Ideas
Vernal Management Consults receives Altenheim Award
Vernal Management Consultants LLC received the 2014 Altenheim Award from the Lutheran Home Foundation at its 15th annual Monarch Ball, held Sept. 13 at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee.
Zilber Family Foundation donates $800,000 toward neighborhood revitalization
The Zilber Family Foundation is investing close to $800,000 in the continuous effort to revitalize and beautify area neighborhoods, according to an announcement made by its board of directors on Tuesday.
Get Smarter conference will offer advice to young professionals
“The Transfer of Knowledge and Power to the Next Generation” will be the theme of the 2014 BizTimes Get Smarter Talent Development Conference.
Workforce Investment Board forms transition committee
As the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board steers forward with its new president and CEO, Earl Buford, the organization has created a transition committee of community and business representatives.
MVP announces leadership change as Bray heads to helm of BioForward
Corey Zetts has been named acting executive director of Menomonee Valley Partners, following the appointment of former executive director Laura Bray to CEO of Madison-based BioForward, Inc.
The Supreme Court and the tricky issue of software patents
Prior to adjourning for the summer, the United States Supreme Court rendered an opinion relating to the patent eligibility of computer-implemented inventions. In Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, the Court held that all claims of a patent owned by Alice Corp., including method, system, and computer-readable medium claims, are drawn to an abstract idea and, therefore, are not patent-eligible. The opinion is one in a recent series of cases addressing patent eligibility.
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State’s unemployment rate dips to 5.6%
Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dipped to 5.6 percent in August, down from 5.8 percent in July, on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released today.
Kohl’s to up holiday hiring to 67,000
Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s Department Stores on Wednesday announced it will hire about 67,000 employees around the country for the holiday season.
Workforce Investment Board forms transition committee
As the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board steers forward with its new president and CEO, Earl Buford, the organization has created a transition committee of community and business representatives.
MVP announces leadership change as Bray heads to helm of BioForward
Corey Zetts has been named acting executive director of Menomonee Valley Partners, following the appointment of former executive director Laura Bray to CEO of Madison-based BioForward, Inc.
