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Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp announced that it donated more than $611,000 to United Way of Greater Milwaukee's 2012 fundraising campaign through employee contributions and corporate gifts.

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. announced a net loss of $8.7 million for its fiscal second quarter, an improvement from a $90 million net loss from the previous fiscal second quarter.

Milwaukee County Treasurer Dan Diliberti is asking for the assistance of county residents to help locate the owners of more than $2 million in unclaimed funds.

Bold, dynamic and innovative companies and corporate leaders are invited to be nominated for the 2013 Bravo! Entrepreneur and IQ (Innovation Quotient) Awards.

Canadian BMO Harris Bank parent BMO Financial Group today reported first quarter net income of $1,048 million (Canadian) on a reported basis, down five percent from $1,198 million a year ago.

Global private investment firm TPG has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Menomonee Falls-based Assisted Living Concepts Inc.

There is apparent unanimity among Wisconsin business executives and policymakers that the state faces a "skills gap:" thousands of jobs going unfilled because too few Wisconsin workers possess the skills, education, and training for them. This skills mismatch, it is argued, is the central reason why unemployment remains high, even as job vacancies remain unfilled.

Washington County could face a severe labor shortage in the coming decade, according to a new retirement survey released by the county.

Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup and Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. are among 145 companies to be named among America's Most Honored Companies by Institutional Investor magazine.