Ideas
BrightStar will fuel startups
As state capital for early-stage companies has continued to plummet in Wisconsin over the past two years, now down to about $25 million, a new nonprofit organization has taken the first steps of a revolutionary approach that it hopes will fill the financial gap to fuel job growth and business development.
Ticket Ninja service helps drivers avoid late fees
More than 758,000 parking tickets were issued in the city of Milwaukee in 2012 at a rate of 63,000 per month, according to research done by Nick Gartmann, who recently launched Ticket Ninja, a web service that helps the recipients of those nasty fines make sure they are paid on time.
WISN-TV phone bank raises funds for school supplies
WISN-TV Channel 12 and the Salvation Army successfully raised more than $50,000 during a recent phone bank.
Fiberesin gets environmental validation
Oconomowoc-based Fiberesin Industries Inc. is equipped to supply architects, general contractors and commercial furniture companies with environmentally friendly building and furniture components, following certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in March.
Stewart-Peterson provides commodity price stability
Farmers' Grain & Feed LLC sells dairy nutritional products to farmers and larger grain distributors, which can be an unpredictable business.
Physicians Realty Trust aims to reduce health care costs
A new Milwaukee-based health care real estate investment trust (REIT) is focusing its efforts on the roles of doctors in reducing health care costs.
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More development on tap at former Pabst Brewery
When the first residents moved into apartments at the former Pabst Brewery in downtown Milwaukee in early 2009, the 20-acre complex must have felt like a lonely, quiet place. Most of the former brewery then was just as empty as it had been since Pabst shut the doors in 1996.
Alternatives for investing in low-interest environment
Interest rates are near historic lows and it appears that will remain the case for some time to come, as the Federal Reserve has signaled it will likely keep rates where they are, at least through 2014.
Superior keeps it in the family
Superior Die Set Corp. makes the tools used in manufacturing across a range of industries. Though much of its work is custom, the Oak Creek company manages a tight turnaround of just four to six working days lead time on made to order products.
