Economic Development

Brookfield-based Kolb+Co., the largest locally owned public accounting and business advisory firm in Wisconsin, will be acquired by Sikich LLP of Naperville, Ill.

The Wisconsin Economic Future Study, released today by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), says manufacturing continues to be the economic driver industry of Wisconsin. The study encourages the state to develop strategies that further strengthen driver industries.

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Brookfield-based Pinstripe Inc. today announced the addition of five new leadership team members to support record organizational growth.

Women now make up almost 40 percent of Wisconsin’s high net worth residents, according to the first in a series of studies about wealthy residents in the state by BMO Private Bank.

Milwaukee-based Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. (MGIC), which was devastated by the housing market collapse and hasn't posted an annual profit since 2006, could be headed for a comeback, a report says.

According to the Wisconsin Economic Scorecard for the second quarter, while a majority of residents (56 percent) say Wisconsin is “headed in the right direction,” only 28 percent view the economy as “good” and just 1 percent say it is “excellent.”

Employers in the metropolitan Milwaukee area expect to hire at a vigorous pace in the third quarter, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey.

Telkonet Inc., a Wauwatosa-based intelligent energy management provider, today announced it has been granted a $2.0 million traditional business credit line from San Jose, Calif.-based Bridgebank.

Regent Michael Falbo of Franklin was elected president of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents and Regent Regina Millner of Madison was elected to serve as vice president of the board.