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Mequon-based Concordia University Wisconsin has named Dr. Sharon Chappy the dean of its School of Nursing.

Mequon-based Concordia University Wisconsin has named Dr. Sharon Chappy the dean of its School of Nursing.

Chad Albrecht, president of Centare, drew some rather inquisitive looks when he told the audience at a recent business luncheon that the most important strategy driving growth at his Brookfield-based software development company is not “putting the customer first,” but instead is “putting employees first.”

As the second half of the year begins, bankers don't have the rosiest outlook on the state's economy.

After a prolonged, brutal and sometimes painful winter, southeastern Wisconsin businesses have begun a summer surge that is expected to gather steam and recover some lost ground in the second half of the year.

David Urban, former director of investor relations at Johnson Controls Inc., has launched his own investor relations consulting firm, Strategic IR Advisors LLC.

Milwaukee-based Baird Financial Group has closed on its acquisition of Seattle investment firm McAdams Wright Ragen Inc. The company is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baird Financial Group, the holding company of Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.

Tom Hille, CFP, private wealth advisor with Ameriprise Financial, will host a seminar on Social Security planning and retirement...

All employees, including the managers, at Waukesha-based InvestorsBank will retain their positions following the acquisition of the bank by Fond du Lac-based American Bank.

Waukesha State Bank has hired Rob Kurudza as bank manager for its Muskego office.