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AT&T Inc. said Sunday it will buy satellite-television provider DirecTV in a stock-and-cash deal worth $67.1 billion.

Wells Fargo & Co. has named Tony Bartell senior vice president and group head at Wells Fargo Commercial Banking....

Associated Banc-Corp has been fined $500,000 by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Karen Ellenbecker, president of Pewaukee-based financial advisory firm Ellenbecker Investment Group, has joined the board of directors at Pewaukee-based Foundations Bank and its parent company, Generations Bancorp Inc.

Milwaukee-based investment bank Eisen Fox & Co. LLC has completed the sale of Marshfield sausage manufacturer Harry C. Wenzel & Sons Inc.

Mequon-based Spectrum Investment Advisors will host its 9th Annual Retirement Plan Investment Seminar on Wendesday, June 18, from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Country Springs Hotel, 2810 Golf Road in Pewaukee.

Several times recently, a health care client has directed me to start publicity campaigns promoting breakthrough new procedures, cost efficiencies or other competitive advantages – only to change course and cancel at the last minute.

As we embark on Small Business Week, May 12-16, this is a good time to reflect on just how important small businesses are to our economy.

The 3.5 biggest issues facing salespeople today are:
1. Price integrity.
2. Customer loyalty.
3. Fighting hungry competition.
3.5 Quality, attitude, and belief of the salesperson.

The 3.5 biggest issues facing salespeople today are:
1. Price integrity.
2. Customer loyalty.
3. Fighting hungry competition.
3.5 Quality, attitude, and belief of the salesperson.