General Electric (GE) announced a new $60 million research and innovation partnership with the National Football League on Monday.

Hartland-based Charleston|Orwig announced the promotions of Mark Gale to chief executive officer and Marcy Tessmann to president of the communications and marketing agency.

At today’s Milwaukee County Parks Committee meeting, officials with the Milwaukee Art Museum and Milwaukee County War Memorial Inc. announced that they have reached a tentative agreement regarding the ongoing management of the buildings and grounds occupied by both organizations..

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., which has corporate headquarters in Milwaukee and York, Pa., today reported fourth quarter net income of $74.4 million, down 4.8 percent from $78.2 million in the previous fiscal fourth quarter.

In its 2012 financial statement, released today, Sheboygan-based property and casualty insurance firm Acuity reported that its assets under management reached an all-time high of $2.75 billion and policyholders’ surplus finished the year at a record $1.125 billion.

ABC Supply Holding Corp., the parent company of Beloit-based American Builders & Contractors Supply Co. Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement to redeem all of the shares held by its minority shareholders, an investor group led by Advent International.

Brookfield-based Advantage Federal Resourcing has been acquired by Florida workforce solutions company STS Technical Services.

Taxpayers in Wisconsin should be encouraged that Gov. Walker has finally put his toe into reform waters for the delivery of health care to state employees.

Milwaukee lighting manufacturer Phoenix Products Company Inc. has grown from 77 to 123 employees since the end of 2010.

Waukesha-based Generac Power Systems Inc. recently hosted a job fair at its Whitewater facility to hire about 100 new employees.

Superior Die Set in Oak Creek has elected Frank Janiszewski as president and CEO. He has worked at Superior for more than 30 years.

Dielectric Corp. has added three new Brother vertical CNC machining centers to its extensive array of machining capabilities at its plant in Menomonee Falls.