Hilary Dickinson

Hilary Dickinson, former BizTimes Milwaukee reporter.

Rudy promoted to president of Paranet

The Paranet Group today announced that Kelly Lynn Rudy has been promoted from vice president of operations to president effective immediately. Founded in 1988, Paranet is a Wauwatosa-based professional organization for manufacturing company executives.

Local food on the rise at corporate events

While the local food movement is not a new trend, it has recently started to trickle into the corporate event space.

“It's definitely increasing. We've done a lot more corporate events in the last few years, or at least a couple, where clients are asking for (local food),” said Steve Johnson, executive sous chef at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee.

With seven restaurants on the property, Potawatomi has relationships with many local vendors that provide it with locally sourced, sustainable food. When its Locavore restaurant opened a year ago with a focus on Midwestern eats, those relationships expanded.

Paper-Less improves manufacturing efficiency with MV2 software

Paper-Less LLCInnovation: MV2 software1331 Capitol Drive, Oconomowocwww.paperlessllc.com Oconomowoc-based Paper-Less LLC is working to make manufacturing more efficient and competitive...

Steele Solutions boosted by rise of e-commerce

Steele Solutions Inc.9909 S. 57th St., FranklinIndustry: Steel manufacturing Employees: 153www.steelesolutions.com Franklin-based Steele Solutions Inc. has been having a...

Harley issues seventh recall in less than two years

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. recalled 185,000 motorcycles in July to address an issue with loose saddlebags.
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Self-storage facility development surging in southeastern Wisconsin

From the new Metro Self Storage location in Brown Deer to the purchase of the former Harley-Davidson plant in Wauwatosa by U-Haul, self-storage facilities have been popping up all over the Milwaukee area as of late.

“It’s been a trend over the last several years, and it’s definitely ramped up over the last 12 to 18 months for sure,” said Brian Parrish, president and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based PARADIGM Real Estate LLC.

Some additional examples of recent or planned self-storage developments include conversions of: a 48,000-square-foot industrial building at N92 W15800 Megal Drive in Menomonee Falls; the 124,247-square-foot Iron Mountain Building at 420 W. St. Paul Ave. in Milwaukee; and the 232,200-square-foot former Coca-Cola bottling plant at 2727 W. Silver Spring Drive in Milwaukee.

New culture, processes fuel Steel Rule Diemasters’ growth

Steel Rule Diemasters Inc.8219 W. Bradley Road, MilwaukeeIndustry: Die cuttingEmployees: 16www.steel-rule-die.com Steel Rule Diemasters Inc. was started 14 years...

Medical College and App Brewery collaborate on health care apps

The ability to track concussion symptoms, to get vital information on dosage needs in emergencies, and to receive transgender health consultations through the use of mobile apps will soon be a reality.

Those three app ideas, conceptualized by Medical College of Wisconsin teams, were the winners of the second annual Mobile App Challenge recently hosted by MCW.

ER Wagner investing in equipment and people

ER Wagner Manufacturing Co. Inc.4611 N. 32nd St., MilwaukeeIndustry: Engineered products and solutionsEmployees: 215www.erwagner.com ER Wagner Manufacturing Co. Inc....

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