BizTimes Staff

The Wisconsin State Fair achieved another record year with 1,030,881 attendees total, building on its 2013 attendance of 1,012,552, fair officials announced on Monday.

Waukesha-based Kalmbach Publishing Co. has named Mark Savage publisher. Savage previously served as associate publisher for American Snowmobiler, Classic Toy Trains, FineScale Modeler and Scale Auto. He will now oversee those four magazine brands.

The Bartolotta Restaurants will welcome nationally renowned chef Mario Batali, to its newest venue, Downtown Kitchen, on Friday, Oct. 24, for a cookbook dinner and meet and greet.

When the Chalk Art Festival started eight years ago, it brought the talent of 12 local chalk artists to Bayshore Town Center to add a pop of color to the center’s streets.

Saginaw, Mich.-based Central Property Development Inc. recently purchased the corporate headquarters office building for Batteries Plus LLC in Hartland for $3.85 million, according to state records.

Milwaukee-based Telkonet Inc. today reported second quarter net income of $219,085, or 0 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $621,510 in the second quarter of 2013.

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s Corp. today reported second quarter net income of $232 million, or $1.13 per share, up from $231 million, or $1.04 per share, in the second quarter of 2013.

Siepmann Realty Corp. plans to build a two-story, 10,000-square-foot building with retail or restaurant space on the first floor and office space on the upper floor at 125 W. Wisconsin Ave. in downtown of the Village of Pewaukee.

Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. today announced that it has agreed to acquire Holdrege, Neb.-based Allmand Bros Inc. for $62 million.

Milwaukee-based real estate investment trust Physicians Realty Trust today reported a second quarter net loss of $600,000, or 2 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $283,000 in the second quarter of 2013.

Bridge Development Partners LLC plans a $90 million industrial development on the former Dominick's Finer Foods distribution campus near O'Hare International Airport, an area where demand for warehouse space is high but supply is low.

A new management team has been established at Milwaukee-based Smart Choice MRI.
Rick Anderson has been named chief executive officer of the company, which has clinics in Milwaukee, Sheboygan and Richfield. It offers a magnetic resonance images (MRI) scan and reading for a flat fee of $600.