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Sells Printing Company submitted a WARN notice Friday showing it plans to permanently cease operations on Dec. 31.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced a “Digital Ticket Delivery” option for fans to buy tickets to home games at Miller Park.

MGIC Investment Corp. today reported a net loss for the first quarter of $19.6 million, or 10 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $33.7 million, or 17 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago.

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Inc. has sold the Russell Investments Center in Seattle to CommonWealth Partners for $480 million, in what is believed to be the largest single asset office sale in the Western United States since 2006.

Existing home sales in Wisconsin were up significantly in March, with home sales growing 25 percent over the levels of March 2011, according to the latest monthly report by the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA).

Sheboygan-based Johnsonville Sausage LLC announced it has introduced four new varieties of its Premium Fully Cooked Sausage, now available at retailers nationwide.

Johnson Controls Inc., Wisconsin Energy Corp., Rockwell Automation Inc. and Manpower Group are the Wisconsin-based companies represented in the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List compiled by Corporate Responsibility Magazine.

Snap-on reports robust quarter Kenosha-based Snap-on Inc. announced first quarter net earnings of $71.0 million, or $1.21 per share, up from $56.2 million, or 96 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Badger Meter Inc. reported first quarter net earnings of $6.2 million, or 42 cents per share, up from $3.3 million, or 22 cents per share, for the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Sensient Technologies Corp. reported new first quarter records for revenue, operating income and earnings per share.