Economic Development

The Milwaukee office of Baker Tilly Capital, LLC, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm and subsidiary of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP, has completed the sale of Milwaukee-based Nature's Protein Inc. to J. Strickland Company of Olive Branch, Miss.

Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp., a developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms, announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 31.6 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of 38 cents per share.

Pewaukee-based PJs Plumbing Company Inc. has acquired J.D. Wilson Plumbing LLC of Merton.

First Business Financial Services Inc. was recently ranked as the 15th top-performing mid-sized public bank in the country.

The Wisconsin Mortgage Bankers Association has named seven new leaders to its board of directors and leadership team for 2012-2013.

Wisconsin added 900 private sector jobs in May, but the state’s unemployment rate rose to 6.8 percent from 6.7 percent in April, according to the latest report of seasonally adjusted data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

"We want to take advantage of the national spotlight that has been on Wisconsin, and build upon our momentum...

Metropolitan Milwaukee is the top-ranked metro market in the nation for hiring prospects in the next three months, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released today.

Racine-based Johnson Bank has hired and promoted several employees.

William D. Goodman, CPA, president of Schenck SC in Brookfield, has received a Distinguished Career Award from the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants.