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SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company reported that MillerCoors’ fourth quarter underlying net income increased 32.5 percent to $194.0 million.

Brady Corp., a Milwaukee-based provider of identification solutions, reported a fiscal second quarter net loss of $90.0 million, or $1.72 per share, compared to a net profit of $24.2 million, or 46 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Wisconsin agricultural exports reached a record high in 2011 at $285 billion, with Wisconsin-produced ethanol as one of the top exports for the year.

General Motors Co. reported a record annual profit, two years after the nation's largest automaker emerged from bankruptcy with the help of a federal bailout.

St. Louis-based chemical manufacturer Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC is expanding its Milwaukee distribution facility and adding 40 jobs to make the city one of two global shipping hubs.

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Mandel Group Inc. recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction of the second phase of its North End project, located along the Milwaukee River at the intersection of Water and Pleasant streets in downtown Milwaukee.

Even as the economy improves, many business owners are still struggling to find the capital needed to grow their businesses.

Laura Monagle, public relations director for Pewaukee-based Staples Marketing, got the 166th annual City of Milwaukee Birthday Party started by singing an impressive version of the National Anthem.