Economic Development
Acuity to add jobs by expanding territories
Sheboygan-based Acuity announced it is open for business in Wyoming and Montana and has begun appointing agents in those states.
Nonprofit acquires Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse
A local nonprofit organization announced it has acquired the Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse from the federal government and has plans to restore the 87-year-old structure and make it accessible to the public.
Wisconsin Bank & Trust holding open house
Wisconsin Bank & Trust will host an open house at its new mortgage loan origination office in Brookfield on Tuesday, September 24, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Ziegler growing Milwaukee team
B.C. Ziegler and Company has announced it will be hiring nine new advisors in the Milwaukee market over the next three years.
Miller’s Bakery to expand Steven Road facility
Miller’s Bakery plans to expand with a 13,000-square-foot addition to its facility at 8313 N. Steven Road in Milwaukee and will shift all production of its Pretzilla line of pretzel buns there from its headquarters location at 1415 N. Fifth St.
Wisconsin employers lag behind in employment optimism
U.S. employers are more optimistic about the final quarter of 2013 than they have been in any fourth quarter since the start of the Great Recession, but Wisconsin employers are lagging behind their national counterparts in the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
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MMAC says Milwaukee economy continues to improve
Economic indicators in metro Milwaukee posted a solid July performance, according to a monthly report by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.
Kenall bringing up to 600 jobs across the border
Kenall Manufacturing evaluated both northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin for a year before it announced it would move operations from Gurnee, Ill. to Kenosha last week.
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Brady Corp. profits dip in Q4
Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. today reported a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $177.3 million, or $3.41 per share, compared with a net profit of $11.7 million, or 40 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.