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Stacy Madlock of Milwaukee plans to open an indoor family entertainment center, called Kangaroo, in the former Circuit City building at 8173 W. Brown Deer Road on the far northwest side of Milwaukee.

Kevin McDonough has been named president of Port Washington-based Franklin Energy Services LLC.

The Assembly Committee on Transportation approved Tuesday increasing the maximum speed limit on Interstate highways in Wisconsin to 70 mph.

Michael Berzowski, chairman of the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, has resigned after two years of overseeing the center’s board.

An epidemic of scams and fraud have forced the IRS and several states to continue to develop safeguards and checkpoints.

Israeli company Kornit Digital Ltd., which has its U.S. offices in Mequon, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its ordinary shares.

In 2014, Wisconsin's Legislature modified Wisconsin's 529 college savings plans EdVest and TOMORROW'S SCHOLAR.

Wisconsin's banks reported combined net income of $937 million in 2014, down from $1 billion in 2013, according to the new Quarterly Banking Profile released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. has named Terry Maxwell its new chief financial officer, effective March 10.

Gov. Scott Walker has appointed Ray Allen secretary of the Department of Financial Institutions, which regulates state-chartered banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks, credit unions and some operations of the securities industry.