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The National Labor Relations Board today dismissed all of the significant complaints of alleged labor law violations that had been filed against Palermo Villa Inc., the Milwaukee-based parent company of Palermo’s Pizza.

Neenah-based Legacy Private Trust Company announced that Paul Kasriel, retired senior vice president and chief economist at Northern Trust Bank, has joined Legacy as a senior economic and investment advisor and consultant.

Cleveland, Ohio-based Cohen Fund Audit Services, which opened a Milwaukee office in September, has decided to make Milwaukee one of its hubs.

Heartland Financial USA Inc., the parent company of Madison-based Wisconsin Bank & Trust, announced it has closed on the purchase of First Shares Inc. (FSI), parent company of First National Bank of Platteville.

Twas the employer’s holiday party, getting all away from the house
Employees were stirring, excited to be out
The company took many precautions with care
To avoid claims of liability after the celebratory affair

The Wisconsin economy is expanding at a somewhat sluggish pace and has struggled to gather any sustained momentum given declining factory activity, according to the State Monitor report released by BMO Capital Markets Economics.

New Berlin-based Nassco Inc. has acquired of Messner Inc. of Madison.
Messner began in 1941as the Refrigeration Equipment Co.

Blackthorne Partners Ltd., a Mequon-based private equity firm, announced it has acquired Berlon Industries, a Hustisford-based manufacturer of buckets and attachments for skid loaders, telehandlers and compact utility tractors.

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services LLC (USBFS), a Milwaukee-based subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, announced it has agreed to acquire AIS Fund Administration (AIS), a provider of fund administration and related services to alternative investment managers.

Racine-based Johnson Outdoors Inc. announced it has closed on its acquisition of Jetboil Inc., the world's No. 1 brand of outdoor cooking systems.