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Milwaukee needs a comprehensive transit strategy
Dear Friends: A comprehensive transit strategy that connects workers to jobs, helps the environment and improves citywide accessibility is...
It’s now or never for commuter rail
The stars are aligning - but not for long. The time is now to move on the KRM (Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee)...
City’s transit plan is a loser
The Milwaukee transit plan being pushed by Mayor Tom Barrett includes $107.65 million in new spending - with $52.59...
Just a Minute with Patrick Finger, President, Velcheck & Finger Roof Consulting and Service
Company address: N27 W23713 Paul Road, Suite E, Pewaukee, WICompany Web site: www.velcheck-finger.comIndustry:Commercial roof consulting,roof maintenance and serviceNumber of employees: 12Education:"I...
Execution: Tips for negotiating an acquisition
A couple columns ago, I wrote about "letters of intent" and what they should include. This month, I'd like...
Security experts help companies comply with identity theft protection laws
Two security industry veterans have teamed up to bring education, awareness and resources to businesses in need of guidance...
American Signal sounds the alarm
People who live or work in Milwaukee County have heard American Signal Corp.'s noisy products during weather emergencies since...
Projects could bring downtown Williams Bay to life
For years, Williams Bay has been the quiet community on Geneva Lake in Walworth County, overshadowed by the resorts,...
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Goodbye to Wall Street
Until last December, The Oilgear Co., a Milwaukee manufacturer of hydraulic pumps, valves, controls, cylinders, motors and fluid meters, was a thinly-traded public company. Oilgear then became the first publicly traded Wisconsin-based company to be taken private by a private equity firm in years.
Going private has many advantages for smaller publicly held companies
In recent years, private equity firms have purchased increasing numbers of publicly traded companies.Since the early 2000s, billions of...
Mergers & acquistions
Johnson Insurance acquires agency Johnson Insurance Services LLC announced it has acquired the Kaufman/Haumersen-Johnson Agency. The Kaufman/Haumersen-Johnson Agency had...
Business owners find wealth in recapitalization
Business owners, particularly those who started a company from scratch, tend to have a large percentage of their net...