Banking & Finance

Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp. today announced it plans to raise $14.8 million through a public offering of 11.5 million shares of its common stock.

First Business Bank Milwaukee held a “winner takes all” charity golf outing on July 28 and donated proceeds to the nonprofit organization of the top team’s choice. More than 30 area business leaders competed in the inaugural First Business Invitational, which was held on the grounds of Westmoor Country Club in Brookfield.

First Business Bank Milwaukee held a “winner takes all” charity golf outing on July 28 and donated proceeds to the nonprofit organization of the top team’s choice. More than 30 area business leaders competed in the inaugural First Business Invitational, which was held on the grounds of Westmoor Country Club in Brookfield.

Kathryn Bufano, the new president and chief executive officer of Bon-Ton Stores Inc., will be based in Milwaukee, the company said in its quarterly earnings call this morning.

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd., the parent company of Brookfield-based Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., today reported record sales, gross margin and profit for the first half of the year.

Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced that it has agreed to acquire Holdrege, Neb.-based Allmand Bros Inc. for $62 million.

BMO Capital Markets Economic Research has forecast 2.6 percent GDP growth in Wisconsin in 2015, up from its estimate of 2.1 percent GDP growth for 2014 and the actual GDP growth of 1.7 percent in 2013.

Oak Creek-based Tri City National Bank has named Craig Dedrick its new president.

Ameriprise Financial advisors Gary Dunco, CFP, CRPC, APMA, and Robert DiDonato, CIMA, recently qualified to attend the 2014 National Conference in Boston.

Brookfield-based GSF Mortgage has received the Platinum Guaranteed Rural Housing Million Dollar Lender Award from the United States Department of Agriculture for the third consecutive year.