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Listening is more profitable than selling
The key to growing your business in the next 12 months is not about your marketing campaign. It isn't about how you craft your sales pitch. It isn't even about the periodic price discounts you offer.
Briggs & Stratton acquires turf equipment manufacturer
Wauwatosa-based outdoor power equipment manufacturer Briggs & Stratton Corp. has acquired all the outstanding shares of Billy Goat Industries Inc., a manufacturer of specialty turf equipment, for about $26 million in cash.
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.
New Jersey company acquires Advanced Waste Services
Covanta, the world's largest owner and operator of energy-from-waste facilities, has acquired West Allis-based Milwaukee-based Advanced Waste Services Inc.
Bon-Ton widens loss
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., which has dual headquarters in Milwaukee and York, Pa., reported a fiscal first quarter net loss of $34.1 million, or $1.74 per share, compared with a net loss of $31.5 million, or $1.63 per share, in the first quarter of 2014.
Gustave A. Larson acquires Indiana distributor
Pewaukee-based Gustave A. Larson Co. has acquired Indianapolis-based Superior Distribution Inc. The transaction was completed Feb. 1.
American Bank expands Waukesha team
Fond du Lac-based American Bank has hired three new team members and created a new position, all at its Waukesha location.
Baird Advisors nabs BMO municipal investment team
Milwaukee-based Baird Advisors, the institutional fixed income investment management division of Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., has hired away from BMO Global Asset Management a three-person municipal investment team.
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Milwaukee nonprofit calls for volunteer money coaches
As Make-A-Difference Wisconsin continues to expand its financial literacy programming across southeastern Wisconsin, the nonprofit is seeking volunteer coaches to mentor students in small groups and one on one.
HUD finished investigating Associated Bank lending practices
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has completed its investigation of Associated Bank N.A.’s lending practices between 2008 and 2011.
The BIG secrets of enthusiastic emotional engagement
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Become a cyber-resilient organization
Change, complexity and confusion. This seems to be the status quo in the world of cybersecurity today. The frequency and impact of cyber attacks and data breaches have spiked in recent months, forcing companies to grapple with a business threat that has grown significantly in seriousness and scale, yet has only existed in its current form for a few years. This leaves lingering questions about how to deal with the threat.
