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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Finance

🔒 Strattec reports sales and income gains in its 2025 fiscal year

Elizabeth Morin August 14, 2025 0 Comment

Glendale-based Strattec Security Corp. the world’s largest manufacturer of automotive locks and keys, reported higher sales and income during its 2025 fiscal year and also posted sales gains during the fourth quarter, compared to...

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Business

🔒 Construction for tech hub, apartment buildings underway at Pabst Farms in Oconomowoc

Elizabeth Morin August 13, 2025 0 Comment

Construction is steadily advancing on Pabst 59, a 59-acre mixed-use project in Oconomowoc that combines technology-focused office and industrial space, new housing and retail. The Pabst 59 site is part of the Pabst Farms...

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Finance

Milwaukee-area businesses suffer millions of dollars in damage following historic flooding

Elizabeth Morin August 13, 2025 0 Comment

After southeast Wisconsin suffered what many meteorologists have described as a “once in a thousand years” flooding event Saturday, many local business owners are reeling as they figure out how to navigate with millions...

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Business

49 Wisconsin companies named to 2025 Inc. 5000 list

Elizabeth Morin August 12, 2025 0 Comment

A total of 49 Wisconsin companies made the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list is complied by Inc. magazine. The top Wisconsin company on the list is...

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Business

🔒 Port Washington data center to include more than 2.5 million square feet in first phase

Elizabeth Morin August 11, 2025 0 Comment

Plans for a major data center development in Port Washington are beginning to take shape, with the first phase of Vantage Data Centers’ proposed campus calling for more than 2.5 million square feet of construction...

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Finance

🔒 Wipfli reports 3.8% growth for its 2025 fiscal year

Elizabeth Morin August 11, 2025 0 Comment

Wauwatosa-based accounting and business consulting firm Wipfli LLP reported net revenue of $612.1 million for its 2025 fiscal year, which ran from June 1, 2024 of May 31, 2025. The company said its net...

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Business

🔒 Regal Rexnord names new president of its Automation & Motion Control segment

Elizabeth Morin August 8, 2025 0 Comment

Milwaukee-based manufacturer Regal Rexnord Corp. announced today that Kevin Long has been named executive vice president and president of its Automation & Motion Control segment, effective Aug. 14. “Regal Rexnord is a respected,...

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Business

🔒 The Boldt Co. names former Microsoft leader as its director of data centers

Elizabeth Morin August 7, 2025 0 Comment

The Boldt Co., an Appleton-based construction firm, has named former Microsoft leader Dale Lewis director of data centers, a newly created position within the company. Lewis previously served as director of construction for Microsoft’s...

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Business

🔒 Food and beverage operations at Associated Bank River Center to close, rebrand under new operator

Elizabeth Morin August 6, 2025 0 Comment

With food and beverage operations at the Associated Bank River Center in downtown Milwaukee soon changing hands, closing dates have been set for second-floor cocktail lounge Vault and the three counter-service concepts occupying the building’s...

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Finance

🔒 Centrisys/CNP opens new 70,000-square-foot building at Kenosha headquarters

Elizabeth Morin August 6, 2025 0 Comment

Kenosha-based Centrisys/CNP, a manufacturer of decanter centrifuges and advanced biosolid treatment technologies, has opened a new 70,000-square-foot facility at its headquarters campus. Called “Building 4,” the new space supports the company’s production and repair...