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First Choice Tree Care acquires Trees Are For Us
Mequon-based garden maintenance services provider First Choice Tree Care has acquired Milwaukee-based Trees Are For Us. The purchase price was not disclosed.
Modine records Q4 loss on currency headwind
Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Co. reported its fourth quarter and fiscal 2015 results.
Humana may be for sale
Louisville-based Humana Inc., which provides health insurance for thousands of Wisconsin residents, may be for sale, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Schaefer Brush Manufacturing acquired by Blackthorne Partners
Waukesha-based Schaefer Brush Manufacturing LLC has been acquired by Brookfield-based investment group Blackthorne Partners Ltd.
ManpowerGroup acquires Greythorn arm
Milwaukee-based global workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup has acquired the Australian and Singapore arm of Greythorn, a finance and technology-focused professional services and recruitment firm.
Jason Industries acquires German abrasives manufacturer
Milwaukee-based Jason Industries Inc. announced it has acquired abrasives manufacturer DRONCO GmbH for $34.9 million in cash and $10.9 million in assumed liabilities.
Money events
Ameriprise Financial will host “Essential Ingredients for Long-Term Investing – The Recipe for a New Diversified Portfolio,” on Wednesday,...
Carnell Insurance opens second office
Brookfield-based Carnell Insurance Agency has opened a second location in Hartland.
The new branch is at 145 North Ave., Suite G. The Brookfield location is at 2065 N. 124th St.
The new branch is at 145 North Ave., Suite G. The Brookfield location is at 2065 N. 124th St.
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Bank Mutual changes name of wealth management arm
Brown Deer-based Bank Mutual has changed the name of its wealth management subsidiary, BancMutual Financial & Insurance Services Inc., to Mutual Financial Group.
BrightStar invests in two new companies, names Hall to board
The BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. today announced it will invest in two new early stage companies.
Best Practices: ‘Why your improvement efforts aren’t driving better results: The facade of lean and Six Sigma’
I once had a plant manager tell me his factory had implemented Six Sigma, but there was not a single statistical process control chart. How is that possible?
Facility consolidations ding Brady Corp.
Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. reported fiscal third quarter net income of $17.2 million, or 33 cents per share, down from $24.1 million, or 39 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2014.
