Wisconsin Business News

New faces, new places for May 24
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New faces, new places in Wisconsin business.

Defense presents case in raw milk trial
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Defense attorneys began presenting their case Thursday in the fourth day of the criminal trial of Vernon Hershberger, accused of running an unlicensed retail store that sold raw milk and other products from a dairy farm in Loganville.

Estate funds shifted to executor's account, lawyer says
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Shortly before he died, executor Rick Guerard moved more than $105,000 from the estate of Arlene Bowsher to his own accounts, the attorney trying to recoup more than $180,000 for five of the estate’s beneficiaries disclosed Thursday in court.

Kohl's chief administrative officer resigns
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One of the top executives at Kohl’s Corp., chief administrative officer John Worthington, has resigned, the company disclosed in a securities filing Thursday.

Buildings in efficiency challenge cut energy use, save $58 million
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Participants across the country in the Better Buildings Challenge reduced their energy intensity by 2.5% last year, achieving about $58 million in annual energy savings.

Kickerstarter campaign, portable solar charger net new career
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Joshua Zimmerman’s hobby took off when he combined the power of the sun with the unyielding need for our mobile devices to remain charged, particularly when people are on camping trips or backpacking.

Jawbone names UW graduate Mindy Mount president
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University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Mindy Mount has been named president of Jawbone, a maker of high-tech consumer products.

Quad/Graphics workers lose homes in Oklahoma tornado
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Quad/Graphics workers and plant operations in Oklahoma City have been affected by this week's massive tornado in Moore.

Bon-Ton posts narrower first-quarter loss on rising revenue
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The owner of the Boston Store department store chain posted a smaller first-quarter loss as it followed through on its strategies for keeping traditional core customers and attracting younger new ones.

Kohl's will donate $250,000 for victims in Oklahoma City suburb
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Kohl's Corp. will donate $250,000 to the American Red Cross to help tornado victims in the Moore, Okla. area, the company said Wednesday.

South side clinic has Muslim cultural identity but gives aid to all
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Mohammad Fareed remembers the kindness that people showed him and his family when he came to the United States for a medical residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

State continues to build case against raw-milk vendor
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Posecutors continued to present their case Wednesday in the third day of the criminal trial of dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger, accused of running an unlicensed retail store that sold raw milk and other products from his farm in Loganville.

Orion reports quarterly profit, acquisition
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A rebound in demand for energy-efficient lights drove higher sales and fourth-quarter profit at Orion Energy Systems Inc., which on Wednesday announced its intention to buy a Florida maker of fluorescent and LED lighting systems.

Fiserv feels effect of new banking rules
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Additional regulations faced by banks are having a mixed effect on financial technology provider Fiserv Inc., the company's chief executive said Wednesday.

GE unveils software that solves MRI blind-spot problem
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Years after Delafield native Kevin Koch’s idea, GE Healthcare introduced software to help MRIs reveal complications from implants.

Roundy's ships bottled water to tornado-ravaged Oklahoma
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Milwaukee-based grocer Roundy's said Wednesday it sent a semitrailer truckload of bottled water to areas of Oklahoma devastated by an EF5 tornado on Monday.

Raw milk seller accused of operating retail shop
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Witnesses in the criminal trial of dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger on Tuesday depicted his Grazin’ Acres operation as having a retail food store packed with items including bison meat, poultry, pork, flour, tea, nuts and spices.

Wisconsin hospitals reduce central-line infections
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Painstaking work by Wisconsin hospitals has sharply lowered the occurrence of one of the most deadly types of infections.

Daly's Pen Shop to close at Grand Avenue
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Daly’s Pen Shop, a downtown Milwaukee fixture since 1924, will close its location in the Shops of Grand Avenue at the end of the year.

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