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Feingold, Allen and Stossel to speak at Lakeland College
Lakeland College’s Great Thinkers Series, designed to highlight the institution’s 150th anniversary, will include lectures from national figures like Russell Feingold, Will Allen and John Stossel. The series, which begins Thursday, Aug. 30, and continues throughout the 2012-‘13 school year, will feature topics like leadership, environmental issues and business with insight from experts in each field.
City Hall Square Apartments to be sold
Tenants of City Hall Square, a two-building 135-unit apartment complex in downtown Milwaukee, were notified recently that the property will be sold by Housing Horizons LLC, a subsidiary of Kimberly-Clark Corp., to a new ownership group that includes City Hall Square Properties LLC.
New hires and promotions
Scott Haen has been hired as assistant vice president-branch manager at Johnson Bank’s downtown and Whitefish Bay offices. He...
Koss hopeful new headphones will revive sales
Koss Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $931,891, or 13 cents per share, down from $1.8 million, or 24 cents per share, a year ago.
Ohio firm acquires Federal Manufacturing Co.
Cincinnati-based Pro Mach Inc. announced it has acquired Federal Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee.
Sales of risk products soar at Northwestern Mutual
Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. Inc., a leading provider of financial security planning and solutions, announced that sales of its risk products are up substantially year-to-date.
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CBO warns of recession if Congress ‘goes off the cliff’
In its last forecast before the November elections, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted that the U.S. economy would experience a recession in 2013 if Congress decides to go off “the fiscal cliff” and allows scheduled tax increases and spending cuts to take effect in January.
BMO announces drought relief program for farmers
BMO Financial Group announced a financial relief program to assist customers affected by dry conditions throughout much of North America, including Wisconsin.
Cleary Gull sells industrial technology company
Milwaukee M&A advisory firm Cleary Gull has completed the sale of Hi-Tech Manufacturing LLC to May River Capital LLC.
Midwest Economy Index declines
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Midwest Economy Index declined in July to -0.10, down from +0.22 in June. This is the first time in nine months the index, which indicates Midwest growth, has dipped to below average.
