BizTimes Staff

Milwaukee has two very different labor problems. On one hand, employers in the city, including manufacturers, insurance companies, accounting firms, retail stores and hospitals, say they need more skilled workers. On the other hand, a large percentage of African-American men in the city are unemployed or out of the workforce and do notpossess many of the skills that employers need.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the following patents to southeastern Wisconsin companies during September: A. O. Smith...

Laura Richard Consulting LLC Laura Richard launched Laura Richard Consulting LLC, located at 2748A N. Weil St., Milwaukee. Laura...

Accounting Wipfli, Milwaukee, hired David Lueth as a senior consultant in the SpiderLogic division, Megan Rutkowski as a senior...

Company address:  W65N210 Commerce Court, Cedarburg, WI 53012Company Web site: www.communityprinting.comIndustry: PrintingNumber of employees: 10 Education: Nicolet High School;...

America's working men and women work harder and are paid more than European workers, but our jobs don't exist...

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It's strategic planning season. If your company is not planning to formally evaluate its competitiveness in the marketplace, then...

In our recent survey, the winners of the Council of Small Business Executives 2006 Future 50 Awards were asked...

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Frequently with clients, I do a values clarification exercise. One of the values that consistently gets high ranking is...

Speed is critical when bringing a new product or service to market. However, in the race to beat the...