Liz Ramus

The high unemployment rate, at 8.3 percent in Wisconsin, has resulted in an increased demand for colleges as workers seek new skills to compete in the job market.

BizTimes Milwaukee is seeking nominations for the 2010 Bravo! Entrepreneur Awards, which salute dynamic company leaders who demonstrate the best traits of entrepreneurship, including innovation, the willingness to take risk and resilience during the Great Recession.

BizTimes Milwaukee is seeking nominations for the 2010 IQ (Innovation Quotient) Awards to honor southeastern Wisconsin companies that are generating innovative products, services or processes.

In a new BizTimes survey, members of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's (MMAC) Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE) board of directors said they believe that the economy is finally improving.

With the help of a friend, commercial real estate broker Ryan Persitza has increased the gas mileage in his 1963 Volkswagon Beetle to 128 miles per gallon.

The following books are the most recent best-sellers at 800 CEO READ and may be suitable holiday gift ideas for executives this year.

Apples Inc.'s iPhone has been a huge hit for the company and is likely on the holiday wish lists of many business executives.

The holiday gift wish list for many tech-savvy business executives includes eBooks and small high-definition digital video recorders.