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One of society's biggest challenges in a competitive world is how to be the best that we can be and simultaneously help others be the best they can be.

Wisconsin banks reported combined net income of $726 million through the end of the third quarter, down from $736 million year-to-date in the third quarter of 2013, according to the Quarterly Banking Profile released today by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. reported fiscal 2015 first quarter net earnings of $13.6 million, or 25 cents per share, down from $24 million, or 44 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2014.

Elm Grove-based Annex Wealth Management LLC plans to open an office in the Lake Country area in western Waukesha County. The firm is in negotiations to lease 3,200 square feet of office space in the Purity Building at 2301 Sun Valley Drive in Delafield.

Startup accelerator gener8tor, which has locations in Milwaukee and Madison, has raised a $2.2 million fund, according to an SEC filing.

Arandell Corp., a Menomonee Falls-based provider catalog printing and omni-channel solutions, announced that board chairman Don Treis and his family have sold the company to president Brad Hoffman and other members of firm's management team.

Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc. has launched a Season of Giving campaign to donate to charity each time someone makes a person-to-person payment.

Green Bay-based Associated Bank plans to launch Apple Pay services for its debit card customers in mid-December.

President Barack Obama announced sweeping new administrative reforms to the way current immigration laws are enforced. Politics aside, there are a number of changes to the ways these new rules will be administered. Some will occur quickly, but others will take months.

It’s Thanksgiving! It’s the coolest holiday of the year to me. I love Thanksgiving. Food, family, you name it. It’s a time to be thankful.