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NEW YORK -- Wayfair denied Friday, July 10 that is selling expensive furniture on its website as a front for human trafficking.A Reddit user on Thursday posted a screengrab of Wayfair’s website showing armoirs that cost five figures with human names for the products, which lead to the user to speculate whether the pricey cabinets were, in fact, people for sale.“There is, of course, no truth to these claims," Susan Frechette, a Wayfair spokeswoman told FOX Business in an email Friday. "The products in question are industrial grade cabinets that are accurately priced.”The post to Reddit’s user-submitted conspiracy theory thread, which features accusations often with little proof, questioned if Wayfair's expensive new cabinet collection was evidence of child sex trafficking.

WAUKESHA (WITI) -- It is a competition worth thousands of dollars, but the impact could be priceless.

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Those affiliated with popular Milwaukee Bucks pre-game spots say they're happy to see early designs for a new Bucks arena in downtown Milwaukee -- but are they also happy to see plans for a surrounding sports and entertainment district that could mean more competition?The Bucks' arena plans call for the demolition of the BMO Harris Bradley Center, where the Bucks currently play.

WHITEFISH BAY/MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Some businesses reopened Tuesday, January 7th after the bitter cold closed them altogether on Monday -- or prompted them to shut down early.

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Government and business leaders gathered on Thursday, March 28th to announce a new venture, called "Scale Up Milwaukee." It is an opportunity for Milwaukee to build an entrepreneurial culture that embraces risk taking, but with an opportunity to put in place what's needed for growth-oriented entrepreneurial businesses to thrive and create economic prosperity.This venture will embrace start-up companies and businesses that already exist by scaling them up."Hard work and innovation are what we've come to know and expect from these business owners, but hard work and innovation go a lot further when others are vested in start-up success," Randi Schochet said.Schochet is with American Express Open, which is contributing significantly to the venture, as well as the Greater Milwaukee Committee and partnerships from the city of Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin."It sends yet another message that we're setting aside differences in the past.

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Starting a business is hard.

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Snow is expected to fall in southeast Wisconsin on Tuesday, February 26th, and some businesses spent Monday getting ready for the next storm.On Monday, the work at Milwaukee's Holtz Garden Center was split between priming the plants and preparing snow plows ahead of the pending precipitation."We're getting ready.

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police say they have seen an increase in business burglaries in the area east of S. 16th St.

CRIVITZ (WITI) -- Across Wisconsin, it has felt like winter, but when it comes to snowfall, in some areas it has been normal, while in other areas, the snow has been lacking!

MILWAUKEE -- When the temperatures soar to near 100 degrees, you would expect some outdoor businesses to suffer.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov.

A big jobs announcement kicked off the 150th anniversary meeting of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Wednesday, as Paul Davis Restoration announced it's moving its headquarters and training facility to Milwaukee, bringing in 100 jobs, and a $10 million investment.More than 1,600 business leaders gathered on the field at Miller Park for the meeting Wednesday, to discuss the fact that unemployment remains a huge concern in the state, and around the country, and business leaders say there are job openings, but not enough skilled workers available to fill them.Former Bucyrus CEO Tim Sullivan says the Wisconsin State Senate needs to pass a bill that would change the way high-schoolers are educated, creating two separate tracks: one being a college prepatory curriculum, and one for vocational courses."Kids are smart.