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Editor’s note: Stephen Sandherr, chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, issued the following statement in...

Recently, Dan Isenberg from Babson College visited Milwaukee and spoke to the Greater Milwaukee Committee's membership group and to an audience of entrepreneurs at OPEN MiKE. He said that the only ideas worth pursuing are the ones which one person, if not many, thinks are worthless. His point was that the best ideas aren't easily grasped; they require visionary thinking and, ultimately, a leap of faith.

Dallas-based 7-Eleven, Inc. announced it has completed a transaction to acquire 18 Open Pantry convenience store locations in Wisconsin, primarily in the greater Milwaukee and Madison markets.

Waukesha television company The Wellness Network has acquired Germantown health guide publisher HealthStyle Press.

If Congress stays as cocked up as it been in the recent past, high earners in states like Wisconsin and Minnesota could achieve the dubious distinction of paying more than half of their incomes to state and federal government in 2013.

Milwaukee-based Journal Communications Inc. subsidiary Journal Broadcast Group has acquired Tulsa, Okla. Radio stations 106.9 KHTT FM and 92.9 BOB FM from Renda Broadcasting Corp.

BMO Harris Bank will close 24 branches, including 17 in Wisconsin, as part of its post-acquisition consolidation efforts.

Milwaukee-based Lakefront Brewery Inc. was awarded seven medals at the Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition.

Milwaukee metal fabrication contract manufacturer Super Steel LLC will host a job fair on Saturday, July 14, from 8 a.m. to noon.

London-based professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP has named Aaron Jagdfeld as winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Award for the manufacturing category in the Upper Midwest.