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Milwaukee mergers and acquisitions advisory firm Bridgewood Advisors Inc. has completed the sale of Menomonie-based Polymer Technology Corp.

Milwaukee-area employers expect to hire at a healthy pace during the second quarter, according to the new Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

As the debate on the mining bill raged, we all heard the hyper political language about the environmental harm that would result from any iron ore mine. It was very difficult for me to sit back and watch. I was ever hopeful that calmer heads would prevail considering the $1.5 billion investment and the thousands of resulting jobs that the state could have welcomed while the environment is protected.

We are in the midst of change. Change that is dominated by the certainty of demographics and by the manner in which our economy – and those of others – is transitioning.

Most of the media coverage of President Barack Obama's recent tour of the Master Lock Company's Milwaukee plant focused...

As I sit here deciding whether or not to buy the New iPad from Apple, I was wondering, "Does Wisconsin have an Apple?"

It's early, and we don't want to jinx it. We've still got a long way to go. There certainly are variables that could intercede, and there surely will be speed bumps along the way.

Joy Global Inc.'s first-quarter earnings rose 39 percent, as the Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacturer predicted its recent acquisitions will help offset falling demand for equipment from U.S. coal mines.

Quad/Graphics Inc. announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its Canadian operations to Transcontinental Inc.

Bank of Montreal beat analysts' estimates as its first-quarter profits soared 34 percent after its takeover of Milwaukee-based Marshall & Ilsley Corp.