Economic Development

Milwaukee-based Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. has added experienced attorneys James Sheriff and John Reichert to its Financial Institutions practice group. The group counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, regulatory compliance, IPOs and corporate governance.

West Allis-based Edge Advisors LLC has opened an office in Appleton and has also added a registered investment advisory arm.

Wisconsin’s 165 credit unions made $2.9 billion in small business loans in 2014, according to the new 2014 Scorecard released by the Wisconsin Credit Union League.

Milwaukee-based MGIC Investment Corp. today reported fourth quarter net income of $74.4 million, or 19 cents per share, a significant recovery from a loss of $1.4 million, or 0 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of 2013.

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.

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., 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.

Warrington, Pa.-based Square 2 Marketing has acquired Primum Marketing Communications, a public relations agency based in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

Wauwatosa-based WaterStone Bank has named Wendy Rice and Erin McCarthy as its first regional managers.

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.