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The A.O. Smith Corporation has increased its quarterly cash dividend by 25 percent, to $.20 per share. The company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock are affected.

Wisconsin banks who received capital through the Small Business Lending Fund have increased small business lending by $45.3 million since 2010, according to a report from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

The ongoing European financial crisis, uncertainty about the U.S. economy, the impending federal government “fiscal cliff” and the upcoming U.S. presidential election will play major roles in influencing the stock market in the second half of the year.

WellPoint Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Amerigroup Corp., one of the nation's leading managed care companies that is focused on meeting the health care needs of financially vulnerable Americans.

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) announced the acquisition of the tax and accounting business segments of AgStar Financial Services.

Waukesha Foundry has implemented a new “Pay for Skill” policy as part of a three-year contract agreement with United Steelworkers Local 4845.

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a decision regarding voter eligibility in the upcoming vote on whether to unionize Palermo’s Pizza.

Karen Ellenbecker, president of Ellenbecker Investment Group Inc. in Pewaukee and host of the “Money Sense” radio show on AM 1130-WISN, has been guiding small business owners with their finances for 27 years. The current economic environment presents challenges, she says, but the key to creating a fulfilling retirement continues to be proper planning ahead of time – for both business and personal finances.

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