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Johnson Outdoors Inc. will conduct its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, Feb. 28, beginning at 10 a.m. at the company's global headquarters, 555 Main St. in Racine.

Terry Lutz, former owner and president of Signicast, has written an autobiography and history of the Hartford-based investment casting company.

Gateway Technical College hosted a grand opening last week for its expanded SC Johnson integrated Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Center.

Six years ago, developer Kendall Breunig began work on a massive redevelopment project, an effort to revitalize a 260,000-square-foot mostly vacant and underutilized complex of six connected buildings built between 1875 and 1910 near downtown Milwaukee.

Much has been written about the challenges facing today's community bankers, including ongoing asset quality issues, shifting capital requirements, cutthroat competition for customers, rapid developments in technology, and an endless onslaught of new rules and regulations. Notwithstanding these challenges, many banks have “turned the corner” and see opportunity on the horizon. What distinguishes the banks that are improving (and perhaps even excelling) from those that continue to struggle? In many instances, we believe the difference can be traced to the boardroom. This article summarizes common characteristics we have observed from those banks that are thriving, partially as a result of their board's involvement, guidance and strategic direction.

Paul Jones has some free time, now that he has passed the torch at A.O. Smith Corp. in Milwaukee.

Most Americans take the water heaters in their homes for granted. They probably don't know the brand or think much about how it works.