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Hudson Business Lounge provides offices for entrepreneurs
On the corner of East Buffalo and North Broadway Streets in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward sits a building with office space providing workspace for more than 200 businesses led by a diversity of professionals – from a wedding planner to a therapist and lawyers to independent contractors.
MMAC survey predicts modest growth
Milwaukee-area businesses expressed mixed results regarding economic prospects for 2013's third quarter, according to the latest Business Outlook Survey conducted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC). Expectations towards third quarter sales and profits improved over previous quarters while employment optimism fell slightly from second-quarter levels.
Investment strategist expects continued modest growth
Jim McDonald, senior vice president and chief investment strategist at Northern Trust Bank, is forecasting modest, steady growth for the U.S. economy in the second half of 2013.
The Joyless Recovery
The U.S. stock market is building on record highs, the housing and automotive markets continue to recover, the banking industry has stabilized, gross domestic product continues to grow, the unemployment rate is falling and new jobs are being added every month.
I’m here. Now what?
You were told that your company has to be “on social media.” You created a Facebook page because you heard everyone does. You've tried tweeting because your competitor does. Now you are asking, “What do I say to get noticed?”
“Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead”
While women have made significant strides in education, having long accounted for about half of all college graduates in the country, they are still largely underrepresented in business and government leadership roles.
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Bryant & Stratton to open Children’s College on campus
Bryant & Stratton College announced it will open a Children's College at its Wauwatosa Campus at 10950 W. Potter Road, offering students a unique program for their children while they attend classes.
Anemic economic numbers for Wisconsin
The steady drumbeat of less-than-spectacular economic data for Wisconsin in recent months appears to be having a negative impact on the collective psyche of the state's employers.
Buell sells stake in company to overseas firm
Erik Buell has sold a 49.2-percent stake in his East Troy company, Erik Buell Racing LLC, to Hero MotoCorp Ltd. of New Delhi, India.
Bemis acquires Chinese plastics company
Neenah-based Bemis Company Inc. announced that it has acquired all of the common stock of Foshan New Changsheng Plastics Films Co. LTD (NCS), a specialty film manufacturer located in Foshan, China.
