Economic Development

Waukesha State Bank has promoted Marynell Costa and James P. Riley to senior vice president.

Associated Bank has named three new leaders in the Milwaukee area.

The Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) and the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce will recognize seven local companies and one individual for their success on Thursday, Nov. 7.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will conduct the Marketplace 2013 Governor’s Conference on Minority Business Development Oct. 15-16 at the Potawatomi Expo Center in Milwaukee.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will conduct the Marketplace 2013 Governor’s Conference on Minority Business Development Oct. 15-16 at the Potawatomi Expo Center in Milwaukee.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.’s fixed income asset management division, Baird Advisors, has signed a deal in which it will directly advise clients of Dearborn Partners LLC.

Bank directors have become more optimistic about economic improvement, with 43 percent expecting recovery progress by the end of the year, up from 13 percent in 2012, according to a survey by Bank Director and Grant Thornton LLP.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has named William Jackson as executive vice president of the company's newly created Corporate Development function.
Jackson will report to vice chairman Alex Molinaroli.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has acquired all of the outstanding equity of G.W. Palmer Logistics, LLC, a non-asset truckload service provider based in Batesville, Ark.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. downgraded Milwaukee-based Brady Corp.'s stock from “outperform” to “neutral” with a price target of $33.00, down from $41.00, after a disappointing quarterly report Thursday.