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Jones to retire from Siebert Lutheran Foundation
After 20 years of serving as president and chief executive officer of the Siebert Lutheran Foundation of Brookfield, Wis., Ron Jones has announced that he will be retiring later this year.
Johnsonville unveils new sausage flavors
Sheboygan Falls-based Johnsonville Sausage LLC today unveiled two new smoked-cooked sausage flavors for the 2013 grilling season.
Westhoff is new CFO of Cousins Subs
Menomonee Falls-based Cousins Subs has hired Jason Westhoff as chief financial officer for the corporation and its 140-store franchise system.
Dyer is new CEO of Trostel Ltd.
Lake Geneva-based Trostel Ltd. announced that Steven Dyer has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the firm, which manufactures custom seals, precision molded rubber products and custom rubber compounds.
Chinese conglomerate to acquire parent company of Patrick Cudahy
The board of directors of Smithfield Foods Inc., the parent company of Patrick Cudahy LLC, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Shuanghui International Holdings Limited, which is China’s largest meat processing company for $7.1 billion, including the assumption of Smithfield’s net debt.
Kohler to expand generator production in Wisconsin
Herb Kohler, chairman and chief executive officer of Kohler Co., announced today the expansion of the company’s Global Power business at three locations in Wisconsin.
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Survey: Nonprofits move past recession
The majority of nonprofit organizations in southeastern Wisconsin have recovered from the Great Recession and most expect more donations in 2013 than they received in 2012, according to a new report.
New construction
Waukesha-based Gerald Nell Inc. was selected by the Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County to build an office...
HSI closes on financing for North Avenue project
HSI Properties LLC announced that it has closed on financing for its The Standard at East Library development at the site of the East Milwaukee Library at 1910 E. North Ave., on Milwaukee's East Side.
Fewer homeowners in region are underwater
As a housing market continues to gradually recover from the collapse during the Great Recession, the percentage of homeowners in the metro Milwaukee area that are underwater (owe more on their home than it is worth) fell from 29.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 28.2 percent in the first quarter of 2013, according to a new report from Seattle-based Zillow Inc., which tracks residential real estate values.
