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Northwestern Mutual continues hiring binge
Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Inc. announced that the company's recruiting is up 13 percent, putting the company on pace to recruit more than 5,000 financial representatives in 2012.
BMO Harris Bank donates to fight infant mortality in Milwaukee
BMO Harris Bank has announced it is donating $750,000 over three years to United Way of Greater Milwaukee to promote healthy birth outcomes and reduce the city's infant mortality rate.
First Business hires Bell
First Business Bank-Milwaukee, part of First Business Financial Services Inc., has hired Bob Bell as vice president.
Bank Mutual offers small business loan specials
Brown Deer-based Bank Mutual is offering specials on its new money loans for small businesses in order to meet customers' changing business needs.
‘Build it here, and sell it everywhere’
Editor's note: Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank traveled to Milwaukee Monday, where she spoke at the University Club of Milwaukee about steps to grow the American economy and create jobs. The text of her prepared remarks comprises today's Milwaukee Biz Blog.
Harley unveils robust calendar for 110th anniversary
Harley-Davidson Inc. unveiled the official calendar of its 110th Anniversary Celebration events for the coming year.
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Tailored Label acquires division of Stratix
Tailored Label Products Inc. of Menomonee Falls has acquired the label products division of Norcross, Ga.-based Stratix Corp.
Dickten Masch acquires Indiana company
Nashotah-based Dickten Masch Plastics (DMP), a thermoplastics and thermoset manufacturer with metal stamping and assembly capabilities, has acquired Nyloncraft Inc., a technical plastics manufacturer based in Mishawaka, Ind.
Restructuring charges clip Brady Corp.
Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $11.7 million, or 22 cents per share, down from $29.6 million, or 55 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
Finding Wisconsin is becoming easier for investors
One of my favorite pop quizzes for people outside Wisconsin, especially those who understand the tech-based economy, is to ask them to name the nation’s top five academic research universities. The answers invariably include the likes of Stanford, Yale and Harvard, but rarely does anyone outside the Midwest guess that UW-Madison is perennially on the list.
