Banking & Finance

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. said that it plans to sell its Asia-based Die-Cut business.

Racine-based Johnson Financial Group is hosting a group service day for its employees today.

Waukesha State Bank will host a grand opening for its New Berlin branch during the week of June 24.

Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. has reached a new milestone with client assets exceeding $100 billion for the first time.

Kenosha-based tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc. has acquired Challenger Lifts Inc. for about $38 million in cash.

The improving economy is yielding dividends for First National Bank Fox Valley. FNB will expand its corporate office at 550 S. Green Bay Road by 8,000 square feet. The space will expand the bank's operations department, add training and conference rooms and a new employee lounge and break room.

SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company reported first quarter net income of $271.9 million for Chicago-based MillerCoors LLC, a decrease of 1.2 percent compared to the 2012 first quarter.

Quad/Graphics Inc. reported a first quarter net loss of $14.1 million, or 31 cents per share, compared with net earnings of$47.5 million, or $1.01 per share, in the same period a year ago.

The Wisconsin Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG Wisconsin) announced that Tom Walton, managing director at Hanley, Hammill, Thomas, has succeeded Steven Peterson, managing director at Brass Ring Capital Inc., as chapter president.

Platypus Advertising + Design announced that it is acquiring the assets and most employees at NOISE Inc.'s Milwaukee operation.