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Jannsen + Company of Pewaukee announced a merger with Maynard & Belt Certified Public Accountants.

Sani-Matic Inc. of Madison has been purchased by Wing Capital Group of Milwaukee.

The Marcus Corp. announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 3 million additional shares of the company’s outstanding common stock.

Two of Wisconsin’s most venerable independent insurance agencies have joined forces with the acquisition of Burkart-Heisdorf Insurance Agency Inc. by McClone.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard told the Wisconsin Bankers Association that he believes the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by around 3.2 percent in 2013 and 2014, a more bullish estimation than some economists are forecasting.

Milwaukee investment banking firm Cleary Gull Inc. received an award for Corporate and Strategic Acquisition of the Year (between $250 million and $500 million) from The M&A Advisor at the organization’s annual banquet last month.

Pewaukee-based WaterStone Mortgage Corporation is growing at a fast clip.

As kids, our well-intentioned dentist forcefully instructed us to "Brush and floss twice each day." Sound advice that we largely ignored. After we blew off that first evening chore and realized the world didn't end, we became more ambivalent on following the regimen with precision.

The Milwaukee branch of the American Welding Society has established a new national scholarship for those who want to attend school for welding or welding engineering.

Gov. Scott Walker announced $1.2 million in additional federal employment and training assistance to help approximately 1,600 dislocated workers across the state learn new job skills.