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Morgan to lead Baker Tilly’s Milwaukee office
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP announced that Wayne Morgan has accepted the newly created position of office managing partner of the company’s Milwaukee office.
New hires and promotions
Anne M. Wenninger Gehring has been hired as senior vice president, managing senior counsel at Associated Bank in Milwaukee....
Generation Growth acquires Mica Tool & Manufacturing
Generation Growth Capital Fund I, LP, a Milwaukee-based private equity fund, has acquired Mica Tool & Manufacturing Inc. of Mukwonago.
Primebar restaurant coming to prime Third Ward location
A Primebar restaurant will open this spring in a 12,000-square-foot space in the ground floor of The Mayer Building, located southeast of Water Street and St. Paul Avenue at the entrance to Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward.
FAA building near O’Hare sells for $39 million
A Los Angeles investment firm paid $39 million for a Des Plaines office building that has served as the Federal Aviation Administration's Great Lakes regional headquarters for more than four decades.
AWS establishes welding scholarship
The Milwaukee branch of the American Welding Society has established a new national scholarship for those who want to attend school for welding or welding engineering.
We need leadership that puts the country first
Editor’s note: U.S. Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Tom Donohue delivered his annual State of American Business address on Friday, outlining the key challenges and opportunities facing the country and the business community. Donohue identified the top priorities for the U.S. Chamber to build a stronger, more prosperous economy for all Americans in 2013. The following are Donohue’s prepared remarks.
Manufacturers plan to hire, increase sales this year
About 73 percent of Wisconsin manufacturing companies saw an increase in sales in 2012 over the previous year, and 75 percent are forecasting an increase in sales this year, according to Milwaukee manufacturing development organization The Paranet Group.
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Golden Guernsey union denies company allegations
The union that represented workers at the now-shuttered Golden Guernsey milk bottling facility in Waukesha says it tried to cooperate with the owners of the company to reduce costs, but to no avail.
DUECO sells sister company
Waukesha-based DUECO Inc. has sold its sister company, Utility Equipment Leasing Corp. (UELC), to Bluffton, Ind.-based NESCO, LLC, one of the largest North American providers of specialty rental equipment for the electric power transmission and distribution industry.
WEDC seeks companies for South Africa trade mission
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) is seeking Wisconsin companies to participate in a trade mission to South Africa March 6-15.
Briggs & Stratton to offer GE Capital financing
Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced a multi-year agreement with GE Capital Retail Bank to provide private label retail financing programs for power equipment and standby generators.
