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Dinner etiquette
Meals are part of the meeting sequence of doing business in China. Be prepared for two-hour lunches and three- to six-hour dinners, sometimes followed by a few hours of karaoke.
Simplifying science
Think back to when you were taking chemistry or biology class in school, when an instructor was trying to describe to you the components of a particular compound, protein or chemical.
Milwaukee industrial space market among nation’s healthiest
The Milwaukee area's industrial real estate market is outperforming the rest of the United States, according to the latest market report from Boston-based Colliers International.
Bipartisan bill would protect insurers from duplicative regulation
A proposed Congressional amendment to the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) Act would alter the regulation of credit, mortgage and title insurers.
P&C rates stabilize
Commercial property and casualty insurance rates are likely to remain relatively flat in 2010, despite the losses that many insurance companies have taken in their investments over the past few years.
SBA Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved the following loan guarantees in October: Advance...
Beware the invisible agreement
Last week, during a team meeting, my colleagues and I engaged in a conversation focusing on "What We Are Learning from our Clients."
Building bridges
Question: "A co-worker passed along your column, 'Building Bridges: Meet with Other Departments to Clarify Expectations'...
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Sharing the pain
According to a recent Watson Wyatt survey, wage and hiring freezes are starting to thaw at U.S. companies that implemented them during the recession.
Biz Notes
Price Promotion & Design Administration and marketing specialist Heidi Price announced that Price Promotion & Design in Milwaukee has...
Personnel File
Accounting Wipfli LLP, Wauwatosa, has added Cori Schoenke to the firm's national health care practice as a senior manager....
Competition reaps lower airfares in Milwaukee
Despite the chilling affect the Great Recession has had on consumer spending and traveling, Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport served a record number of passengers in September, and airlines are increasing service at the airport.