Ideas

The conditions in the local mergers and acquisitions market are ripe for business owners to sell, according to industry experts.

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has weighed in with yet another slice-and-dice of the woes of the metro area. It was meant to be a “conversation starter.”

PERSONAL REALITY: You wake up, shower, shave (M), put on makeup (F), brush your teeth, and comb/fix your hair (if you have any). Every day like clockwork.

One of my TEC members fired a key member of his senior management team recently.

Corporate culture is no doubt an overused term. Still, it has been on my mind lately. Recently a highly talented client accepted a job offer, which was attractive for many reasons, and one big reason being her perception of the organizational culture.

Virtually all innovation begins with careful observation and astute listening.

Legend has it that the Phoenix rose from its ashes, spread its wings and one again soared through the skies. The same could be said for entrepreneur and businessman Paul Vaughn Wiggins.

A major investor in Smithfield Foods Inc., the parent company Patrick Cudahy LLC, is trying to pressure the company to explore a breakup of its subsidiaries, rather than pursue a planned takeover by a Chinese meat producer.

West Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp. is the latest company to commit to leasing space at the Global Water Center in Milwaukee.

MillerCoors LLC recently purchased the 110,000-square-foot industrial facility at 918 W. Somers St., near downtown Milwaukee, for $650,000 from Securant Bank & Trust.