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BMO Harris Bank will make three separate donations in support of diversity, inclusion and Milwaukee's Sikh community.

VISIT Milwaukee recognized Cecilia Gilbert, Russ Klisch and Tim Dixon with the 2011 Lamplighter Awards for each of their contributions in helping Milwaukee stand out as an attractive city to visit. All three were honored at VISIT Milwaukee’s annual meeting on July 26 at the Milwaukee Theatre, according to an announcement from the city tourism organization.

Junior Achievement’s Free Enterprise Golf Invitational brought together 29 foursomes from more than 30 local companies to benefit the youth organization’s K-12 programming efforts centered on economic success.

Among the Wisconsin State Fair's new and most exotic menu items is Apollo Gyros' deluxe deep-fried bacon-wrapped cheddar hot dog on a stick. Inventor Dan Graf came up with the combo exclusively for the fair.

The Milwaukee School of Engineering has created a Social Media for Business certification program to help engineering, business and technical professionals advance their social media skills, develop social business strategies and tailor their strategies to their companies' needs.

Today, the Commerce Department reported the deficit on international trade in goods and services was $42.9 billion in June.

Tim Dyer, co-founder and chief storyteller, and Dave Dyer, co-founder and chief strategist of Manifesto LLC

“I cannot express how surreal Sunday was for the residents of Oak Creek.

Can’t be done, you say? Then explain to me how the Quad-Cities, a metro market less than a quarter the size of Milwaukee, can sustain a PGA tournament.