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In the wake of BMO Financial Group’s acquisition of M&I Bank last week, U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin) expressed concern that the acquisition of local banks by large out-of-state banks has a negative effect on small businesses and farmers.

Banking Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions  Federal Deposit Insurance Corp....

Alex Kramer, CFP, has been hired as senior vice president of wealth management sales at Johnson Bank. He has...

Blackthorne Partners Ltd., a Milwaukee-based private equity firm, announced today that it recently acquired the assets of Lannon-based JPRS New Way, a pallet recycling company.

Pewaukee-based accounting firm Chortek & Gottschalk LLP has acquired Washington-based accounting firm Martin & Wall.

Journal Communications Inc. announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program of up to $45 million of its outstanding class A common stock and/or class B common stock until the end of fiscal 2013.

Congressional Republicans did an about-face Tuesday and agreed to allow President Barack Obama to raise the national debt ceiling after receiving an urgent request to do so from 474 corporate executives, including several from Wisconsin.

We are proud to lead a broad coalition of Milwaukee County Supervisors pushing for the County to adopt a...

Editor's note: Every 10 years, the state redraws its district boundaries. In the past, municipalities conducted open hearings to...

BizTimes recently received two more national awards for editorial excellence at the Alliance of Area Business Publications (AABP) Summer...