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City launches sustainability plan
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett recently announced the launch of ReFreshMKE, the city's first sustainability plan. The full, 106-page sustainability plan for 2013-2023 is now available at the project's new website, refreshmke.com.
Actuant to acquire oil and gas support company
Actuant Corp. announced it is acquiring Viking SeaTech, a Scottish offshore oil and gas support company, for about $225 million.
“Unthink: Rediscover Your Creative Genius”
While creativity often seems to be a talent harnessed by a select group of artists and writers, thought leader Erik Wahl sees it as a skill anyone can utilize once they unlock its potential from within.
Index shows July growth
The Milwaukee area manufacturing sector continued to recover in July, according to a report from the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee
Future 50 leaders sound off
The top executives of the 2013 Future 50 companies recently provided their recommendations about how to resolve some of the most significant challenges facing businesses in the region.
Manufacturing sales are flat
Only 43 percent of local manufacturers have experienced a sales increase in the past year, down from 70 percent in 2012, according to the 2013 Mid-Year Manufacturing Survey from The Paranet Group.
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Twin Disc squeaks out narrow profit
Racine-based Twin Disc Inc., facing a sales and earnings decline that the company blames on “continued weakness in the North American pressure pumping sector,” reported fourth quarter net earnings of $47,000, down from $1.26 million in the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter.
The power of sales success. It’s all within you!
Last week I talked about the power of sales success and gave you the first ten personal powers you need to possess in order to have all of the sales success you desire. As a professional salesperson, you want more selling power and this two-part article reveals the sources.
Rockwell earnings up 6.8%
Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. reported third quarter net income of $203.7 million, up 6.8 percent compared to $190.7 million in net income during the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Diluted earnings per share were $1.45, up from $1.33.
Core values
Jim Lindenberg, former Milwaukee Wave owner, entrepreneur and philanthropist, recently became president and CEO of Legends of the Field, a Hartland-based sports memorabilia and marketing company. His parent company, Lindy Enterprises, which specializes in assisting small businesses, bought a majority interest in Legends of the Field.
