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U.S. Bank increased its Milwaukee-area small business lending by 20 percent in the first quarter, compared to the same period a year ago.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin president Larry Schreiber has been named 2012 Chair for the Wisconsin Chapter of CEOs Against Cancer, the American Cancer Society announced today.

Industry experts will provide insight on the mergers and acquisitions market in Milwaukee at the BizTimes M&A Forum on Friday, June 8, from 7:30 a.m. to noon, at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.

Briggs & Stratton Corp. will deliver nearly $1 million of donated generators and pressure washers to 183 American Red Cross chapters nationwide, allowing areas prone to hurricanes, tornadoes and other severe weather to be ready for recovery efforts before disasters hit.

Mitch Grulke has been named bank manager for the Brookfield office of Waukesha State Bank.

Jeff Bowman, president of First American Capital Corp. in West Allis, has been recognized by the Small Business Administration as Minority Small Business Champion for region five.

First Bank Financial Centre has broken ground on its newest branch, which will be on Washington Street in Grafton.

Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that U.S. Bank's online banking customers now have access to an iPad banking application (app) built on the Mobiliti Enterprise mobile banking and payments platform from Fiserv.

Waukesha-based CIB Marine Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Milwaukee's Marine Bank, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to voluntarily deregister its common shares.