Locke: McFarland Bank Fastest-Growing in Dane County
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
When David Locke started at McFarland State Bank 30 years ago, it had assets of $4 million. There were also 12,000 community banks in the United States at the time, 460 of which were chartered in Wisconsin.
The years have not been kind to small lenders, however. Due to consolidation, the country now has only...
WisBusiness: Milwaukee’s Third Ward Roars Back from Brink of Abandonment
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MILWAUKEE – Twenty-plus years ago, some politicos wanted to turn this city’s Third Ward and its 100-year-old buildings into a so-called "combat zone/red-light district," letting "adult" businesses concentrate in the area.
But enough people – among them the recently deceased Isabelle Polacheck – thought that was a lousy proposal and torpedoed the idea.
But it didn’t...
