Eric Decker

The annual Manufacturing Summit, to be held on Thursday, April 29, at the BizTech Conference & Expo, will give attendees an opportunity to hear the perspectives and learn best practices from executives of four high-profile Milwaukee area manufacturing companies.

The lingering effects of the Great Recession and the fresh sting of the Madoff Ponzi scheme have created lasting turmoil in the investment and money management industries.

While the domestic auto market suffered greatly last year, Waukesha-based Husco International Inc., a manufacturer and designer of hydraulic and electro-hydraulic controls for automotive and off-highway vehicles, saw a growing demand for its automotive-related products because of increased demand for improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions.

In mid-January, Chameleon Brewing bottled its first batch of beer. The new brewing company was founded by Randy Sprecher, founder of Sprecher Brewing Co. Inc., to make American craft beers.

Last summer, Milwaukee-based Catholic Knights and Shorewood-based Catholic Family Life Insurance announced their intent to merge. Both entities are Catholic fraternal organizations that...

Bartolotta Restaurant Group Bacchus 925 E. Wells St., Milwaukee Specialty: Fresh seafood, hand-made pastas, grilled meats...

In December 2008, Joe Bartolotta, president of The Bartolotta Restaurant Group, hired Keith Trafton, former president and chief executive officer of Super Steel, as chief financial officer of the restaurant company.

The Brewer Company LLC N88 W13901 Main St., Menomonee Falls Industry: Examination tables, seating and accessories for the medical,...

Great Lakes Retirement Advisors LLC, a financial management firm formerly associated with AXA Advisors LLC and located in downtown Milwaukee, has become the first firm in Wisconsin to be associated with Raymond James & Associates Inc. and is in the process of developing a new office in Brookfield.

The recession will have significant impact on the insurance industry around the globe over the next several years, resulting in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, changing compensation and more, according to a recent report by the international financial services firm New York-based PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd.

The largely stagnant mergers and acquisitions market is showing signs of life, and financial professionals from metro Milwaukee believe it will continue to improve throughout 2010.

According to a recent survey by the Wisconsin Bankers Association, most bank CEOs in the state believe that commercial loan demand will remain flat for at least the first half of 2010.