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Brookfield-based Inlanta Mortgage continues to expand by opening new offices Marshfield and De Pere, Wis, and Schaumburg, Ill.

As the conversation progresses about replacing the Bradley Center, I encourage people to think in terms of really planning a “Center.” Think bigger than a basketball arena or sports venue. Why not consider a “Center” with offices, residences, restaurants, entertainment venues, shops and maybe even the much-needed third convention hotel?

Douglas Dynamics Inc., a Milwaukee-based designer and manufacturer of snow and ice control equipment for light trucks, reported a first quarter net loss of $4.3 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $0.8 million, or 4 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. reported first quarter net income of $6.9 million of $2.14, up from $971,000, or 30 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Gail Lione will be honored Thursday as the BizTimes Woman Executive of the Year. Lione will receive the award at the BizTimes Women in Business Breakfast, which will take place at the BizEpo.

Gov. Scott Walker addressed those gathered for the 2012 Wisconsin International Trade Conference at the Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee last week.

Briggs & Stratton Corp. has begun a phased rollout of placing quick response (QR) code labels on its small engines.

I have just returned from digitalNow, an annual executive summit that brings together 250 CEOs and volunteer leaders from some of the most influential professional, nonprofit and trade associations in America, many with a global reach.

Milwaukee-based Lakefront Brewery Inc. on Thursday introduced Wisconsinite, a new unfiltered Weiss-style beer made entirely of local, Wisconsin-grown ingredients.