Banking & Finance
Bank earnings up in 2Q
Wisconsin banks reported net income of $497 million in the second quarter, up from $407 million in the same period a year ago, according to the Quarterly Banking Profile released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
BrightStar will fuel startups
As state capital for early-stage companies has continued to plummet in Wisconsin over the past two years, now down to about $25 million, a new nonprofit organization has taken the first steps of a revolutionary approach that it hopes will fill the financial gap to fuel job growth and business development.
Stewart-Peterson provides commodity price stability
Farmers' Grain & Feed LLC sells dairy nutritional products to farmers and larger grain distributors, which can be an unpredictable business.
Physicians Realty Trust aims to reduce health care costs
A new Milwaukee-based health care real estate investment trust (REIT) is focusing its efforts on the roles of doctors in reducing health care costs.
Alternatives for investing in low-interest environment
Interest rates are near historic lows and it appears that will remain the case for some time to come, as the Federal Reserve has signaled it will likely keep rates where they are, at least through 2014.
A slice of the Greek life
Community involvement could almost be considered a gene in the Stasinoulias family, one passed down to Tim Stasinoulias from his Greek parents and one he has passed onto his daughter, Arianna.
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Marquette to offer free online course for investors
Marquette University has announced it is moving into the area of open online education with an introductory course in investing.
Actuant completes acquisition of Scottish company
Menomonee Falls-based Actuant Corp. announced the completion of its acquisition of Viking SeaTech of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Mining slump takes toll on Joy Global
With the global demand for mining continuing to decline and its stock trading near its 52-week low, the board of directors of Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc. has authorized the company to repurchase up to $1.0 billion in shares of common stock over the next 36 months.
Fiserv launches tablet banking app
Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc. a global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced the launch of Mobiliti: Tablet, a turnkey mobile banking application for tablet users.
