Industries

Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart recently purchased the former Lowe’s store property at 6300 W. Brown Deer Road in Brown Deer for $4 million, according to state records. The property was sold by Wilkesboro, N.C.-based Lowe’s Home Center Inc.

Several top speed skaters have been training at The Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Cudahy-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. announced it is expanding and reorganizing its sales management team.

Miller Lite and Beer Capitol Distributing will again sponsor Miller Lite Free Rides on New Year’s Eve in Milwaukee and Waukesha.

BizTimes Milwaukee invites readers get a sneak peek of the New Year in business at the annual Northern Trust Economic Trends Breakfast, to be held on Friday, Jan. 17, at the Italian Community Center in downtown Milwaukee.

BizTimes invites readers to take a moment to complete its annual BizTimes Economic Dashboard Survey for 2014.

Milwaukee-area manufacturing growth picked up in December, according to a report today from the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.

Wired Wisconsin is offering its E-Cycle Wisconsin program for those who received electronic gifts for the holidays and want to dispose of used electronics.

The U.S. stock market was on pace to add marginal gains in thin trading this morning to Thursday’s record highs.

*Friday, Dec. 27, the Milwaukee Ballet will wrap up its 2014 holiday productions of “The Nutcracker” at the Marcus...