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Finance

Kohl’s sees signs of progress as sales decline slows in Q2

Elizabeth Morin August 26, 2026 0 Comment

In a challenging macroeconomic environment, a slight decrease in both quarterly sales and earnings is still a sign of progress for Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s, which reported its second-quarter results Wednesday. Michael Bender, CEO of Kohl’s....

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Finance

Alverno College is ‘transforming’ after years of enrollment and financial losses

Elizabeth Morin August 25, 2026 0 Comment

Mariana Sanabria says some people are built to be first responders. “When they see a need, they run towards it,” said Sanabria, Alverno College’s vice president of enrollment services. “I would describe myself as...

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Business

Wisconsin State Fair attendance up 36.7% this year

Elizabeth Morin August 25, 2026 0 Comment

Total attendance at the 2026 edition of the Wisconsin State Fair was 925,749 over its 11 days, up 36.7% from last year. Attendance at last year’s Fair was hurt by severe flooding that forced...

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Finance

5 takeaways from BizTimes’ 2026 Women in Business Symposium

Elizabeth Morin August 21, 2026 0 Comment

Speakers at BizTimes Media’s annual Women in Business Symposium, which was held Thursday at Brookfield Conference Center, offered advice for leading through shifts in work and life. The main panel, moderated by Portia Young, director...

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Business

Built on experience

Elizabeth Morin August 18, 2026 0 Comment

The leap from the corporate world to entrepreneurship is often portrayed as a dramatic break. But for three southeastern Wisconsin business owners, it was less about walking away from their careers than building on...

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Business

Advertising firm to relocate Third Ward office

Elizabeth Morin August 12, 2026 0 Comment

Milwaukee-based marketing, advertising and communications agency Cramer-Krasselt plans to move from its longtime Historic Third Ward headquarters at 246 E. Chicago St., according to plans submitted to the city’s Department of Neighborhood Services. The...

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Business

44 Wisconsin companies named to 2026 Inc. 5000 list

Elizabeth Morin August 11, 2026 0 Comment

Credit: LinkedInSydney Bencriscutto A total of 44 Wisconsin companies made the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America, down from 49 a year ago. The list is compiled by Inc....

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Business

New Bartolotta restaurant downtown to include upscale cocktail lounge

Elizabeth Morin August 10, 2026 0 Comment

Milwaukee-based The Bartolotta Restaurants announced Monday that its new High Stakes restaurant, which will open this summer in the former Rumps Room space at 1030 N. Water St. in downtown Milwaukee, will include an...

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Business

One of Microsoft’s top execs to participate in Marquette Business Leaders Forum

Elizabeth Morin August 10, 2026 0 Comment

Kathleen Hogan Kathleen Hogan, the chief strategy and transformation officer for Microsoft, will be the featured speaker at the Marquette University College of Business Administration’s Business Leaders Forum event on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The...

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Business

Fiserv reports lower sales and income in Q2

Elizabeth Morin August 6, 2026 0 Comment

Takis Georgakopoulos Milwaukee-based fintech company Fiserv on Thursday reported a 4% year-over-year decline in second quarter revenue to $5.3 billion and a 39% decline in net income to $630 million. For the first half...