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Capri Communities founder Jim Tarantino dies at 65
Jim Tarantino, the founder and principal of Waukesha-based Capri Communities and Tarantino & Co., the real estate development company...
Milwaukee Chamber Theater hires new managing director
The Milwaukee Chamber Theatre board of trustees on Thursday announced the appointment of Megwyn Sanders-Andrews as the organization’s new...
Regal Ware CEO adds chairman title, company names new president
Ryan Reigle, the chief executive officer of Kewaskum-based cookware manufacturer Regal Ware, has been named chairman of the board, the...
Associated Bank hires new retail banking exec from BMO
Green Bay-based Associated Bank has named Steven Zandpour as executive vice president and director of retail banking.
Zandpour joins Associated...
Sprecher acquires L.A.-based energy drink brand, adds first chief marketing officer
Sprecher announced this week its acquisition of Los Angeles-based energy drink brand Juvee. The company has also brought on a chief marketing officer.
Former insurance executive added to Marquette executive-in-residence program
The Marquette University College of Business Administration has added Mark Afable as an executive-in-residence for insurance.
Afable’s addition brings the...
Brady Street BID names new executive director
The Brady Street Business Improvement District has named Michael Sander as its new executive director.
Sander succeeds Rachel Taylor, who...
Burke Foundation names new executive director
Christopher Due has been named the new executive director of the Milwaukee-based Burke Foundation Inc.
Due has served in multiple...
COO named for Potawatomi Business Development Corp.’s commercial group
The Milwaukee-based Potawatomi Business Development Corp. announced that Jeff Johnson has been named the company’s chief operating officer for...
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Wisconsin Realtors Association names new CEO
The Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA) announced Wednesday that Tom Larson is its new president and chief executive officer, serving...
Johnson Controls names new CFO
Ireland-based Johnson Controls, which has its operating headquarters in Glendale, announced that Marc Vandiepenbeeck has been named executive vice...
Franciscan Peacemakers’ executive director to retire this year
Franciscan Peacemakers, a Milwaukee-based recovery program for women ensnared by prostitution, addiction, and homelessness, will soon be saying goodbye...
Sherman Phoenix Foundation welcomes new board members, names Thompson as president and CEO
Just months after celebrating the five-year anniversary of its Sherman Phoenix Marketplace, the Sherman Phoenix Foundation that operates the...
Lessons to learn from living the ‘Herb Kohl way’
City leaders and state politicians joined friends, family and colleagues at Fiserv Forum on Friday to celebrate the generous...
Johnson Financial Group names new chief investment officer
Racine-based Johnson Financial Group has named Dominic Ceci as its new chief investment officer following the departure of Brian...
