MEQUON — Lori Gervais, director and senior investment consultant with The Gervais Group in Baird’s North Shore wealth management office, has been named to Forbes’ 2021 Top Women Wealth Advisors List. Read more

BROOKFIELD — North Shore Bank announced Craig Bauer as the vice president of commercial banking. He will be responsible for serving business customers with commercial lending needs. Read more

WAUKESHA — GiveSmart announced the Waukesha Free Clinic’s marketing coordinator as the Researcher of the Year as part of its inaugural class of community award winners due to some of his creative work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

BROOKFIELD — MLG Capital, a national leader in private equity investments in commercial real estate, announced that its principal and CEO was named one of Commercial Real Estate’s Best Bosses by GlobeSt’s Real Estate Forum. Read more

BROOKFIELD — Mary Sylvester has been named controller of Advantage+ in Brookfield, a 28-year-old nationwide direct lender. Read more

WAUKESHA — Lori Watt, a financial advisor at IAG Wealth Partners, LLC in Waukesha, has been named one of the 2021 Top Women Wealth Advisors in the nation, according to a list recently published by Forbes. Read more

KEWASKUM — Regal Ware, Inc., announced this week that Jeffrey A. Reigle has stepped down as president and CEO and will hand the reins to his son, Ryan Reigle. Read more

MEQUON — Greg Sommersberger, managing director and senior investment consultant; Lori Gervais, director and senior investment consultant; Dan Hawley, director and financial advisor; and Greg Pauly, director and senior investment consultant, of Baird’s North Shore wealth management office, ha… Read more

CEDARBURG — Wisconsin architect Tom Kubala, FAIA, has been elevated to the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). This honor is awarded to architect members who have made significant contributions to the profession. Read more

KEWASKUM — Regal Ware, Inc. announced this week the appointment of Milissa Rick to vice president of marketing. Read more

WAUKESHA — Waukesha State Bank has announced the promotion of six people to senior vice president: Devon Arnold, Kim Castillo Huntley, Rob Helvey, Tina Neis, Ann Pascavis and Patricia Witkowiak. Read more

WEST BEND — Wells Fargo Advisors announced this week that Tim Koepke has joined the West Bend branch of Wells Fargo Advisors as senior vice president—investments.Koepke has more than 20 years of financial services experience, most recently with Robert W. Baird & Co. He is a graduate of t… Read more

PRAIRIE DU SAC — Culver Franchising System, LLC announced Thursday the appointment of Enrique “Rick” Silva as its CEO to take the reigns of the restaurant chain starting March 29. Read more

MILWAUKEE — Rockwell Automation, Inc. announced it has named Bobby Griffin to the new position of vice president, Human Resources, and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. Read more

KEWASKUM — Regal Ware, Inc. has appointed David Kane to the role of senior vice president, chief financial officer. Read more

WEST BEND — Commerce State Bank has announced that Carla Cross, president and CEO of Cross Management Services, has agreed to join the bank’s Board of Directors. Her official first meeting will take place on Wednesday. Read more

BROOKFIELD — First Business Bank announced the promotion of Kim Preston to senior vice president — treasury management — Milwaukee market leader. “As a one of our longest-serving First Business Bank employees, Kim combines hard work with her in-depth experience to our clients’ advantage,” sa… Read more

WEST BEND – West Bend Mutual Insurance Company recently announced three promotions. Read more

GERMANTOWN — MOTIS Brands CEO Richard Spratt has been recognized by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) with the Patriot Award. Major Clint Berry, MOTIS Brands’ director of manufacturing operations, has completed 15 years of service and… Read more

WAUKESHA — Waukesha State Bank, a full-service community bank with 13 offices in Waukesha County, announced the promotion Kyle Kees to vice president – commercial banking team lead.“Kyle has done an outstanding job of building strong relationships with our team and with businesses in southea… Read more

MILWAUKEE — DeWitt LLP announced it has elected a new firm president & managing partner, Timothy L. Stewart, who is also currently the managing partner of its Brookfield office. Michele L. Perreault was also named the managing partner for its Madison office. Read more

PEWAUKEE — Ampersand, a Pewaukee-based strategic marketing, advertising, and growth agency, has added Kevin Kahler as director of digital services and Katie Lynne Krueger as copywriter and content marketer. Read more