There is apparent unanimity among Wisconsin business executives and policymakers that the state faces a "skills gap:" thousands of jobs going unfilled because too few Wisconsin workers possess the skills, education, and training for them. This skills mismatch, it is argued, is the central reason why unemployment remains high, even as job vacancies remain unfilled.

Global private investment firm TPG has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Menomonee Falls-based Assisted Living Concepts Inc.

Canadian BMO Harris Bank parent BMO Financial Group today reported first quarter net income of $1,048 million (Canadian) on a reported basis, down five percent from $1,198 million a year ago.

Bold, dynamic and innovative companies and corporate leaders are invited to be nominated for the 2013 Bravo! Entrepreneur and IQ (Innovation Quotient) Awards.

Milwaukee County Treasurer Dan Diliberti is asking for the assistance of county residents to help locate the owners of more than $2 million in unclaimed funds.

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. announced a net loss of $8.7 million for its fiscal second quarter, an improvement from a $90 million net loss from the previous fiscal second quarter.

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp announced that it donated more than $611,000 to United Way of Greater Milwaukee's 2012 fundraising campaign through employee contributions and corporate gifts.

Michael Crowley Jr., chairman and CEO of Brown Deer-based Bank Mutual Corp., has informed the company's board of directors he will retire on July 1.

Wisconsin banks reported net income of $839 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, up dramatically from $488 million in fourth quarter 2011, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s Quarterly Banking Profile today.

Menomonee Falls-based Assisted Living Concepts Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by private investment firm TPG.

BMO Harris Bank parent company BMO Financial Group today reported first quarter net income of $1.0 billion (Canadian) on a reported basis, down 5 percent from $1.2 billion a year ago.

Von Rothenburg Bier Stude, located in Germantown for nearly 20 years, has been reopened this week by new owner Chaz Hastings.