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Business

Value in mergers and acquisitions comes from more than numbers

Elizabeth Morin March 12, 2026 0 Comment

What drives value in a merger or acquisition? The BizTimes M&A Forum, held March 12 at the Brookfield Conference Center, placed a deep focus on this topic, giving attendees insights into how deals come...

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Finance

Palermo’s new West Milwaukee production facility increases company’s market opportunity

Elizabeth Morin March 11, 2026 0 Comment

With the addition of a new core product, Milwaukee-based pizza manufacturer Palermo Villa Inc. has grown its market opportunity by more than $50 billion. The company’s new high-hydration dough production line expands Palermo’s current...

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Business

Kohl’s made ‘meaningful progress’ in 2025, but sales decline continued

Elizabeth Morin March 10, 2026 0 Comment

Kohl’s Corp. ended its 2025 fiscal year with net sales down 4%, but the Menomonee Falls-based retailer did improve its profitability compared to 2024. The results came in better than the company’s outlook at...

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Finance

Landmark Credit Union to acquire Appleton bank

Elizabeth Morin March 10, 2026 0 Comment

Brookfield-based Landmark Credit Union announced today that it plans to acquire Appleton-based American National Bank-Fox Cities. The acquisition will add about $419 million in assets to Landmark Credit Union, including $328 million in loans....

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Business

Michigan coffee shop chain closes downtown Milwaukee, Franklin locations

Elizabeth Morin March 9, 2026 0 Comment

Two Biggby Coffee shops in the Milwaukee area have suddenly closed. One of the shops is at Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee and the other in Franklin, at 7700 S. Lovers Lane Road....

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Finance

Next phase of apartments at large Saukville project advancing

Elizabeth Morin March 9, 2026 0 Comment

Seeing strong demand for housing in Ozaukee County, Milwaukee-based Three Leaf Partners is moving ahead with a second phase of apartments at a nearly 100-acre mixed-use development in Saukville. Known as Northern Gateway, Three...

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Business

Former Northwestern Mutual CEO named exec-in-residence at Marquette

Elizabeth Morin March 6, 2026 0 Comment

Marquette University’s College of Business Administration has named former Northwestern Mutual chairman, president and CEO John Schlifske as an executive-in-residence, bringing nearly four decades of financial services leadership to the classroom. In the role,...

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Business

Sharon Wilson Center for the Arts names new executive director

Elizabeth Morin March 5, 2026 0 Comment

The Sharon Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield announced that Kortney Hamm has been named its new executive director. “The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts has been a cherished cornerstone...

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Finance

Baird’s Mary Ellen Stanek to receive lifetime achievement award from Museum of American Finance

Elizabeth Morin March 5, 2026 0 Comment

At its annual gala event, to be held tonight, The Museum of American Finance in New York will honor the achievements of three financial leaders, including Mary Ellen Stanek of Milwaukee-based Baird, who will...

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Business

Scottfree Salons to consolidate downtown footprint at The Couture

Elizabeth Morin March 4, 2026 0 Comment

Scottfree Salons, which announced plans last June to open a location at downtown luxury apartment tower The Couture, is seeking to vacate its Milwaukee Street location and consolidate its downtown footprint to the tower...