Milwaukee-based private equity firm Mason Wells has acquired Whitehall Specialties Inc., a Whitehall-based cheese products manufacturer.

The U.S. economy is showing positive signs of continued recovery with a variety of sectors witnessing significant growth, according to BMO Private Bank's December Outlook for Financial Markets Report.

Cudahy-based Lucas-Milhaupt Inc., a subsidiary of Handy & Harman Ltd., announced it has acquired Inmet Metal Processing Plant Ltd. of Gliwice, Poland.

Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc. announced it plans to acquire Latin American generator manufacturer Ottomotores UK Ltd. for $46.5 million.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will be the keynote speaker at a Workforce Development Program to be presented by the Waukesha County Business Alliance on Wednesday, Dec. 12.

Brookfield-based Connecture Inc. today announced the immediate availability of a new Health Plan Management module of StateAdvantage, the company's commercial off-the-shelf product suite that enables states to efficiently create and operate consumer-friendly health insurance exchanges.

HarQen, a Milwaukee-based digital voice technology start-up company that is backed by venture capital, announced today that Ane Ohm has been promoted to president and chief operating officer.

Tickets to Harley-Davidson Inc.’s 110th anniversary celebration will go on sale in December.

Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc. announced that due to market conditions, the secondary offering of shares of the company’s common stock by certain selling stockholders is being withdrawn from the marketplace.

Milwaukee-based manufacturer Brady Corp. has sold its Varitronics LLC division to Minnesota private equity firm Renaissance Equity Partners.

The health care exchanges being created to comply with the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, will do nothing to bring down the costs of health care, according to John Torinus.

As nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout southeastern Wisconsin plan for the future of their services under the Obama administration's second term, many are focusing on the potential impacts of the fiscal cliff and the implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.