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Wheaton Plans Expansion Of Franklin Complex And More Headlines

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare is planning a $49 million expansion of its facility on south 27th Street in Franklin, including erecting a 65,000 square-foot medical office building and other additions that will push the size of the hospital from 32 to 52 beds.

Check out stories in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Oak Creek Patch.

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And the Journal Sentinel, in an editorial, praises County Supervisor Pat Jursik for her work in moving along a proposal for a development in the Park East district that appeared stalled in committee.

Also, state Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report, with the headline “Tides of Change Reach Wisconsin.”

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Also, WISN spoke to the South Milwaukee Fire Department for a story on firefighters beating the heat this week. See it here.

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Headlines: Iconic South Shore Italian Restaurant Closes

Mama DeMarinis in Bay View has closed.

Check out The Business Journal story here, and check out these other headlines of interest from around the area:

Also, NOW has published its police blotter for Cudahy and St. Francis (South Milwaukee not included this week).

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Honadel On The “Brat Summit” And Other Headlines

South Milwaukee Rep. Mark Honadel called Gov. Scott Walker’s brat summit this week “productive” and said he’s not worried about detractors of the event.

Honadel told WTMJ: “If anybody is crying about this, I’m not going to worry about them…We’re gonna get back to work and do what’s best for Wisconsin.”

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Also, NOW has published a new police blotter.

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Also, state Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report. The headline: “Looking Forward.”

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Jursik-Abele Dispute In The News And Other Headlines

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And NOW has published a new police blotter.

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Also, Assisted Living Concepts — under fire for violations at some of its facilities and under investigation in several states — has fired its CEO. Assisted Living operates Crest House in South Milwaukee. See the Business Journal story here, and here is a story from 2011 about a lawsuit filed against Assisted Living Concepts following the death of one of its residents.

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794 Extension Gets County Board Approval And Other Headlines

The Milwaukee County Board has voted to include the extension of Highway 794 on the region’s transportation plan.

Check out the Oak Creek Patch story here.

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Also, state Sen. Chris Larson has published a new Larson Report. The headline: “Remembering Wisconsin’s Veterans.”

And Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik recently put out a press release entitled “Strategic Plan Update: A Progress Report.” It includes criticism for the lack of progress with the county’s comprehensive facilities and space needs plan.

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Update On “Wisconsin Workers Win” Program And More Local Headlines

A pilot of state Rep. Mark Honadel’s unemployed worker retraining program will train up to 500 people initially and cost an estimated $750,000.

That’s according to stories in The Business Journal and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. From the Journal Sentinel story:

To qualify for the program, people must be in their first 20 weeks of collecting unemployment compensation. There will be 24 hours of training over six weeks. Those in the program will receive a $75 stipend per week in addition to their unemployment.

Employers may consider the trainee in the program, but the business is not required to hire the person.

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Also, NOW has published a new South Milwaukee police blotter. See it here.

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More On The Eaton-Cooper Deal And Other Headlines

Here is some more coverage of Eaton Corp.’s announcement Monday that it was acquiring Cooper Industries, which includes Cooper Power Systems in South Milwaukee.

See stories from the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters and The Associated Press.

From the Reuters piece:

Century-old Eaton makes power systems for data centers, hydraulics used in machinery, and truck transmissions. It recorded 2011 sales of $16 billion. It has stepped up acquisitions in recent years, closing nine deals last year.

Cooper, based in Dublin, had 2011 sales of $5.4 billion, with most of its sales to utilities and industrial markets. Its products include safety systems, lighting, circuit protectors and wiring devices used in homes and commercial buildings.

The Cooper acquisition will reduce Eaton’s costs by $260 million a year by 2016, while adding $115 million a year to revenue, Eaton said.

The deal is expected to close in late 2012, Cutler said. The new company will generate some 59 percent of its sales from electrical businesses, with hydraulic, aerospace and truck markets together making up the rest.

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South Shore Supervisor Pat Jursik cast one of the “no” votes against the confirmation of County Executive Chris Abele’s top aide on Thursday.

The County Board’s Finance Committee voted 4-3 against confirming Patrick Farley’s appointment.

She explains her vote in this WISN story, and check out the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story.

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Reports Of Walker Signs Being Burned In Oak Creek And Other Local Headlines

There are reports that yard signs supporting Gov. Scott Walker are being burned by vandals in Oak Creek.

Check out the WTMJ-TV story here. And here is the Fox 6 story.

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And here is a local blog item about a group of singers with strong South Milwaukee ties holding a pair of concerts in June. (We’re also trying to get them to play at the Downtown Market, so stay tuned.)

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Also, South Milwaukee NOW has published a new police blotter, which includes this disturbing item:

Police received several reports about 7:10 p.m. May 9 of a man standing behind a light pole in the 1400 block of Rawson Avenue for about 45 minutes staring at little kids playing in the area, while keeping his hands near his groin area. When he was confronted by the callers, the man became aggressive and tried to fight them. Police checked the man out; he had no prior sexual-related offenses on his record. He was warned to stay away from the area and sent on his way.

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