Economic Development

Tazinos, an all you can eat pizza and salad restaurant chain based in St. Francis, has raised about 25 percent of its $1 million stock offering in just two weeks.

Financial resources

Associated Banc-Corp continues to grow its Milwaukee-area team with several new appointments.

Frank Abagnale, the subject of the book and major motion picture “Catch Me If You Can,” will speak about fraud prevention at a U.S. Bank educational series on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 8:30 a.m. at the Harley Davidson Museum, 500 W. Canal St.

Fiserv Inc. a Brookfield-based global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that Rahul Gupta has been named group president of its Digital Payment Solutions group.

Johnson Controls Inc. announced it expects to post record sales and earnings in fiscal 2012.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. announced the opening of a new permanent Latin America headquarters in Miami, Fla.

Bostik Inc. will consolidate its U.S. headquarters, administrative and research and development functions in Wauwatosa, creating 76 jobs by 2014.

Consumers stepped up their retail spending in September.

Jason Inc., a Milwaukee-based parent company to a global family of manufacturing leaders in the seating, finishing, components and automotive acoustics markets, announced its acquisition of Morton Manufacturing Company of Libertyville, Ill.