A Republican National Committee site selection committee today recommended Milwaukee to be the host city for the 2024 Republican National Convention, according to reports. A major step, but not the final one, towards Milwaukee hosting the convention.

Brookfield-based fintech company Fiserv, Inc. is once again seriously considering plans to relocate its corporate headquarters.

Kohl's Corp. announced plans Friday to open a new retail location in the former Boston Store space on West Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Milwaukee.

When Tim Gokhman, managing director of New Land Enterprises, first set out to construct Ascent MKE --  a hybrid mass timber building at 700 E. Kilbourn Ave. in downtown Milwaukee -- his primary reason for wanting to pursue the project was simple aesthetics.

Waukesha-based TIP Technologies, a quality management system (QMS) provider for highly regulated manufacturers, has been acquired by Herndon, Virginia-based Deltek.

Milwaukee-based Sift Healthcare, a data science company that helps health care providers receive increased patient payment and payer reimbursement, has closed a $9 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Allos Ventures and First Trust Capital Partners. The Winnebago Seed Fund is one of several early investors in the company.

Total attendance for Summerfest 2022 was 445,611, according to its producer, Milwaukee World Festival Inc. That’s an 8.8% increase compared to attendance of 409,386 in 2021, but far below pre-pandemic levels for the festival.

If a 100 basis point increase lands, it’ll be the largest increase in modern Fed history.

Home sales in the four-county metro Milwaukee area were down 3.8% during the first half of the year, compared to a year ago, and 10.6% in June, year-over-year, according to the latest home sale data from the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors.

Wauwatosa-based My Choice Wisconsin (MCW), a Medicaid managed care organization serving customers throughout the state, has been acquired by Long Beach, California-based Molina Healthcare, Inc. Molina Healthcare will pay approximately $150 million, net of expected tax benefits and required regulatory capital, to acquire substantially all the assets of MCW.

Joe Megibow, the newly named CEO of Milwaukee-based Bright Cellars, was blunt in saying most people wonder why he would leave his past role at a $700 million-plus public company for a not-yet profitable startup. He was also matter of fact in his answer: he sees a legitimate opportunity to continue to grow the business.

Fathom Digital Manufacturing plans to consolidate its Oakland, California facility into its headquarters in Hartland as part of a reorganization plan aimed at saving around $5.5 million annually.