Economic Development

The Wisconsin chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth held the final round of its annual ACG Cup competition on Saturday.

My last post detailed a number of encouraged, restricted and prohibited agriculture and mining opportunities in China as listed in the “2012 Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue,” recently implemented by the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration of Commerce. The publication contains a list of the areas China is encouraging, restricting and prohibiting foreigners to be involved in.

BizTimes Media will host the 11th annual Northern Trust Economic Trends Breakfast on Friday, Jan. 20 at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St., beginning at 7:30 a.m. Following the event, attendees will have the opportunity to attend one of two exclusive workshops conducted by Milwaukee area business professionals.
The workshops will be held in breakout rooms at the Italian Community Center from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m.

New hires and promotions

Private equity firm Brass Ring Capital has announced it is recruiting new associates for both its Minneapolis and Milwaukee offices.

More financial news

Mergers & Acquisitions

Five speakers who are experts in their fields spoke about the industry trends they expect to see in the upcoming year at BizTimes Media’s annual Northern Trust Economic Trends Breakfast on Jan. 20.

Jamey Rappis has been named a partner in certified public accounting and consulting firm CliftonLarsonAllen’s private tax consulting practice.

In 2011, Chase increased its small business lending by 52 percent nationwide and by 29 percent in Wisconsin.