Economic Development

Associated Banc-Corp reported first quarter net income of $46 million, or 27 cents per share, up from $41 million, or 24 cents per share, in the same quarter a year ago.

Briggs & Stratton Corp. reported fiscal third quarter net income of $38.5 million, or 78 cents per share, down from $39.9 million, or 80 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Jacsten Holdings LLC, a Milwaukee-based family investment firm, has announced an investment in Hartford-based Triton Corp., the latest addition to Jacsten’s portfolio.
 

“The Stock Market of 2013” will be the subject of a Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon to take place on Wednesday, May 1, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Northwestern Mutual Chairman and CEO John Schlifske has partnered with Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, on a speaking tour of two cities this week called “The Power of a Game Plan.”

Small business owners are split on the state of the economy, according to the 2013 U.S. Bank Small Business Annual Survey.

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp reported that its first quarter earnings rose 6.7 percent. Net earnings rose to $1.43 billion, or 73 cents per share, for the first quarter ended March 31, from $1.34 billion, or 67 cents per share, a year earlier.

While Las Vegas has long been branded with the cliché “what happens here, stays here,” Tony Hsieh is out to spread the word about a surge of revitalization efforts transforming its downtown.

Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday announced the opening of the Wisconsin Center China to give Wisconsin businesses expanded access to growing markets.

In 2011 and 2012, there were nearly 500 mergers and acquisitions completed that involved Wisconsin-based companies. About 285 involved a Wisconsin-based seller and 289 involved a Wisconsin-based buyer.