Banking & Finance

Racine-based Johnson Outdoors Inc. announced it has closed on its acquisition of Jetboil Inc., the world's No. 1 brand of outdoor cooking systems.

Neenah-based Legacy Private Trust Company announced that Paul Kasriel, retired senior vice president and chief economist at Northern Trust Bank, has joined Legacy as a senior economic and investment advisor and consultant.

Cleveland, Ohio-based Cohen Fund Audit Services, which opened a Milwaukee office in September, has decided to make Milwaukee one of its hubs.

Heartland Financial USA Inc., the parent company of Madison-based Wisconsin Bank & Trust, announced it has closed on the purchase of First Shares Inc. (FSI), parent company of First National Bank of Platteville.

Heartland Financial USA Inc., the parent company of Madison-based Wisconsin Bank & Trust, announced today it has closed on the purchase of First Shares Inc. (FSI), parent company of First National Bank of Platteville.

Blackthorne Partners Ltd., a Mequon-based private equity firm, announced it has acquired Berlon Industries, a Hustisford-based manufacturer of buckets and attachments for skid loaders, telehandlers and compact utility tractors.

The Wisconsin economy is expanding at a somewhat sluggish pace and has struggled to gather any sustained momentum given declining factory activity, according to the State Monitor report released today by BMO Capital Markets Economics.

Racine-based Johnson Outdoors Inc. announced it has closed on its acquisition of Jetboil Inc., the world's No. 1 brand of outdoor cooking systems.

Neenah-based Legacy Private Trust Company announced that Paul Kasriel, retired senior vice president and chief economist at Northern Trust Bank, has joined Legacy as a senior economic and investment advisor and consultant.

BMO Harris Bank will offer underprivileged students greater access to educational programming, mentoring opportunities and leadership skills training through a five-year, $600,000 working relationship with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee and Marquette University, according to an announcement Tuesday.