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Milwaukee and Madison-based BankMyBiz.com has been selected to display its lending website in the Startup Spotlight at the South By Southwest 2014 conference in Austin, Texas from March 7 to 11.

Coca-Cola has announced a $30 million investment and expansion of its bottling plant in Milwaukee at 11800 W. Brown Deer Road.

“They get bids for everything and always take the lowest bid.”
“They send out an RFP and I can never speak to the decision maker.”
“We’re becoming a commodity. All they do is take the lowest bid.”
“It’s the government. They have to take the lowest bid.”

Food and beverage companies are feeling more confident about the coming year’s performance, according to the Grant Thornton 2013 Global Food and Beverage study.

Milwaukee private equity firm Mason Wells Buyout Fund III L.P. has agreed to acquire the rigid medical packaging division of Sealed Air Corp. for $125 million.

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Corp. announced it has agreed to purchase Erlanger, Ky.-based Jacobs Automation, a provider of intelligent track motion control technology.

BizTimes Media is accepting nominations for its inaugural Best in Business Awards.

Gov. Scott Walker last week signed Senate Bill 335, which reimburses tuition costs for apprentices and their employers.

St. Francis-based flavors and seasonings manufacturer Wixon Inc. has hired Steve Padley as corporate chef.

Paul W. Jones, executive chairman of Milwaukee-based A.O. Smith Corp., has been named the National EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Distribution and Manufacturing Award winner by Ernst & Young LLP.