Economic Development
Lynch named to Fiserv board
Dennis Lynch has been appointed to the Fiserv Inc. board of directors. Brookfield-based Fiserv provides financial services technology solutions to a global market.
A.O. Smith increases dividend
The A.O. Smith Corporation has increased its quarterly cash dividend by 25 percent, to $.20 per share. The company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock are affected.
Banks increase small business lending
Wisconsin banks who received capital through the Small Business Lending Fund have increased small business lending by $45.3 million since 2010, according to a report from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
MMAC members forecast more growth
Milwaukee-area businesses see continued growth in the third quarter, according to the latest Business Outlook Survey conducted by the...
Employers more bullish after recall election
Southeastern Wisconsin business executives are more optimistic about the direction of their companies in the second half of the year than they were when the year began, according to the latest BizTimes Business Dashboard Survey.
Walker says wages are growing in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced today that wages were up 6.7 percent in the first quarter in Wisconsin.
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Unemployment rate stuck at 8.2%
The U.S. economy created just 80,000 jobs in June as hiring slowed dramatically in the second quarter, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.2 percent, the Labor Department said today.
Work to begin for new road to Oak Creek lakefront
The Oak Creek Common Council on Tuesday approved a contract for design of a project to construct a new street to connect Fifth Avenue with Highway 100.
ADP data points to jobs growth
Private-sector payrolls in the United States picked up in June, suggesting that unemployment may have declined, according to a report released today by payrolls-processor Automatic Data Processing Inc.
New hire
Matt Smith has been named director of retirement sales and strategy at BMO Retirement Services, a part of BMO...
