Due to potential increases in U.S. Federal income tax rates on dividends in 2013, the board decided to accelerate the cash dividends that would normally have been paid in March and June of the company's current fiscal year which ends June 30, 2013.

A three-year old consent order between WaterStone Bank SSB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waterstone Financial Inc., holding company of WaterStone Bank, and regulators has been terminated after the Wauwatosa financial institution satisfied requirements to return to profitability.

Milwaukee-based RCB Awards has acquired Artistic Engraving of West Allis and Premier Awards of Fort Atkinson.

First Business Financial Services Inc., the parent company for First Business Bank in Madison and First Business Bank-Milwaukee, announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 1.1 million shares of common stock at $23.00 per share.

Todd Sivak, partner at Sivak Financial Group in Brookfield, has earned a Certified Family Business Specialist certification.

BizTimes Media has an ongoing commitment to keep our readers informed about the implementation and the impact of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.

The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline fell to $3.24 today, its lowest rate this year, according to AAA.

A gauge of confidence among homebuilders rose in December to its highest level since April 2006, with respondents encouraged by declining inventory and good sales conditions.

Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. chief operating officer Ryan Murray encouraged local entrepreneurs to support the early stage capital program being proposed in the state legislature at a meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network-Milwaukee.

I nnovation may feel like a trend or industry buzzword, but at companies like Apple, Aglient, 3M and Infosys, it is a core competency. Executives at these companies have chosen not to fall prey to their own past successes but instead they have chosen to make innovation a methodology for how they do business.