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Wixon completes $25.6M expansion of Milwaukee manufacturing facility

Image: Wixon President Peter Gottsacker cuts ribbon at official opening of Wixon West expansion (Photo courtesy of Wixon). Wixon, a leading provider of custom taste solutions and contract packaging services for the food, beverage, and nutritional industry, has announced the completion of a $25.6 million expansion of Wixon West, one of its three blending and flavor production facilities in the Milwaukee area. The project, which began in fall 2025, more than tripled the operation’s footprint and created 110 new jobs.

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Women of Distinction 2026: Rachel Govin of Investors Associated

As COO and corporate counsel at Investors Associated, Rachel Govin helps oversee more than $490 million in assets. When Rachel Govin looks back at her career, she sees her winding path – from a journalism degree, to law school, to property management and now corporate operations – as a strength that has bolstered her work. “It’s OK to change your mind and change your career path,” she says. “Today, I couldn’t be happier, and that came from trying different things.”

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New MSOE engineering hall will offer construction learning

Workers at the Robert D. Kern Engineering Innovation Center, a $76.5 million hall being built over a surface parking lot at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, are racing to finish the building’s envelope before cold weather sets in. MSOE and Pewaukee-based VJS Construction Services on Monday gave the media...

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Milwaukee’s Gas Light Building for sale, CBRE named agent

CBRE named exclusive sales agent for Milwaukee‘s Gas Light Building, 626 E. Wisconsin Ave. Gas Light Building a 134,000-square-foot Art Deco building with office space. Rialto Capital Advisors acquired building in April for $4 million. Building offers adaptive reuse potential in downtown Milwaukee. The Gas Light Building, one of...

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Women of Distinction 2026: Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors

Thousands of women have benefited from membership in the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors. As the chief executive officer at First Weber – one of Wisconsin’s largest real estate companies – Shawna Alt knows real estate inside and out. She is one of the thousands of women who have benefited from membership in the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors, and who now gives back to up-and-coming agents.

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Briggs & Stratton Announces Acquisition of Power Distributors to Enhance Dealer Support

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Briggs & Stratton announced the acquisition of Power Distributors (PD), a premier wholesale distributor of outdoor power equipment parts and engines. This strategic investment unites Briggs & Stratton’s global manufacturing and engineering scale with Power Distributors’ high-performing regional logistics network, creating a fully integrated commercial footprint designed to enhance customer service and drive long-term growth.

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The First Buc-ee’s in Wisconsin Might Open in 2028

The Beaver hype hasn’t slowed down as ground officially broke for Bucee’s Travel Center in Oak Creek back in July. Approval for the project took months, but last September the Oak Creek Plan Commission unanimously approved the Texas chain’s plans to open their first Wisconsin branch, located on the southwest corner of I-94 and West Elm Road.

Oak Creek, WI · 8d

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Students Need Level Playing Field With Landlords and Employers

At the end of August, I ended my summer internship in Chicago and moved into my apartment in Milwaukee. Less than a month later, I had to decide whether or not I wanted to return to my internship for next summer and my apartment for senior year. Without knowing what my potential alternative options would be, I felt pressure to sign both agreements to lock in something, even if I could’ve had a more advantageous offer in either scenario.

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Women of Distinction 2026: Off Leash MKE

In 2016, Lori Riegler founded Off Leash MKE. Ten years later, the dog-walking business has grown from a one-person operation to a trusted team. After Lori Riegler moved back to her hometown of Milwaukee, she took on a side gig walking dogs. A volunteer at the Humane Society, Riegler had always been passionate about animals and enjoyed the work – but soon she realized that it didn’t have to be part time. “Within about eight months I was able to leave my job and start walking dogs full time,” she says.

Aviation International News

SC Aviation Breaks Ground on Hangar in Wisconsin

SC Aviation, an aircraft charter and management provider at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (KJVL), has broken ground on a 30,000-sq-ft hangar. Designed to accommodate the latest ultra-long-range business jets, the $3.5 million facility—slated for completion in March—will provide additional capacity for aircraft storage, maintenance activities, and customer services.

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Wisconsin Watch

The pause on utility cutoffs begins Nov. 1: Here’s what you need to know

The annual winter moratorium on disconnections for nonpayment starts soon. The moratorium runs from Nov. 1 to April 15 and prohibits utility providers from disconnecting residential heating services for nonpayment. To avoid disconnection, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin advises customers who have fallen behind on payments to contact their...

Milwaukee, WI · 9d

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Women of Distinction 2026: Summer Murshid of Hawks Quindel

As a shareholder at Hawks Quindel, Summer Murshid helps people through some of the most difficult moments of their lives. Summer Murshid’s career at Hawks Quindel began with an unexpected turn. As she prepared to graduate from law school during the 2008 financial crisis, her job offer was rescinded, leading her to an opening at Hawks Quindel. “I got the job,” she says. “Now I can’t imagine doing anything else.”

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Financial Regulation News

Bank of America opens new financial centers in Milwaukee, Madison

Bank of America continues to expand its financial center network, opening its first financial centers in Wisconsin in October.© Shutterstock The new Bank of America financial centers in Madison and Milwaukee are the first of 19 financial centers that bank of America plans to open across the state through 2030. The expansion reflects the key […] The post Bank of America opens new financial centers in Milwaukee, Madison appeared first on Financial Regulation News .

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Johnson Controls Hires Vontier’s Katie Rowen As Chief Legal Officer

Johnson Controls, the Milwaukee-based building systems company, says in its announcement that Katie Rowen is its new executive vice president and chief legal officer, reporting straight to CEO Joakim Weidemanis. She comes from Vontier, where her job kept growing: chief legal and sustainability officer, then chief administrative officer, then chief transformation and operations officer. Before that, legal and compliance roles at Fortive and Raytheon.

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Milwaukee Cylinder acquires Pneumatic Cylinders & Couplers

Milwaukee Cylinder, a portfolio company of Madison Lake Capital (Madison, Wisconsin), has acquired Pneumatic Cylinders & Couplers (PCC), a Midwest-based (Machesney Park) manufacturer of industrial aluminum and stainless-steel pneumatic NFPA tie-rod cylinders. The acquisition expands Milwaukee Cylinder’s pneumatic cylinder offering and strengthens its ability to serve customers with a broader...

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Behind-the-scenes look at progress on MSOE's new 4-story academic center

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) is getting a new four-story, $76.5 million academic center, funded entirely through philanthropy. We got a behind-the-scenes look Monday, Nov. 2, at how construction is going. The Robert D. Kern Engineering Innovation Center will have flexible labs, a workshop focused...

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First Choice Dental Grows to 20 Sites, Pushes North of Milwaukee for First Time

Three family dental practices in Washington and Ozaukee counties have a new corporate parent but the same familiar faces behind the chair. Effective October 26, 2026, a Monday, Oakbrook Dental in West Bend, Jackson Family Dentistry in Jackson and Sauk Trail Dental in Saukville joined the First Choice Dental network, pushing the Wisconsin dental group to 20 locations across the southern and southeastern part of the state.

Milwaukee, WI · 9d

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