Elizabeth Morin

Elizabeth Morin is a writer based in Virginia Beach. She is passionate about local sports, politics and everything in between. Have any Virginia Beach-related news published on our website? Email us at admin at thevirginiabeachobserver.com.

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Business

KG Development Group chosen to develop King Drive site

Elizabeth Morin June 1, 2026 0 Comment

Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Advisory Committee on Monday chose Milwaukee-based real estate development firm KG Development Group‘s plans to construct a mixed-use development at 2601 and 2615 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The $15.6 million...

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Finance

Marquette Mentors program renamed for Bud Selig following major gift

Elizabeth Morin June 1, 2026 0 Comment

Marquette University has received a major gift from business executive Daniel Jaffee to permanently endow its Marquette Mentors program. Declining to share the amount of the gift, the university said Monday the contribution will...

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Business

Burghardt Sporting Goods leaders to participate in keynote panel at this week’s Family & Closely Held Business Summit

Elizabeth Morin June 1, 2026 0 Comment

Brian Burghardt, the owner of Burghardt Sporting Goods in New Berlin, and Maggie Burghardt, corporate sales and marketing lead for the business, will participate in a keynote panel discussion at BizTimes Media’s annual Family...

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Business

Meijer buys Mount Pleasant site from CNH

Elizabeth Morin May 29, 2026 0 Comment

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based retailer Meijer has purchased the CNH Industrial west campus property at 5729 Washington Ave. for $9.1 million, according to state records. The 23.8-acre site has a 127,378-square-foot single story building, built...

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Finance

Study: Small business growth in Wisconsin stunted despite establishment surge

Elizabeth Morin May 28, 2026 0 Comment

A Wisconsin Policy Forum study released Thursday suggested that small business growth in Wisconsin pales in comparison to small business establishment in the state from 2020 to 2025. The study, conducted using data from...

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Business

Zurn Elkay names new COO, CFO

Elizabeth Morin May 28, 2026 0 Comment

Milwaukee-based Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. announced that Dave Pauli has been promoted to chief operating officer and Dan Klun has been promoted to chief financial officer. Both will report to chairman and chief...

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Finance

Delavan-based Millennium names new CEO

Elizabeth Morin May 27, 2026 0 Comment

Delavan-based Millennium, a national distributor of fiber optic network materials, announced Wednesday that Christian Wiltrout has been named the new chief executive officer of the company, effective June 15. Millennium was founded in 2004...

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Business

Modine reports record sales for fiscal 2026

Elizabeth Morin May 27, 2026 0 Comment

Racine-based Modine, a manufacturer of thermal management and climate control products, reported record net sales of $3.2 billion for its 2026 fiscal year (which ended on March 31), up 23% from a year ago,...

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Finance

Modine secures $4 billion cooling solutions agreement with data center user

Elizabeth Morin May 26, 2026 0 Comment

Racine-based Modine announced Tuesday that it has entered into a $4 billion long-term capacity agreement (LTA) with a data center customer to supply its subsidiary Airedale’s cooling solutions. The agreement mandates that Modine supply...

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Business

Thoughts shared by leaders during Cocktails and Conversations at BizExpo

Elizabeth Morin May 25, 2026 0 Comment

BizExpo, the daylong business-to-business networking and education event hosted by BizTimes Media, held Thursday at Brookfield Conference Center, concluded with Cocktails and Conversations, a panel discussion with four notable area business leaders, including: The...