Economic Development
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Advanced Waste Services acquires Iowa company
West Allis-based Advanced Waste Services Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Waste Water Systems LLC.
Australian company acquires Milwaukee recipe search engine
Food advertising network Gourmet Ads of Australia announced it has acquired RecipeBridge, a Milwaukee-based recipe search engine, for an undisclosed sum.
Northwestern Mutual draws 10,000 to city for annual meeting
Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual will hold its annual meeting of network representatives this week in Milwaukee.
BMO Harris lays off 475 employees
BMO Harris Bank, the new bank formed by the merger of M&I Bank and Harris Bank, announced the elimination of 475 jobs across the company, including about 100 in the greater Milwaukee area.
Law firm launches $4 million venture fund to invest in clients
Foley & Lardner LLP recently launched Foley Ventures, a $4 million venture capital fund exclusively to invest in or with Foley clients.
Financial resources
Banking Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Federal Deposit Insurance Corp....
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Alex Kramer, CFP, has been hired as senior vice president of wealth management sales at Johnson Bank. He has...
Milwaukee private equity firm acquires Lannon pallet recycler
Blackthorne Partners Ltd., a Milwaukee-based private equity firm, announced today that it recently acquired the assets of Lannon-based JPRS New Way, a pallet recycling company.
Chortek & Gottschalk acquires DC accounting firm
Pewaukee-based accounting firm Chortek & Gottschalk LLP has acquired Washington-based accounting firm Martin & Wall.
Journal Communications board approves stock repurchase plan
Journal Communications Inc. announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program of up to $45 million of its outstanding class A common stock and/or class B common stock until the end of fiscal 2013.
