Economic Development

New Berlin-based Home Care Medical Inc. a provider of home medical equipment and supplies; respiratory care; and home infusion and specialized nutrition, announced that it has acquired Sheboygan-based HomeCare Resources LLC.

Westbury Bancorp Inc., the West Bend-based holding company for Westbury Bank, has completed its stock offering in connection with the mutual-to-stock conversion of WBSB Bancorp MHC.

Employee-owned Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. announced it has posted record net revenues of $961 million in 2012, up from $925 million in 2011.

McGladrey LLP, a Chicago-based provider of assurance, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market, has named John LeBlanc as national leader of business performance improvement and merger integration, based in the firm's Milwaukee office.

Milwaukee-based Lakeview Equity Partners LLC has acquired UAS Laboratories Inc., an Edina, Minn.-based pioneer in the research, development and manufacture of probiotic nutritional supplements.

Several local businesses are working with students to improve financial literacy rates.

Seeds Milwaukee Corp., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced the commencement of its 2013 Retail Business Plan Competition.

Business optimism improved in 2013's second quarter following the tepid results posted in this year's first quarter, according to the latest Business Outlook Survey conducted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC).

Company owners interested in learning more about the process and prospects of buying or selling businesses are invited to attend the annual BizTimes M&A Forum, which will take place Friday, May 3, at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Fiserv Inc., a Brookfield-based global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced it has expanded and added capabilities to its transactional print and mail facility in the Los Angeles area.