The new 127-room Hilton Garden Inn hotel opened recently in downtown Milwaukee.

Candace Hennessy, Ph.D. and registered nurse, has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Curative Care Network.

BizTimes Milwaukee tours the Hilton Garden Inn

January 23, 2013

BizTimes Real Estate Weekly

Most Wisconsin bank leaders consider the state’s economic health to be at least “fair,” according to a Bank CEO Economic Conditions Survey recently conducted by the Wisconsin Bankers Association.

Milwaukee private investment firm Jacsten Holdings LLC has acquired Lake Villa, Ill.-based Vonco Products Inc.

Associated Banc-Corp, the Green Bay-based parent company of Associated Bank, reported fourth quarter net income $45 million, or 26 cents per share, up from $40 million, or 23 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Brown Deer-based Bank Mutual Corp. reported fourth quarter net income of $2.3 million, or 5 cents per share, up from $1.4 million, or 3 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

The River Revitalization Foundation (RRF), Milwaukee's urban rivers land trust, has closed on the purchase of an additional riverfront property on Riverboat Road with assistance from The Conservation Fund's Land Trust Loan Program.

Steve Booth has been promoted to chief operating officer and will eventually serve as chief executive officer and president of Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co Inc.

Chicago-based Northern Trust Corp., the parent company of Northern Trust Bank, reported fourth quarter net income of $167.7 million, or 69 cents per share, up from $130.2 million, or 53 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

U.S. Bancorp reported record full-year net income of $5.6 billion in 2012, up 15.9 percent from 2011.

Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc. has acquired Open Solutions Inc., a provider of collaborative, enterprise core account processing technology for financial institutions.