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6 • Milwaukee County Post • June 26, 2015 BUSINESS Pizano's Pizza and Pasta wants to open factory in Franklin FRANKLIN — Chicago-style pizza- maker Pizano's Pizza and Pasta will soon open a restaurant in Milwaukee and also hopes to create a pizza-making facility in Franklin. According to a letter to the Franklin Department of City Development, company President Rudy Malnati is considering a space at 9725 S. 54th St. in which to make its frozen Pizano's pizza products that would be shipped all over the United States. The estimated operational hours would be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. except during the holi- days when weekends would be worked. The number of employees working in the facto- ry would be about eight to 15 and there would be limited sales to the public at the location. The Franklin Community Development Authority was scheduled to review and consider the zoning change requested for the factory during its Thursday meeting. Pizano's Pizza and Pasta operates a handful of restaurants in the Chicago area. www.pizanoschica Actuant's sales decline 15% during Q3 MILWAUKEE — Actuant Corporation has released its financial results for the third quarter, which showed that total sales declined 15 percent compared with the same period in 2014. The company reports 7 percent of the sales decline can be attributed to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar. Core sales were down 8 percent (total sales excluding the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency rate changes). Diluted earnings-per-share were 63 cents, com- pared with 70 cents in the prior year, according to the release. Actuant said its updated full-year sales and earnings per share guidance is now expected to be in the range of $1.24 billion to $1.25 billion and $1.55 to $1.60 per share. www.actuant.com Sendik's Fresh2GO to open in Greendale GREENDALE — Sendik's Food Markets will open its second Sendik's Fresh2GO store at 6200 W. Loomis Ave. in Greendale. The store, which will include gasoline pumps, will be the second Fresh2GO loca- tion for the local chain. The other is in Bayside. The store will be about 8,500 square feet and feature a Fresh2GO signature deli offering homemade paninis, sliced-to-order pizza and other fresh favorites. Additionally, there will be full-service meat and bakery departments, an optimized gro- cery offering, floral and gifts from Sendik's Home, produce, and more. The store is expected to open in the sum- mer of 2016 with 45 employees. This is the 14th announced metro Milwaukee location for the Whitefish Bay- based grocer. Another location, a full-line store, is planned for The Corners of Brookfield. www.sendiks.com Deisinger joins Johnson Bank as senior vice president MILWAUKEE — Johnson Bank has hired Tom Deisinger to be senior vice pres- ident — private bank- ing. He will work from the Johnson Bank office in downtown Milwaukee. Deisinger has more than 34 years of experience in private banking and wealth management. He start- ed his career in 1981 with M&I Bank and managed the Milwaukee Private Bank group until 2006. He is board chair- man of the St. Camillus Foundation and a board member of the YMCA of Greater Waukesha County. www.johnsonbank.com Ristorante Bartolotta partners with BID to offer valet parking WAUWATOSA — Ristorante Bartolotta is partnering with the Wauwatosa Business Improvement District to offer valet service to anyone visiting Tosa Village. The valet stand will be located just out- side Ristorante Bartolotta at the corner of State Street and Harwood Avenue. The service is open to anyone visiting Wauwatosa and the cost is $7 per car. It is available starting at 5 p.m. daily. Also involved in the partnership is Parking Company of America. www.bartolottas.com Aurora Health Care names Anderson as chief medical officer MILWAUKEE —Aurora Health Care announced that it has named Andy Anderson, M.D., as the health care system's new chief medical officer. Anderson joined Aurora Health Care in 2011 as the senior vice president of aca- demic affairs. In his new role, Anderson will be responsible for Aurora's strategic direction and operation of critical physi- cian and clinical support functions, includ- ing infection preven- tion, medical staff services and case man- agement. "Dr. Anderson's experience in leading complex partnerships and plotting the future of primary care within the Aurora Health Care system has helped elevate Aurora's ability to deliver the best in patient care," said Nick Turkal, M.D., president and CEO of Aurora Health Care, in a statement. "Now, as our chief medical officer, he'll be able to ensure our clinical operations are as effi- cient as possible to serve the needs of the community." According to the announcement, Anderson will also serve as the executive leader for the Aurora Research Institute, champion clinical informatics and contin- ue to lead medical education for the system in partnership with the University of Wisconsin. www.aurorahealthcare.org State restaurant hiring predicted to increase 8.7% MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin restaurants are predicted to hire 16,900 employees this summer, increasing their workforce by 8.7 percent to handle the busy summer season, according to a report from the National Restaurant Association. The total number of workers in the restaurant industry is expected to rise from 194,000 employees to 210,900 employees, according to the association. "Summer jobs in the hospitality indus- try are a rite of passage for so many Americans," said Pete Hanson, vice presi- dent of public affairs for the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, in a statement. "That local restaurant or resort is where young people can find the opportunity to put that first job on their resume, learn the responsibility and dignity that comes with work, and earn money for college." The summer employment increase for the industry nationally is projected at 4.8 percent, according to the report. www.restaurant.org MCW projects will study disease progression, therapies MILWAUKEE — Three researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have each received a two-year, $100,000 grant from Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse, Inc. to study cancer risks and potential new therapies. The recipients of the grants are Michael Flister, associate professor of physiology; Hyeongnam (Joseph) Jeong, assistant pro- fessor of dermatology; and Mark McNally, associate professor of microbiology and molecular genetics. Flister's research focuses on the fact that malignant breast cancer tumors also contain non-cancerous cells that support not only the growth of the tumor but also progression and metastasis of breast can- cer, as well as development of cancer resist- ance to chemotherapies. Jeong's WBCS-supported work exam- ines the role of a specific protein discov- ered by his team of researchers that appears to trigger the aggressive spread of prostate cancer to other organs and espe- cially to bones. Jeong notes that statistical- ly, prostate cancer affects 1 in 6 American men. McNally's research looks into how splic- ing of RNA, which is a copy of our DNA genes that ultimately directs protein syn- thesis, sometimes misfires to produce pro- teins involved in cancerous growth — in the case of his work, breast cancer. Pitch innovative health care startup ideas MILWAUKEE — Do you have an innova- tive idea for a health care startup? Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute of Southeast Wisconsin is partner- ing with Bridge to Cures, Inc. to offer the Healthcare Innovation Pitch Event. The event is modeled off of the ABC Network's hit show "Shark Tank," the com- pany said in a news release June 19. Selected applicants will be able to pitch their ideas to a panel of life science venture capitalists from across the country in December. Top overall health care innova- tion startups presented at that event will be eligible for prizes valued at more than $100,000. Prior to the pitch event, applicants will submit ideas this summer for consideration. Selected applicants will participate in a free mentoring boot camp, where they will learn how to turn their idea into a commercial plan around which a business could be formed, create a business plan, and partici- pate in networking events. "Health care costs continue to rise, and yet many health care needs remain unad- dressed. There is a pressing need for new medical interventions as well as more effi- cient and effective ways to deliver health care in the U.S. and globally," said Daniel Sem, CEO of Bridge to Cures, in a state- ment. "The academic institutions in Southeastern Wisconsin are home to techni- cal and business innovators in drug and device development, diagnostics, and infor- matics; this event provides opportunity to be a catalyst for healthcare evolution," he said. The application deadline is July 15. The final pitch event will be held Dec. 4. Send email application to dan@bridgetocures.com. Deisinger Anderson

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