Viewpoints
SEBS now Stellarus
The Strategic Employee Benefit Services locations in Brookfield and Appleton have been purchased by Christy Schwan and are now a joint entity known as Stellarus Benefits Inc.
Banking reforms must prevent another collapse
Editor’s note: Mary Miller, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, recently provided an update about the status of federal banking reforms at the American Banker Regulatory Symposium in Arlington, Va. Her prepared remarks comprise the following Milwaukee Biz Blog.
Farewell to man’s best friend
Normally, the copy in this space is devoted to you, the readers of BizTimes. But this week, it's all about me.
Constitutional challenge to Act 10 is serious
On Friday, Judge Juan Colas issued a ruling that struck down Act 10, the “Budget Repair Bill,” on the grounds that the law violates the Wisconsin and U.S. Constitutions. In essence, he held that the law differentiates between entities that represent public employees in collective bargaining — imposing conditions on certain bargaining entities but not others – and that the State had failed to advance a sufficient justification for this disparate treatment. According to Judge Colas, the differential treatment of bargaining entities violated the First Amendment right of the affected unions to association and expression, and it also violated the Equal Protection Clause. Judge Colas also held that the law violates the Home Rule provisions of the Wisconsin Constitution by dictating rules for Milwaukee that the law did not apply to other municipalities.
Dorner CEO dies in accident
Richard Ryan, president and chief executive officer of Dorner Mfg. Corp. in Hartland, died in a motorcycle accident on Saturday, Sept. 8, while traveling in the western United States.
GE celebrates opening of high-tech engineering center at Waukesha facility
GE introduced a $3.1 million innovative engineering center at GE's Waukesha gas engines facility to the public, Waukesha-area economic development leaders and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker with a ribbon cutting and tour of the facility last week.
Bevco Engineering to add equipment
Bevco Engineering Company Inc. in Sussex is investing more than $680,000 to add equipment to its facility and create up to 21 new jobs.
Allied Plastics is Kenosha Business of the Year
Allied Plastics Inc. will be saluted as 2012 Business of the Year by the Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) and the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Join the journey toward sustainability
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3D Creations provides more efficient prototyping
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students Jesse DePinto and Matthew Juranitch started their business, 3D Creations LLC, to bring inexpensive 3D printing to other businesses.
Construction pickup helps Empire Level grow
Mukwanago-based level and tool manufacturer Empire Level Mfg. Corp. is growing as construction picks up for its customers.
BMO Harris Bank donates to fight infant mortality in Milwaukee
BMO Harris Bank today announced it is donating $750,000 over three years to United Way of Greater Milwaukee to promote healthy birth outcomes and reduce the city's infant mortality rate.
