RedPrairie, which has an office in the Town of Brookfield, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Scottsdale, Ariz.-based JDA Software, creating one of the largest global software companies with combined revenues of over $1 billion.

Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Inc. announced the promotion of three key executives.

Menomonee Falls-based Assisted Living Concepts Inc. today reported a net loss of $4.0 million in the third quarter, compared with net income of $5.8 million in the same period a year ago.

While Dave Sobelman, owner of Sobelmans Pub & Grill at 1900 W. St. Paul Ave. in Milwaukee, has already expanded his business to two additional Milwaukee locations, he's in the process of expanding it further with a Chicago location.

The Moderne, a 30-story tower at the southwest corner of Juneau Avenue and Old World Third Street, is the latest addition to the downtown Milwaukee skyline.

Startup Weekend, a three-day entrepreneurial initiative devoted to the development of new area companies, will host its first event Friday, Nov. 9, through Sunday, Nov. 11, at Marquette University's Discovery Learning Complex, 1637 W. Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee.

Alverno College will give its campus community the day off on presidential Election Day to commit to effective citizenship, one of the school’s eight core abilities. Nearly 200 Alverno students will use the day off on Nov. 6 to take part in the political process serving as poll workers.

The common stock shares of Generac Holdings Inc. skyrocketed $5.61 to trade at $33.94 per share this morning as investors speculated that demand will grow for the Waukesha company's portable generators in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Chief executive officers at more than 80 major U.S. corporations released a statement today to pressure Congress to reduce the federal deficit with tax increases and spending cuts.

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