniel Buehrle

Daniel BuehrleRegional managing director, Principal Financial Group10200 Innovation Drive, Suite 800, Wauwatosawww.principal.com/wisconsin Industry: Employee benefits and asset managementEmployees: 125 (in Wisconsin) What was the...

Event business booms at Best Place

Since opening a new event space at Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery last August, owner Jim Haertel and his team have hosted close to 150 weddings on its grounds, on top of 150 other events.

The new venue, known as The Great Hall, joined Blue Ribbon Hall, a separate 2,000-square-foot event space at Best Place, that also caters to public and private events.

Steep demand for Blue Ribbon Hall drove Haertel to open another event space at Best Place. With help from five contractors, renovation of The Great Hall, which is about 4,000 square feet, was completed from April to August last year, in time for Haertel's son's summer wedding.

Haertel poured nearly $1 million into the renovation project, partially financed with $400,000 in state and federal historic tax credits.

Best Place, located at 901 W. Juneau Ave. in Milwaukee, formerly housed Pabst Brewing Co.'s corporate offices, and the segment that now holds The Great Hall encompasses Capt. Frederick Pabst's former office.

BizTimes calls for Nonprofit Excellence Awards nominations

BizTimes Media is looking to southeastern Wisconsin's business and nonprofit communities to nominate deserving individuals, companies and organizations for the second annual Nonprofit Excellence Awards program.

The awards call attention to the philanthropic accomplishments of area business leaders and strides made by nonprofits. Last year's inaugural awards program recognized honorees during a November breakfast held at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. The event drew more than 400 attendees from the region's business and nonprofit communities.  

The 2015 awards program, presented in partnership with the Association of Fundraising Professionals Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter and the Wisconsin Philanthropy Network, features nine award categories.

Bray appointed executive director of LISC Milwaukee

Ten years of leading revitalization efforts in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley has prepared Laura Bray to take charge of redevelopment efforts in central city neighborhoods as executive director of LISC Milwaukee.

Bray, whose first official day heading LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corp.) is Monday, Aug. 10, succeeds Leo Ries, who in April transitioned out of the organization after 15 years to head in a new personal and professional direction.

Prior to LISC, Bray herself had been exploring a new direction as chief executive officer of BioForward Inc., the member-driven Wisconsin affiliate of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and the Advanced Medical Technology Association.

Till brings industry, academic expertise to MU business school

Marquette University president Michael Lovell, Ph.D., has a new running buddy on campus as Brian Till, Ph.D., settles into his post at the head of the College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management.

Till, also a regular runner, joined the college in mid-July as the new James H. Keyes Dean, after serving as dean of the Williams College of Business at Xavier University in Cincinnati since 2012.

Till's interest in migrating to Marquette stemmed from his desire to stay in the Midwest – he identifies himself as a “Midwest guy” – as well as his respect for the university's reputation, he said.

BizTimes Live from Summerfest Blog, Day 8

As Summerfest flavors its lineup with bigger names in music each year, it has also beefed up its menu options so that concertgoers can have a full culinary experience on festival grounds.

A place for peace: New Sojourner Center will be impactful project

When Sojourner Family Peace Center opens its brand new, 72,000-square-foot facility later this year, it will not only transform Milwaukee's approach to healing survivors of domestic abuse,

The Connectors: Staffing companies bridge the employment divide

Like two ships passing in the night, Milwaukee-area employers and the region's pool of job seekers often struggle to intersect on the same course, according to Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

“Job U”

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The man behind the music

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