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Bicycle business Fyxation gearing up for growth
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Ginster brothers are about as cautious a pair of entrepreneurs as you'll find. They put up $20,000 to launch their little business, haven't sunk another dime of their own money into it since and have turned a profit from day one. For four years,...Tags: Taiwan, Science and Technology, McDonald's, Media Industry, Demographics
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Proposal gives Scott Walker administration more power to sell state property
Milwaukee Journal SentinelGov. Scott Walker's administration would gain broad authority to sell state property -- including prisons, highways, heating plants and university dormitories -- under a plan legislators will take up Tuesday. Proceeds would be used to chip away at the...Tags: Jon Richards, Education, Republican Party, Prisons, Colleges and Universities
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel No Quarter column
Milwaukee Journal SentinelIf you thought Summerfest CEO Don Smiley was already being paid like a rock star, wait until you see the latest set of numbers. Officials with Milwaukee World Festival just released data for 2012, and Smiley's total package climbed to $886,185 -- an...Tags: Entertainment Events, Festive Events, CEO Pay, Common, Trials
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Remember core values, comedian Bill Cosby tells MU graduates
Milwaukee Journal SentinelTWO OLDER AND WISER MEN -- comedian Bill Cosby and Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig -- gave their advice during ceremonies Sunday in Milwaukee on how college graduates should conduct their lives. Cosby told Marquette University graduates...Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Chemical Industry, College Baseball, Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball
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ABB increasing Wisconsin presence with Innovation Campus headquarters
Milwaukee Journal SentinelFor a company that operates in more than 100 countries, ABB Inc. keeps a low profile in Wisconsin. That may have ended in January, when ABB announced plans to develop a new regional headquarters at Innovation Campus, the new technology park being...Tags: Science and Technology, Electronics, Education, Colleges and Universities, Zurich (Swiss Confederation)
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College baseball: Locals boosting Panthers to new heights
The Leader-TelegramUW-Milwaukee isn't a glamorous Division I school. Baseball recruits aren't exactly lining up to play there. It takes a special kind of player to go there and succeed like the Panthers have. "Our field is nothing special by any means," assist coach and...Tags: College Baseball, College Sports, Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers, Sports, Baseball
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Weekend I-94 shutdown will create headaches; here are detour routes
Milwaukee Journal SentinelIf you're heading to the Kenny Chesney concert or to a loved one's graduation this weekend, budget some extra time if you're coming up from the south. Actually, budget a lot of extra time. Get up-to-the-minute traffic information on our traffic page....Tags: Miller Park, Highway Transportation, Weather, Road Transportation, Transportation
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MPS leader Barbara Horton had passion for helping children
Milwaukee Journal SentinelBarbara Horton talked about all children in Milwaukee as if they were her own. Or everyone's. They were always "our babies." And they needed help: education, support, mentoring, a chance to pursue a promising future. The desire to improve the...Tags: Breast Cancer, Colleges and Universities
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Ex-UWM professor thrived on missionary work
Milwaukee Journal SentinelAt night they could hear them overhead. The sound was startling -- like rocks hitting the roof of their home in Nairobi, Kenya. "There were a lot of monkeys and sometimes they would wake us up by climbing around on our metal roof," Betty Whitmer...Tags: Science and Technology, Christianity, Tuberculosis, Abusive Behavior, Brooklyn (New York City)
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2-year tuition freeze would be first for 4-year UW System campuses
Milwaukee Journal SentinelGov. Scott Walker's proposal to freeze student tuition at University of Wisconsin System campuses for the next two years would mark the first two-year tuition freeze for the four-year campuses in the 42-year history of the UW System. The last time...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Government
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Amanda Braun will build carefully at UWM
Milwaukee Journal SentinelAfter a week on the job, UW-Milwaukee athletic director Amanda Braun gratefully noticed that few of the coaches were interested in complaining about their facilities. "Which I appreciate," she said. "For one thing, we've got to focus on not repeating...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, College Baseball, Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers, Sports, Basketball
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UWM Innovation Campus hotel proposal advances
Milwaukee Journal SentinelA possible extended-stay hotel at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Innovation Campus development in Wauwatosa received a preliminary recommendation for approval Monday from county officials. The hotel, with up to 128 rooms, would be developed...Tags: Contracts, Watertown, ABB Ltd., Invention and Innovation, Real Estate Sellers
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