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Attendance at Bucks home games dipped during disappointing season

Elizabeth Morin April 16, 2026 0 Comment

Attendance at Milwaukee Bucks regular season home games dipped 6.7% to 682,644 during the recently completed 2025-26 season as the team finished with a disappointing 32-50 record, its first losing season, and first season...

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Downtown Milwaukee hotel market would need huge increase in demand to support addition of a 650-room convention hotel, industry analyst says

Elizabeth Morin April 15, 2026 0 Comment

As a Wisconsin Center District committee is set to meet today to provide final analysis and recommendations for the idea of building a 650-room convention headquarters hotel to support the Baird Center, a hotel...

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Finance

Dice maker wins top ‘Project Pitch It’ prize in season 10 premiere

Elizabeth Morin April 15, 2026 0 Comment

Former project designer-turned-dice maker Bob Spircoff took home $10,000, the largest of three “Project Pitch It” prizes, for his locally designed and made tabletop game dice. Spircoff’s company Botch Dice produces a range of...

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Business

Modine appoints new president of its data centers sector

Elizabeth Morin April 14, 2026 0 Comment

Racine-based manufacturer Modine has named Art Laszlo as president of its newly created data centers sector. Laszlo will oversee growth and profitability in Modine’s data centers business, formerly part of the climate solutions sector,...

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Finance

Medical College of Wisconsin names John Raymond’s successor

Elizabeth Morin April 14, 2026 0 Comment

The Medical College of Wisconsin has named Dr. Shekar Kurpad as its next president and CEO, the institution announced Tuesday. Kurpad, a professor of neurosurgery and senior associate dean for neuroscience at the Medical of...

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Business

Milwaukee County to build affordable housing subdivision in Oak Creek

Elizabeth Morin April 13, 2026 0 Comment

City of Oak Creek officials have approved a development proposal from Milwaukee County to build an affordable housing subdivision — the first-of-its kind in a suburban community in the county. The subdivision will include...

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Regents say Rothman lacked urgency as UW System president

Elizabeth Morin April 9, 2026 0 Comment

Two members of the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents are pushing back against claims that their firing of UW System President Jay Rothman came without warning, and said Rothman’s leadership style lacked the decisiveness...

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Finance

Critics say approval of Port Washington TIF referendum could make it harder for city to attract development

Elizabeth Morin April 9, 2026 0 Comment

After months of contentious debate surrounding the data center that is now under construction in Port Washington, city voters on Tuesday approved a referendum which requires the city to get approval from voters for...

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Business

$2 million in funding fuels Acts Housing expansion in Rock County

Elizabeth Morin April 9, 2026 0 Comment

A Milwaukee nonprofit organization focused on expanding access to homeownership is growing its footprint in southern Wisconsin after securing nearly $2 million in new funding. Acts Housing announced Thursday that it will expand services...

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Finance

SHINE Technologies to receive $263 million federal loan for Janesville fusion facility

Elizabeth Morin April 9, 2026 0 Comment

Janesville-based SHINE Technologies announced today a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to provide a $263 million loan to support the completion of its Chrysalis facility, which is slated to become...