Author: Staff

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has designated November 26 as Small Business Saturday, and the Milwaukee County suburb of West Allis showcased a preview tour supporting local enterprises. From Milwaukee to New York, Americans are encouraged to “shop small” at local businesses and “dine small” at local restaurants and bars, as part of Small Business Saturday on November 26. “Small Business Saturday is about supporting local businesses, the pillars of economic stability and job creation in communities all across the nation,” said Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator of the SBA. “This celebration helps bring vital activity into our nation’s 28.8...

Milwaukee manufacturer A. O. Smith Corporation, along with the United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County, announced a partnership with Mayor Tom Barrett and the City of Milwaukee Health Department to provide Aquasana-branded water filtration products to city residents living in homes with lead service lines. The two products offered through the program, the Aquasana Claryum countertop unit and the Claryum “Clean Water Machine” powered water filtration pitcher, are NSF-certified to remove more than 99 percent of lead from drinking water as well as more than 65 other potentially harmful contaminants including heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, cysts, and organic...