Banking & Finance
Banking reforms must prevent another collapse
Editor’s note: Mary Miller, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, recently provided an update about the status of federal banking reforms at the American Banker Regulatory Symposium in Arlington, Va. Her prepared remarks comprise the following Milwaukee Biz Blog.
Emerging companies to present at Early Stage Symposium
The producers of the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium are looking for cutting-edge companies from Wisconsin and the upper Midwest to present to investors at the Nov. 13-14 conference at Madison’s Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.
How to come out on top in a sluggish economy
In case the sluggishness we are feeling in the economy continues beyond the election, this is a good time to revisit what to do. In periods like this, cash is king and you need to operate accordingly; you may not be able to cover up mistakes by growing revenue. Here are some additional thoughts:
Johnson Controls investors beware
Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. is warning the holders of its common stock to reject an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer from Toronto-based TRC Capital, which is attempting to purchase up to 4 million of the company's shares.
BMO Harris Bank donates to fight infant mortality in Milwaukee
BMO Harris Bank today announced it is donating $750,000 over three years to United Way of Greater Milwaukee to promote healthy birth outcomes and reduce the city's infant mortality rate.
BMO lays off employees in Cedarburg and Sun Prairie
BMO Harris Bank on Thursday announced layoffs of 37 employees at its Mortgage Investment Management location at W57 N14280 Doerr Way in Cedarburg.
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Tailored Label acquires division of Stratix
Tailored Label Products Inc. of Menomonee Falls has acquired the label products division of Norcross, Ga.-based Stratix Corp.
Dickten Masch acquires Indiana company
Nashotah-based Dickten Masch Plastics (DMP), a thermoplastics and thermoset manufacturer with metal stamping and assembly capabilities, has acquired Nyloncraft Inc., a technical plastics manufacturer based in Mishawaka, Ind.
AFP will celebrate Philanthropy Day
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter has announced the recipients of its 2012 National Philanthropy Day Awards.
Northwestern Mutual continues hiring binge
Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Inc. announced that the company's recruiting is up 13 percent, putting the company on pace to recruit more than 5,000 financial representatives in 2012.
