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Photo Essay: Ultimate Confections

Posted by Staff | Jan 20, 2016 |

A scrumdiddlyumptious look at a chocolatier who has supplied hand-dipped treats to Wauwatosa for over two decades.

Ultimate Confections: A sweet accomplishment

Posted by Staff | Jan 20, 2016 |

Ultimate Confections started as a home-made peanut brittle treat for family and became a thriving local business that has spanned two decades in the community.

Milwaukee’s Finest: U.S. Navy Commissions Newest Ship

Posted by Staff | Nov 21, 2015 |

USS Milwaukee enters active service after ceremony in Wisconsin. The U.S. Navy commissioned the nation’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) – in Milwaukee today, officially placing the ship designed and constructed by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team into active service. Milwaukee, the third Freedom-variant in the LCS class, successfully passed Acceptance Trials in September and was delivered to the U.S. Navy on October 16. “The USS Milwaukee is a warship with capabilities unlike any others,” said Stephanie C. Hill, vice president of Ship & Aviation Systems for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training business....