Ideas

When you think of a high level of customer service in a major retailer, the names that come to mind are Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and even Saks Fifth Avenue. But it's not the merchandise that sets them apart, it's their people.

The first phase of a citywide bike share program could hit the streets of Milwaukee next year following approval of $320,000 in city funding by Milwaukee’s Public Works Committee during a Wednesday hearing.

Steve Miazga, business development manager at Brookfield-based R.A. Smith National, is the new chairman of the board of directors of the Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce.

Journey House, Inc., a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization focused on community development issues such as education, employment, crime prevention and neighborhood revitalization, has announced a new lineup of board directors to serve two-year terms.

With help from more than 50 area businesses, the fifth annual “Dinner on the Mayflower” citywide food drive organized by Milwaukee-based C.H. Coakley & Co., collected 21,000 pounds of nonperishable food items in support of Hunger Task Force.

United Way in Waukesha County is rallying community support for its 2013 annual fundraising campaign with concern that its goal of $4.75 million may not be met by Jan. 31 when the campaign ends.

* Saturday, Dec. 7, the Milwaukee Art Museum will host Yoga @ the Museum from 8:15 a.m. to 9:30...

BizTimes Media’s fourth annual Giving Guide offers southeastern Wisconsin’s business community an outlet to connect with area nonprofit organizations for philanthropic involvement.

While Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday heralded the holiday season of spending once again, today marks a much different kind of season opener.

Should the minimum wage be increased?