BrightStar to invest in gener8tor graduates
BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. announced it has partnered with gener8tor to invest in technology-enabled, rapidly scalable early stage companies.
‘Just do the right thing’
The CEO of Milwaukee-based MGIC and the CEO of Prairie du Sac-based Culver's both give their employees a simple but powerful guideline: “Just do the right thing.” That could be because they're brothers.
Leaders reflect on past and future of banking industry
Michael Mahoney has passed the torch on to David Werner at Milwaukee-based Park Bank, where Werner took on the chief executive officer role in January. Werner, who will retain the president position he assumed from Mahoney in 2010, and Mahoney, who has worked in banking for 49 years and will continue to serve as chairman, were recently interviewed by BizTimes Milwaukee associate editor Molly Dill to discuss the banking industry's past and future. The following are excerpts from that interview.
Valuations soar as M&A competition heats up
Competition is fierce and conditions remain ideal, so valuations are on the upswing in the Milwaukee area, according to local experts.
Black charts a path for the Wave’s future
Sue Black is determined to turn the Milwaukee Wave around.
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Venture philanthropy: BrightStar lifts off in Wisconsin
With a fresh nonprofit designation in hand, BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. has deployed its first three investments in startup companies that will create jobs in Wisconsin.
The rise of the BOOMERPRENEUR
Mark Zuckerberg, who founded Facebook as a college student, was an outlier.
State bankers say uncertainties still stifling business growth
Wisconsin business owners are letting out more of a whimper than a roar as they enter the new year, according to a new survey from the Wisconsin Bankers Association.
Milwaukee goes FaB: Regional cluster has recipe for growth
Bob Wills wanted to make a difference in his community, so he opened Clock Shadow Creamery, Milwaukee's first cheese factory, in Walker's Point last year.
