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Executives to be named to Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame
Four venerable Wisconsin business executives will be inducted into the Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement during a ceremony on Thursday, April 19, at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
New hires and promotions
Todd Kreitzman has been hired as an investment representative at First Bank Financial Centre in Oconomowoc.
Johnson Controls reduces headcount at headquarters, sells division
Johnson Controls Inc., Wisconsin's largest publicly traded company, has reduced the headcount at its corporate headquarters in Glendale.
Manufacturing is key to economic recovery
Barack Obama and his Republican challengers don't agree about much, but they do agree the U.S. economy can't be turned around, and middle class prosperity saved, without a strong contribution from manufacturing.
Talgo plans layoffs in Milwaukee
Train manufacturer Talgo this week has begun the legal process of notifying its workforce and the state that it will lay off employees at its Milwaukee facility. The company has about 80 employees in Milwaukee.
Badger Meter to discuss Racine Federated acquisition
Badger Meter Inc. will hold its 2012 annual meeting of shareholders at Racine Federated Inc. on Friday, April 27 at 8:30 a.m.
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Abele to discuss business climate with IBA
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele will discuss how to foster a better business climate in the county when he is the featured guest at an event hosted by the Independent Business Association of Wisconsin (IBA ).
Helping students Aspire to success
Did you know that one in four students – more than one million a year – fails to graduate with their class?
National unemployment rate falls to 8.2%
The national unemployment rate dipped to 8.2 percent in March, even though the economy only added 120,000 new jobs, failing to top the 200,000 mark for the first time since November.
BizTimes Morning Headlines: Polaris to add 89 jobs in Osceola
Polaris Industries Inc. plans to add 89 jobs in the western Wisconsin city of Osceola as it boosts production of Indian motorcycles.
