The Dow Jones Industrial Average will need an afternoon rally to extend its longest winning streak since 1996.

Northern Trust Corp. today announced it has received no objections from the Federal Reserve Board to its proposed 2013 capital plan.

Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. Inc. chairman and chief executive officer John Schlifske has been named one of the five highest-rated CEOs worldwide by Glassdoor, an online career and workplace community.

Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate spiked to 7.0 percent in January, up from 6.7 percent in December, according to preliminary estimates released by the state Department of Workforce Development on Thursday.

ZBB Energy Corp., a Menomonee Falls-based developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms and hybrid vehicle control systems, today announced it has entered into an agreement in which Aspire Capital Fund LLC, a Chicago-based limited liability company, has committed to purchasing up to $10 million of ZBB Energy common stock over the next two years.

Milwaukee stands in the running against 12 other cities to host a national convention that would likely draw 300 social media managers and boost the city's economy with an estimated $350,000.

Alan Alda has been named master teacher of the 2013 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Master Class, a theatre mentorship program in Genesee Depot, Wis. serving rising actors from across the country.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Johnson Controls Inc. have announced a multi-year extension of their current marketing partnership, which includes the naming rights to the Johnson Controls Stadium Club, the fine dining area inside Miller Park formerly known as the NYCE Stadium Club. 

Employment levels throughout greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the United States are expected to continue shifting positively during the second quarter of 2013, according to the newest employment outlook survey released Tuesday by ManpowerGroup.

In the wake of the District IV Court of Appeals order denying the State's request to stay the Dane County judge's decision declaring parts of Act 10 unconstitutional, labor advocates have made incorrect claims about the effect of that decision.

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

An aged gouda is the best cheese in America, as Holland’s Family Cheese of Thorp brought home the top prize at the United States Championship Cheese Contest held Wednesday night at the Legends Club Room, Lambeau Field Atrium.