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Some recent reports and commentary claim a manufacturing renaissance is just hype. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other financial firms have cast doubt on optimistic claims about the revival of manufacturing in America.

SCORE Southeast Wisconsin Chapter and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority will host a workshop called “Understanding Basic Financial Statements” on Tuesday, May 28, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Port Washington Police Department Community Room, 365 N. Wisconsin St., Port Washington.

Green Bay-based Baycom Inc., a provider of wireless voice, video and data solutions, announced it has completed the acquisition of Milwaukee 2-Way Inc., a Motorola Solutions Radio Channel partner based in West Allis.

Racine-based Johnson Financial Group is hosting a group service day for its employees today.

Waukesha State Bank will host a grand opening for its New Berlin branch during the week of June 24.

The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corporation (WBD) of Monona will receive national awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the SBA’s Wisconsin District Office announced.

Leaders at Lifeway Foods Inc. plan to rehire all of the workers who were laid off from Golden Guernsey Dairy LLC to staff the Waukesha facility when it reopens this summer.

Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. has reached a new milestone with client assets exceeding $100 billion for the first time.

The boards of directors of Generations Bancorp Inc. and Pewaukee-based Foundations Bank announced that they have raised new capital of more than $5 million.

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. said that it plans to sell its Asia-based Die-Cut business.