Milwaukee’s Water Technology District spurred $211.6 million in development
A new economic investment analysis of the Water Technology District in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point neighborhood found that $211.6 million worth of development has occurred since 2012 when it became the epicenter of water technology and freshwater research.
Caterpillar to cut 10,000 jobs by 2018
Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. announced today that it is expecting to cut 4,000 to 5,000 jobs between now and the end of 2016, with most occurring this year. In total, the company plans to reduce its workforce by more than 10,000 through 2018 as part of a move to reduce annual costs by about $1.5 billion.
Johnson Controls names chief human resources officer
The board of directors of Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has appointed Simon Davis as vice president, chief human resources officer for the company.
GE Healthcare investing $300 million in emerging markets as part of new business unit
GE Healthcare announced today the creation of Sustainable Healthcare Solutions, a new business unit that will invest $300 million as part of a multi-phase effort to develop a more robust affordable health care portfolio for customers.
Wisconsin added 6,500 manufacturing jobs in the past year
Wisconsin added 6,516 industrial jobs from July 2014 to July 2015, representing an increase of 1.1 percent. This is the fourth consecutive year manufacturing employment increased in Wisconsin.
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Making running a social affair
Patrick Bieser, president and founder of Shorewood-based Northwoods Software Development Inc., does more than run his own company.
He runs...
Arrowhead High School opens manufacturing, engineering center
Arrowhead High School in Hartland opened its new 10,000-square-foot design engineering manufacturing center earlier this month. The hands-on learning center is designed to jumpstart high school students’ interest, engagement and skill level in manufacturing and engineering careers.
Aurora report shows weight management is top aging concern
Aurora Health Care’s Quarterly Health of Wisconsin Report found that 31 percent of Wisconsin residents indicated weight management as their top concern as they age, supporting recent reports of rising obesity rates in the state.
Making running a social affair
Patrick Bieser, president and founder of Shorewood-based Northwoods Software Development Inc., does more than run his own company.
He runs approximately 40 miles a week, and is the president of the Milwaukee Running Group – OMG, an organization that celebrated its one-year anniversary on Sept. 1. (OMG stands for the Original Milwaukee Running Group; the “R” is silent.)
“There's other running groups in the area that are much larger than us, but they don't have a friend basis,” Bieser said. “Ours is friends and fun and social on equal parts with running.”
He runs approximately 40 miles a week, and is the president of the Milwaukee Running Group – OMG, an organization that celebrated its one-year anniversary on Sept. 1. (OMG stands for the Original Milwaukee Running Group; the “R” is silent.)
“There's other running groups in the area that are much larger than us, but they don't have a friend basis,” Bieser said. “Ours is friends and fun and social on equal parts with running.”
