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Chilton, Wis.-based Briess Malt & Ingredients Co announced it has acquired a barley storage and processing facility in Ralston, Wyo., and a seed plant in Powell, Wyo., from Riverland Ag Corp.

The State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions has named Kim Santos head of the Office of Credit Unions, which regulates state-chartered credit unions.

Marshall Goldsmith, best-selling author and nationally recognized executive coach, will speak at the Leadership Summit hosted by the Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries Wisconsin Chapter on April 30.

In case you missed it, Koss headphones were featured on Sunday night’s two-hour premiere of the Emmy-Award winning show, “Mad Men.”

Sussex-based Quad/Graphics Inc. announced that it plans to start up a Midwest commingling center in May in a 225,000-square-foot building in New Berlin.

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus and Port Washington-based Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. have collaborated to introduce the new Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Line by Allen Edmonds, a comprehensive line of golf shoes and golf-related products respecting the traditions of the game and providing innovations for improved comfort and performance.

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. said that it recently rejected an unsolicited offer by New York-based investment firm Blott Asset Management LLC and Talanta Investment Group LLC to purchase the company.

Milwaukee-based Palermo Villa Inc. announced that the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has closed its case on the company after verifying it had followed all applicable employment law.

Harley-Davidson Inc. has unveiled its list of musical acts that will perform along the Milwaukee Lakefront at the company's 110th Anniversary Celebration, which will take place Thursday, Aug. 29, through Sunday, Sept. 1.

The SC Johnson integrated Manufacturing & Engineering Technology Center at Gateway Technical College in Sturtevant will host Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday, April 11 at 11:30 a.m.