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Drexel Building Supply to acquire McMahon and Company
Campbellsport-based Drexel Building Supply, a wholesale building materials supplier, announced this week its intent to acquire McMahon and Company, a Jackson-based supplier of doors and millwork. Terms of the deal, which is scheduled to close Dec. 31, were not disclosed.
Local companies lean on different workplace strategies to support their veterans
Sometimes it may seem like veteran and civilian workers are speaking two different languages. That’s to be expected when...
Tech startup CodeBaby makes a comeback after shuttering operations four years ago
After winding down operations back in 2018, Milwaukee-based tech startup CodeBaby, Inc. has returned with its highly advanced digital avatars – and increased market demand for its product.
Telisa Yancy named president of American Family Insurance
Telisa Yancy has been named the president of Madison-based American Family Insurance Group of companies.
Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy names CEO
Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy's board of directors has named Marcus Robinson, Ph.D., as the first chief executive officer of the public charter high school on Milwaukee' northwest side.
Johnson Controls names Global Products business president
Johnson Controls announced that Lei Schlitz has been named president of its Global Products business.
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Milwaukee startup Rose Biosciences says it has discovered a new treatment for obesity
A biotech startup spun out of the Medical College of Wisconsin says it has discovered a new way to treat diabetes.
Todd Battle will leave KABA to join Zilber
Kenosha Area Business Alliance president Todd Battle will leave the organization at the end of the year to take a role with Milwaukee-based real estate development firm Zilber Property Group.
Tim Sullivan donates $1 million to Catholic Memorial for Infinity Fields acquisition
Tim Sullivan, the former CEO of REV Group, Gardner Denver and Bucyrus International, is donating $1 million to Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha to support the school's plans to expand by purchasing the Infinity Fields Baseball Park complex in Waukesha.
Most economic indicators tracked by MMAC improved in September
Most of the economic indicators tracked by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce improved in September, according to the MMAC’s latest economic trends report.