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*Thursday, Feb. 7, Target Free First Thursday will grant free admission to visitors at the Milwaukee Art Museum, 700...
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Should a regional sales tax be used to help finance a new arena to replace the Bradley Center in...
BizTimes Around Town: Bader Rutter holiday party
Brookfield marketing agency Bader Rutter & Associates held a "Mad Men"-themed New Year party on Jan. 19 at the Pritzlaff Building in Milwaukee.
Racine Federated acquisition pumps up earnings for Badger Meter
Bolstered by last year's acquisition of Racine Federated Inc., Brown Deer-based Badger Meter Inc. today reported a 362-percent increase in net earnings and a 22.4 percent increase in net sales for the fourth quarter of 2012.
Kohl’s January sales bounce back
Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's Corp. today reported that its comparable store sales were up 13.3 percent in January, up 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and up 0.3 percent for the entire fiscal year.
Snap-on caps strong year
Kenosha-based Snap-on Inc. today reported fourth quarter net earnings of $84.6 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, up 13.9 percent from $74.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.
MGIC treasurer to retire
Milwaukee-based Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. (MGIC), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corp., announced that James Karpowicz, CFA, senior vice president, chief investment officer and treasurer, will retire, effective March 1.
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Roadrunner caps strong fiscal year
Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. today reported fourth quarter net income of $9.5 million, or 29 cents per share, up from $6.9 million, or 22 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
BizTimes Bubbler: Bryant & Stratton College launches hospitality management program
Bryant & Stratton College has established a hospitality management degree program at its downtown Milwaukee campus to help develop a workforce that can serve the business needs of Milwaukee’s hotels, restaurants, conventions and tourism market.
Milwaukee Biz Blog: Banks bullish about Wisconsin’s economy
A great deal of positive chatter about Wisconsin’s economy in 2013 is coming out of the state’s banking sector.
Women will rule the corporate world
There was a palpable tension in the room when Bob Chernow began his recent speech to Tempo Milwaukee by telling the women that the original title for his talk was, “The Future of Women in Business or There Ain’t Nothing Like a Dame.”
