The Northern Trust Economic Trends Breakfast will be presented by BizTimes Milwaukee on Wednesday, Jan. 21, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee. Featured speakers will include Michael Knetter, dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Business; Jeff Mayers, president of WisPolitics.com; Jerry Shereshewski, CEO of Grandparents.com; Richard Meeusen, chairman, president and CEO of Badger Meter; and Jane Cooper, founder, president and CEO of Patient Care. The cost to attend is $50 per person or $500 per corporate table of 10. Call (414) 336-7112 or visit www.biztimes.com for more information.
"Non-Family Managers in the Family Business: How to Work with Them, Keep Them and Help Them" seminar will take place Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Family Business Center at the University of Wisconsin School of Business in Madison. The event is designed for non-family managers and for business owners and family members who want to keep, encourage and collaborate with their key non-family managers for business success. The cost to attend is $200 per company. Pre-registration is required. For more information, visit http://exed.wisc.edu/fbc/programs.