Banking & Finance

BizTimes cover story: Mid-year Economic Forecast

At the midway pole, the economy continues to recover.

Buerger promoted at ISB

Robert Buerger has been named senior vice president and chief lending officer at ISB Community Bank in Ixonia.

Lynch named to Fiserv board

Dennis Lynch has been appointed to the Fiserv Inc. board of directors. Brookfield-based Fiserv provides financial services technology solutions to a global market.

A.O. Smith increases dividend

The A.O. Smith Corporation has increased its quarterly cash dividend by 25 percent, to $.20 per share. The company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock are affected.

Banks increase small business lending

Wisconsin banks who received capital through the Small Business Lending Fund have increased small business lending by $45.3 million since 2010, according to a report from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

The keys to a successful retirement

Karen Ellenbecker, president of Ellenbecker Investment Group Inc. in Pewaukee and host of the “Money Sense” radio show on AM 1130-WISN, has been guiding small business owners with their finances for 27 years. The current economic environment presents challenges, she says, but the key to creating a fulfilling retirement continues to be proper planning ahead of time – for both business and personal finances.
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Manufacturers lead the way among local stocks

Reflecting the rebounding strength of the state's manufacturing sector, the majority of the top-performing stocks of publicly traded companies...

Stable industries take the lead in uncertain M&A market

The companies that experts say will be ripest for M&A activity in the second half of the year are...

Indianapolis firm acquires stake in Odyne Systems

Allison Transmission Inc,, the world's largest manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and hybrid-propulsion systems for city buses, announced it has invested in a non-controlling equity stake in Odyne Systems LLC of Waukesha.

Be careful when resolving financial disputes in China

Over the years, there have been many reports about financial disputes in China gone bad. The sad tale of one such individual was recently reported in the Washington Post.

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