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Waterstone Mortgage recently opened its new corporate headquarters in Pewaukee at N25 W23255 Paul Road.

Madison-based American Family Insurance announced it has reached agreement to acquire direct homeowners insurer Homesite Group Inc.

On Aug. 13, three members of the Wisconsin legislature held a news conference to announce that they planned to introduce new legislation that would permit equity crowdfunding in Wisconsin.

Scott Fischer has joined The Marcus Corporation as director of tax. He has 17 years of experience with federal...

Waukesha-based staffing firm Core Business Solutions LLC has acquired Milwaukee-based boutique search firm Beal Associates.

BMO Harris Bank has joined the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce, as its first platinum founding member.

Eleven local businesses have been selected to participate in Scale Up Milwaukee's “Scalerator” program.

Hanna Cylinders, a manufacturer of industrial grade tie-rod and custom engineered cylinders, plans to move all of its operations from Libertyville, Ill. to Pleasant Prairie, the Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) announced.

I was recently reminded of the value of manufacturing. A couple weeks ago, I spent some time in Mexico, observing our excellent operations there. Later, I was a speaker at Walmart's summit on American manufacturing. There, we announced an initiative to increase our lighting share at Walmart and create new manufacturing jobs in the U.S.

Summer's over. Back to school.