Industries

HarQen, a Milwaukee-based digital voice technology start-up company that is backed by venture capital, announced today that Ane Ohm has been promoted to president and chief operating officer.

Brookfield-based Connecture Inc. today announced the immediate availability of a new Health Plan Management module of StateAdvantage, the company's commercial off-the-shelf product suite that enables states to efficiently create and operate consumer-friendly health insurance exchanges.

Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc. announced it plans to acquire Latin American generator manufacturer Ottomotores UK Ltd. for $46.5 million.

Cudahy-based Lucas-Milhaupt Inc., a subsidiary of Handy & Harman Ltd., announced it has acquired Inmet Metal Processing Plant Ltd. of Gliwice, Poland.

The U.S. economy is showing positive signs of continued recovery with a variety of sectors witnessing significant growth, according to BMO Private Bank's December Outlook for Financial Markets Report.

Milwaukee-based private equity firm Mason Wells has acquired Whitehall Specialties Inc., a Whitehall-based cheese products manufacturer.

Milwaukee-based manufacturer Brady Corp. has sold its Varitronics LLC division to Minnesota private equity firm Renaissance Equity Partners. Milwaukee investment banking firm Emory & Co. advised Brady in the transaction.

The latest flap over ObamaCare, whether state or local government will run the exchanges, has once again created a major distraction from real reform of the health care delivery system.

A lesson to be learned from the Nov. 6 election is that we all need to diversify our sources of news and analysis.

Madison officials mourned the loss of booming Epic Systems to Verona, but the medical software colossus is having a huge, unexpected impact on its original hometown.