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Wisconsin banks reported combined net income of $497 million in the second quarter, up from $407 million in the same period a year ago, according to the Quarterly Banking Profile released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Many of the Tiki brand torches lit in backyards around the country were designed at Lamplight in Menomonee Falls.

Miller’s Bakery plans to expand with a 13,000-square-foot addition to its facility at 8313 N. Steven Road in Milwaukee and will shift all production of its Pretzilla line of pretzel buns there from its headquarters location at 1415 N. Fifth St.

U.S. employers are more optimistic about the final quarter of 2013 than they have been in any fourth quarter since the start of the Great Recession, but Wisconsin employers are lagging behind their national counterparts in the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

Economic indicators in metro Milwaukee posted a solid July performance, according to a monthly report by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.

Kenall Manufacturing evaluated both northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin for a year before it announced it would move operations from Gurnee, Ill. to Kenosha last week.

Pabulum leadership words really bug me – but not as bad as they may bug you if they're uttered by your leader.

3-D printing is quickly emerging as the next great disruptive technology for consumers and businesses across the globe.

Your brain is deaf, dumb and blind. It has no direct connection to the world. Inside of your head, it's always dark, wet and 98.6°.