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Financial planner starts independent company
After working at Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. for 19 years, financial planner Betty Wellhoefer Hill has branched out to establish her own investment advisory firm in Grafton.
Mattke to succeed Lauer as CFO at MGIC
Milwaukee-based MGIC Investment Corp. has announced that J. Michael Lauer, who has been the company's chief financial officer since 1989, will retire on Feb. 28, 2014.
First Business Financial Services reports higher earnings
First Business Financial Services Inc. reported third quarter net income of $3.6 million, or 91 cents per diluted common share, in the third quarter, compared with $2.6 million, or 99 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
Emory wins award
Milwaukee-based investment banking firm Emory & Co. has received a U.S. Leading Adviser of the Year Award from London-based Acquisition International in the 2013 M&A Awards.
Artisan Partners profits up
Milwaukee-based Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. reported net income of 47.6 million, or 67 cents per share, for the third quarter, up from 29.1 million in the same period a year ago.
Edvest boosts visibility
One year after TIAA-CREF took over management of the Wisconsin 529 College Savings Program, Edvest has updated its image.
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Rockwell acquires vMonitor
Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. has entered an agreement to acquire oil and gas wireless solutions company vMonitor.
Fifty-year high school reunion. Seems like yesterday.
I graduated from Haddonfield Memorial High School in 1963. No computers, no cell phones, no Internet, no email, no texting, no credit cards, no cassette tapes (let alone CDs), and no cable TV.
Volunteer to be a lifelong learner
Volunteerism can help business leaders gain valuable learning and critical thinking skills, according to Gary Meier, president of Metalworld Inc. in Racine, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The company, formerly known as Racine Boiler and Tank, fabricates a wide variety of metal products.
Make meetings work
It's universal: people are mired in meetings. In some organizations, meetings have replaced work as a primary daily activity.
