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Sussex-based The Industrial Controls Co. has acquired the assets of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Control Masters Inc.

Menomonee Falls-based Actuant Corp. has sold its recreational vehicle business to a subsidiary of Elkhart, Ind.-based RV supplier Drew Industries for $35.5 million.

Marquette University announced the appointments of Anthony Pennington-Cross as chair of the Department of Finance and Nina Schuerman as associate director of the Center for Real Estate.

A $1.8 million grant awarded to the Milwaukee County Child Support Services Department will fund the continuation of the county's “Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood Program,” which helps fathers become better parents through relationship education, parenting classes, job training and other resources.

For the third year in a row, manufacturers that make everything from plastics coatings and steel tubes to custom hardware and interactive kiosks hold the most spots – 15 – on Council of Small Business Executives Future 50 list for 2014.

My sales perspective flies in the face of traditional selling. And it's not just a disruption; it's the new way of sales. What's your perspective?

Sheboygan-based property and casualty insurer Acuity now has more than 1,000 employees for the first time in the company’s 90 year history.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation has entered a licensing agreement to develop and bring to market wind turbine technology for Texas-based Dynamic Blade Technologies Inc.

Milwaukee County Supervisor Khalif Rainey introduced a resolution Thursday calling for a county-wide advisory referendum asking voters if they support increasing the state minimum wage from the current $7.25 per an hour to $10.10 per hour.

*Now through Sunday, June 22, the Milwaukee Art Museum is partnering with Pick ‘n Save to run the “Feeding...