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Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. today reported first quarter net income of $6.9 million of $2.14, up from $971,000, or 30 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

A deep and obvious fault line in Wisconsin governance has hit the state between the eyes as the recall process unfolds.

The downtown Milwaukee condo market, which has been in a major downturn since the Great Recession, is showing signs of life.

I used to love “Meet the Press,” the Sunday morning TV show where I'd gain new insights into a pressing public issue. Today the show feels more like a platform for propaganda from different sides of the political debate.

Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. launched the Baird Small Cap Value Fund.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. saw record results in some areas of its business last year, including equity capital markets, asset management and private wealth management.

Gearbox Express, a wind energy start-up, has opened a 43,000-square-foot facility in Mukwonago. Gearbox hopes to eventually hire 100 employees.

The damage is still being assessed at SPX Transformer Solutions Inc. in Waukesha after a fire damaged one of the test bay areas at 8:50 p.m. on April 29.

Love him or hate him, Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. is the champ. With a perfect record of 43-0, he's the highest paid athlete in the world having earned over $200 million in the ring. In Saturday's pay-per-view bout, he made a cool $32 million; putting his total purse from the last three fights over $100 million. Floyd is considered one of the greatest fighters of all time.

Philadelphia, Pa-based professional service organization, ARAMARK, has renamed one of its ARAMARK Building Community Leadership Awards in memory of Peter Goldberg, former president and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based Alliance for Children and Families.