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It wasn't easy, but Keith Wandell has turned the tide at Harley-Davidson. As he evaluated the global, yearlong 110th anniversary celebration that concluded in Milwaukee last week, Wandell reflected Monday on the dire position the company was in at its 105th anniversary.

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.

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.