Economic Development

Kohl’s to add electric car charging stations at stores

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's Department Stores today announced the company will expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging station initiative with 36 new stations across 18 additional Kohl's locations by the end of fall 2012.

BizTimes cover story: Craft beers flow in Brew City

Domestic beer consumption may be on the decline, but craft brewers are thriving in Milwaukee.

National home prices surge again

U.S. home prices rose for a second month in June, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Index, which showed the strongest back-to-back monthly advance in the more than decade-long history of the price gauge.

BMO Financial Group reports robust quarter

BMO Financial Group, the Toronto-based parent company of BMO Harris Bank, reported third quarter net income of $970 million (Canadian), up 37 percent from the same period a year ago.

Joy Global forecasts ‘sluggish’ recovery

Joy Global Inc. reported third quarter net income of $193.6 million, or $1.81 per share, up from $173.1 million, or $1.62 per share, in the same period a year ago.

New hires and promotions

Mary Kay Merkt has been named senior vice president, director of vendor management and procurement at Johnson Financial Group...

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Lied’s, David J. Frank join forces in tough industry

The construction and homebuilding industry has not recovered much since the Great Recession, with housing starts at around 15 to 20 percent of what they were in 2006.