Economic Development
Inpro acquires Buffalo manufacturer
Muskego-based Inpro Corp. has acquired Buffalo, N.Y.-based Fireline 520 LLC, one of the nation's premier designers and manufacturers of fire barriers for expansion joints.
Dohmen acquires Chicago company
Milwaukee-based Dohmen Life Science Services, a provider of outsourced business services for biopharma and medtech innovators, has acquired Siren Interactive Corp., a Chicago-based rare disease relationship marketing company.
ABC Supply Co. acquires Gilbert Supply Company
ABC Supply Co., Inc., a Beloit-based building products distributor, has acquired the assets of Marcy, N.Y.-based Wameling Drywall Corp., which does business as Gilbert Supply Company.
Pennsylvania company acquires Primum Marketing
Warrington, Pa.-based Square 2 Marketing has acquired Primum Marketing Communications, a public relations agency based in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.
WaterStone Bank names regional managers
Wauwatosa-based WaterStone Bank has named Wendy Rice and Erin McCarthy as its first regional managers.
Acuity reports strong 2014 results
Sheboygan-based property and casualty insurer Acuity has reported it wrote a record $220 million in new business in 2014, driven by $154 million in new commercial premiums.
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BizTracker: U.S. economy capped year with strong December
U.S. employers added a seasonally adjusted 252,000 jobs to their payrolls in December, bringing the number of months with at least 200,000 jobs added to 11 for the year, the best streak in such data since 1994.
Get a sneak peek at 2015 at Economic Trends Breakfast
BizTimes Media LLC will host the annual Northern Trust Economic Trends Breakfast on Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.
BizTracker: MMAC economic dashboard picks up speed
Business activity indicators in the metro area posted strong results in November as 19 of 22 available indicators registered improvement over year-ago levels, according to the latest monthly report by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC).