Human Resources & Management

Wisconsin’s private sector employers added 7,200 jobs in August, according to the monthly estimates released today by the state Department of Workforce Development.

The murder of two Virginia news journalists on live TV by a disgruntled former station employee creates a sense of vulnerability in all of us. How can good people, merely doing their jobs, lose their lives at work? Though incidents of fatalities are rare, the Roanoke, Va. violence reminds us that such workplace acts are not rare enough. In fact, there are 2 million workers per year who are victims of some sort of workplace violence. So what can employees and employers do to reduce this risk?

The U.S. economy added 173,000 jobs in August, according to the U.S. Labor Department, the smallest monthly job increase since March.

Milwaukee-based New Resources Consulting has opened a new office in Winston Salem, N.C., which will serve the East Coast region.

Nahid AfsariVice president of the Wisconsin GroupCotter Consulting Inc.735 N. Water St., Suite 1101, MilwaukeeIndustry: Construction managementEmployees: 16www.cotterconsulting.com Nahid...

Accounting Brookfield-based Vrakas CPAs + Advisors has named Bradley Weckwerth to its shareholder group. Weckwerth has been with the...

Icame across an executive summary recently, published by the Center for Women and Business at Bentley University. The opening paragraph reads, “Challenges lie ahead for companies looking to retain and advance the newest generation of workers, but companies willing to meet those challenges can expect big payoffs in the form of a well-educated, hardworking and loyal workforce.”

Decades ago, when I was new to health care leadership and a young executive, my boss called me into his office for a meeting. I was understandably anxious, and being a new leader, wanted to know more about the meeting's purpose.

What had I done? What had I not done?

The U.S. added 215,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in July, according to figures released by the Department of Labor on Friday.

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. announced today it has named William Tracy chief operating officer, effective July 27.