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Community banks receive fed funds for small business lending
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that five additional Wisconsin community banks received a total of $31.9 million as part of the final wave of funding provided through the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF).
Federal funds to provide catalyst for private sector jobs in Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s Northwest Side Community Development Corp. (NWSCDC) has been awarded $740,402 and the Martin Luther King Economic Development Corp. (MLKEDC) has been awarded $545,800 in federal urban development grants through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Community Services.
Actuant caps robust fiscal year
Menomonee Falls-based Actuant Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter net earnings of $41.4 million, or 55 cents per share, up from a loss of $16.8 million, or 22 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
PSC attorney says city could incur utility costs for streetcar
The estimated $55.5 million in costs to reroute utility lines to accommodate a downtown Milwaukee streetcar line would likely need to be covered by the city, rather than the utilities, according to a new letter by Wisconsin Public Service Commission general counsel Cynthia Smith.
Associated rolls out Android app
Green Bay-based Associated Banc-Corp has introduced its newest mobile application, for use on Android-powered smart phones.
Wisconsin families ahead of the pack on financial education
A recent survey by BMO Harris Bank found that while 89 percent of U.S. parents consider themselves a very important resource to their children on basic money management, only 36 percent discuss it with them on a regular, weekly basis.
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Rite-Hite to cool fans in Phoenix
The biggest fans at Chase Field Tuesday night will be from Milwaukee.
Millwork companies merge
Two of the Milwaukee area’s most venerable millwork companies are uniting, as T.J. Hale of Menomonee Falls has purchased A.J. Pietsch Co. of Milwaukee.
Actuant caps robust fiscal year
Menomonee Falls-based Actuant Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter net earnings of $41.4 million, or 55 cents per share, up from a loss of $16.8 million, or 22 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.