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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
... bailouts. The investigation found:The five districts - Kenosha Unified, Kimberly Area, Waukesha, West Allis-West Milwaukee and Whitefish Bay - used borrowed money to buy collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs. The value of all five investments fell to the point at which each district was asked to put up additional collateral to avoid default. None of the districts hired an adviser before...
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The Business Journal of Milwaukee (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Milwaukee metropolitan area's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate declined in July compared with both June and July 2007.The decline in unemployment rate was accompanied by a decline in job totals as well, with the area losing 3,700 jobs compared with last July and 7,700 jobs since last month, according to the latest data from the .The jobless rate for the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis...
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Milwaukee, which share no border, Elm Grove instead should tap into existing mains in Wauwatosa or West Allis, possibly in a joint deal with Brookfield.Running new lines along Blue Mound Road would cost $2.7 million to $3.8 million and tear up a busy corridor that recently was repaved, said Carrie Lewis, Milwaukee Water Works’ superintendent.“If there is existing infrastructure, it makes...
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 12. Sugar: 3. Both/other: 12. “Salt, of course. Who puts sugar on tomatoes'” — Caroline, West Allis “I grew up on sliced, sugared tomatoes in the summer. My mom used to set a plate of them out on our table every morning and we would grab sticky, messy slices throughout the day.” — Lisa, Milwaukee“No salt or sugar on my tomatoes. But one of my favorite ways to serve them is in a Greek salad....
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... up here," he says. "I live here with my family. I have a very good feel for what the people of West Allis want out of state government and need."And not surprisingly, Hoisington offers a completely different assessment."I believe that I am more in touch with the needs of the 15th District," Hoisington says. "Tony Staskunas may have gone to Madison with good intentions, but somewhere along...
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
... blues workout with professional players, including Reverend Raven (left), at Liquid Johnny's in West Allis. Multimedia Watch Tallan Latz play the bluesBackground Elkhorn's 'T-Man' was inspired at 5 to join ageless traditionThe state Department of Workforce Development, which oversees child labor laws, clarified that minors can perform at community festivals, county fairs, Summerfest and...
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
... just north of State Highway 158.The crash occurred about 10:45 p.m. Thursday when a 38-year-old West Allis woman driving a 1997 Toyota Corolla veered into the shoulder where Patrick Jennings was changing the tire as his mother stood by. The woman hit the Honda and the mother and son. Clara and Patrick Jennings were declared dead at the scene.Patrick Jennings' girlfriend was also at the scene...
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
... blues workout with professional players, including Reverend Raven (left), at Liquid Johnny's in West Allis. Multimedia Watch Tallan Latz play the bluesBackground Elkhorn's 'T-Man' was inspired at 5 to join ageless traditionStatutes governing child performances clearly say kids can dance, act and sing at festivals but can’t perform at “a roadhouse, cabaret, dance hall, night club, tavern...
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
... now the only district beside Oak Creek-Franklin, which pays its board members $5,040 annually, and West Allis-West Milwaukee, where board members receive $6,588 annually, to break the $5,000 salary mark in the Milwaukee area.The exception is Milwaukee Public Schools, which pays its board members more than $18,000 a year. Traditionally, nobody gets rich on a school board salary - in Wauwatosa,...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Aurora hospitals in West Allis, Green Bay and Two Rivers among Thomson
Reuters 100 Top Hospitals(R) Performance Improvement Leaders
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Three Aurora Health Care facilities
are among top U.S. hospitals identified by Thomson Reuter as having
demonstrated the fastest, most consistent improvement over five consecutive
years.
Aurora West Allis Medical Center...
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
... Games on Wednesday that she had broken the ankle five days before the opening ceremony.Memmel, of West Allis, Wis., said she suffered a fracture of the lower tibia, on the inside of the ankle. The injury occurred when she jammed her foot while practicing her floor exercise routine."I felt it right away and it was hard for me to walk a little bit," she said. "I said, 'I want to know what...
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
... interesting since Weber was a grown-up with less than a full head of hair."I was doing a hop at a West Allis high school," he remembered. "I was introduced by Bob Barry, and some teenage kid in the audience screamed, 'That's a hairpiece, I know because the last time I saw you you were bald!' "I didn't start wearing them again until I started doing a lot of television on-camera commercials."Weber's...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Three Aurora Hospitals Named Top Performers in National Thomson Reuters Annual SurveyPosted on: Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 12:00 CDTMILWAUKEE, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Three Aurora Health Care facilities are among top U.S. hospitals identified by Thomson Reuter as having demonstrated the fastest, most consistent improvement over five consecutive years. Aurora West Allis Medical Center and Aurora...
