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Thanks for a magical season
Dear Brewers Fans, For the first time in my seven seasons as owner, this letter begins with a November...
Businesses can help our veterans
Wisconsin servicemen and servicewomen returning home in hopes of a smooth transition from service to society are faced with...
Candidates will pay a price in 2012
"If you thought the last couple of years have been bad, you haven't seen anything yet. That's because it's...
Businesses react to concealed carry law
Wisconsin's concealed carry law goes into effect today, and businesses must decide whether to allow employees, customers and vendors...
Children’s health: It’s a business issue
Engaging the Milwaukee business community in improving our children's health has never been more important than it is right...
Bank Transfer Day to be held Nov. 5
A national social media campaign with more than 32,000 “likes” and almost 70,000 attendees on Facebook aims to get consumers to switch from commercial banks to credit unions.
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Zywave to purchase Canadian firm
Wauwatosa-based Zywave Inc. plans to purchase Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Emerging Information Systems Inc., a provider of needs analysis and financial planning software tools.
Joy Global completes sale of drilling products business for $375 million
Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc. announced that it has the sale of the drilling products business of its Houston-based LeTourneau Technologies Inc. business to Houston-based Cameron International Corp. for $375 million.
Jarecki joins The PrivateBank
PrivateBancorp Inc. announced that Jeff Jarecki has joined The PrivateBank as managing director of regional commercial banking in the Milwaukee office.
Northwestern Mutual to pay nearly $5 billion in dividends
The Board of Trustees for Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. has approved a dividend payout of nearly $5 billion for participating policy owners for 2012, an increase of more than $125 million over its expected 2011 payout. It will be the second-largest payout in the company’s history.