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Metro area home sales up 21% in August
Home sales in the four county metro Milwaukee area were up 21 percent in August, compared to August of 2011, according to the latest date from the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors (GMAR).
Wearing our children’s clothes
I think it was Thomas Jefferson who said that expecting each new generation to forever live by the customs and laws of past generations is like expecting adults to wear the same clothes that fit them as children.
Tailored Label acquires division of Stratix
Tailored Label Products Inc. of Menomonee Falls has acquired the label products division of Norcross, Ga.-based Stratix Corp.
Dickten Masch acquires Indiana company
Nashotah-based Dickten Masch Plastics (DMP), a thermoplastics and thermoset manufacturer with metal stamping and assembly capabilities, has acquired Nyloncraft Inc., a technical plastics manufacturer based in Mishawaka, Ind.
AFP will celebrate Philanthropy Day
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter has announced the recipients of its 2012 National Philanthropy Day Awards.
Northwestern Mutual continues hiring binge
Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Inc. announced that the company's recruiting is up 13 percent, putting the company on pace to recruit more than 5,000 financial representatives in 2012.
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BMO Harris Bank donates to fight infant mortality in Milwaukee
BMO Harris Bank has 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.
First Business hires Bell
First Business Bank-Milwaukee, part of First Business Financial Services Inc., has hired Bob Bell as vice president.
Bank Mutual offers small business loan specials
Brown Deer-based Bank Mutual is offering specials on its new money loans for small businesses in order to meet customers' changing business needs.
‘Build it here, and sell it everywhere’
Editor's note: Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank traveled to Milwaukee Monday, where she spoke at the University Club of Milwaukee about steps to grow the American economy and create jobs. The text of her prepared remarks comprises today's Milwaukee Biz Blog.
