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Employers shun fiscal cliff crisis and continue to hire
U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, as the national unemployment rate remained at 7.8 percent, the Labor Department announced.
Smith takes helm at Mason Wells
Mason Wells, a Milwaukee-based middle-market buyout firm, announced that effective immediately, Thomas Smith will assume the role of executive managing director, succeeding John Byrnes, who has held the position since the inception of the company in 1998.
CliftonLarsonAllen acquires Racine firm
CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) has acquired Jenkins & Vojtisek SC, a certified public accounting firm based in Racine.
Bradley Corp. acquires Michigan firm
Menomonee Falls-based Bradley Corp. announced it has purchased the assets of Keltech Inc. of Delton, Mich., and will operate the company as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Red dots, black dots for hospital quality
The camouflage on the cost and quality of heath care in America is blessedly being stripped away by entrepreneurial initiatives. Payers can finally get a glimpse at what they are buying and for how much.
WBA to host Economic Forecast Luncheon
The Wisconsin Bankers Association will host its 2013 Economic Forecast Luncheon on Thursday, January 10, from noon to 2 p.m. at Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison.
Northwestern Mutual targets ‘career changers’
Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Inc. today announced it will extend its hiring binge into 2013 with plans to add 5,500 financial professionals this year.
BBB warns of Packer playoff ticket scams
The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning fans to beware of potential scams selling fake tickets to the Green Bay Packers’ playoff game in San Francisco Saturday.
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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.
Haynor to lead national hospice organization
Mary Haynor, president and chief executive officer of Brown Deer-based Horizon Home Care & Hospice, has been elected secretary of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) for 2013 and 2014.
Milwaukee Biz Blog: Red dots, black dots for hospital quality
The camouflage on the cost and quality of health care in America is blessedly being stripped away by entrepreneurial initiatives.
Forecasters expect recovery to accelerate
A prominent coalition of professional economic forecasters is predicting more modest growth in 2013, but they expect the rate of growth to accelerate later in the year.