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🔒 UW Credit Union to open branch at planned East Side development
UW Credit Union will open a new branch on the ground floor of a 53-unit apartment complex planned for the 1500 block of East North Avenue between Cambridge Avenue and Newhall Street on Milwaukee's East Side, a developer of the mixed-use project has confirmed.
Key takeaways, sights from VISIT Milwaukee’s annual meeting
VISIT Milwaukee hosted its annual meeting Wednesday, bringing hundreds of local business execs and community leaders to the Marcus Performing Arts Center in downtown Milwaukee to celebrate the continued post-COVD recovery of tourism and travel in the region.
Glendale-based car battery maker Clarios revives plans for IPO
Almost a year since Glendale-based Clarios announced and then quickly postponed plans for an initial public offering (IPO), the car battery maker has revived those plans.
$2 million in DWD grants to provide training for 286 southeastern Wisconsin workers
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development on Thursday announced $2 million in worker training grants, including four grants for southeastern Wisconsin companies that will support training for up to 286 workers in the region.
🔒 Region’s manufacturing growth rebounded in June
There may be growing concern about a downturn in the economy in other sectors, but the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing suggests strong growth in the southeastern Wisconsin manufacturing sector.
🔒 Wisconsin GDP down in Q1, but state was among the best performing nationally
Wisconsin’s economy shrunk slightly in the first quarter, but the change in the state’s real GDP was still among the best performing in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
🔒 Stan’s Fit For Your Feet acquires Chicago-area shoe store
Stan’s Fit For Your Feet is expanding its Milwaukee-area business footprint into Chicagoland.
Viewpoints: Reforms needed to bring down Wisconsin’s 4th highest hospital prices in the country
Wisconsin’s health care costs are higher than the national average and a huge driver of those increased costs are higher hospital costs. This puts Wisconsin employers at a significant disadvantage and makes it more difficult for them to provide high-quality, affordable health care for their employees.
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🔒 Greendale-based The Kinetic Co. acquired by Las Vegas-based company
Greendale-based The Kinetic Co., Inc. has been acquired by Live Ventures Inc., a Las Vegas-based diversified holding company.
🔒 Zywave names new CFO
Wauwatosa-based insurtech company Zywave announced today that Paul Rybecky has joined the company as its new chief financial officer.
Official Q1 GDP worse than we thought
GDP shrank by 1.6% on an annualized basis in Q1, higher than April’s initial report.
🔒 Biz compass: What does your company do to foster a culture of innovation?
Tim GokhmanÂ
Managing director, New Land Enterprises
“Our first innovations were born of necessity, as is for most startups....