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Johnson Controls Inc. named its Global Innovation Center in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward after outgoing chief executive officer Stephen Roell in a ceremony Tuesday night.

Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) hopes to consolidate its business courses, expand its program offerings and continue growing enrollment numbers with a new 50,000-square-foot facility for its School of Business Administration at its Mequon campus.

“Free, fair and accessible elections are sacrosanct, and the right of every legal voter to cast their vote must be unassailable”
- Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Menomonee Falls)

When we think of all the innovative technologies and modern conveniences of our daily lives today, most of us do not connect the integral role our patent system has played. However, many of the revolutionary advances we now take for granted – checking e-mail, surfing the Web, lifesaving medications and medical devices – were all made possible because of our strong patent system that encourages and rewards innovation.

U.S. Bank and HSA Commercial Real Estate announced they have closed on a $32.5 million construction loan that will finance a portion of the overall redevelopment of the former Roundy's warehouse in Wauwatosa into a new 250,000-square-foot retail center.

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Corp. announced it has agreed to purchase Erlanger, Ky.-based Jacobs Automation, a provider of intelligent track motion control technology.

Ridgestone Financial Services achieved third quarter earnings of $1.4 million, up from $579,000 for the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee private equity firm Mason Wells Buyout Fund III L.P. has agreed to acquire the rigid medical packaging division of Sealed Air Corp. for $125 million.

The BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation has announced that former Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Lorrie Heinemann will join the foundation as vice president.

Watertstone Financial Inc., the holding company for Wauwatosa-based WaterStone Banks SSB, announced it is commencing a stock offering in connection with the company's previously announced plans to become a fully public company.