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There are a few subjects I just keep coming back to. Language is one of them, and for good reason: it's one of the most important tools in sales.

Badger Magnetics Inc. is expanding its Milwaukee plant at 7939 W. Tower Ave.

Two of the universal challenges faced by organizations throughout southeastern Wisconsin and across the country is the attraction AND retention of talent.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced it has acquired Companhia Caetano Branco of Brazil for a total consideration of approximately $57 million in cash.

I nnovation may feel like a trend or industry buzzword, but at companies like Apple, Aglient, 3M and Infosys, it is a core competency. Executives at these companies have chosen not to fall prey to their own past successes but instead they have chosen to make innovation a methodology for how they do business.

Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc. reported fourth quarter income from continuing operations of $212 million, or $1.99 per share, up from $195 million, or $1.83 per share, in the same period a year ago.

Businesses in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties are slightly more optimistic about 2013 than they were heading into 2012, according to the First Business Economic Survey released last week by First Business Bank-Milwaukee.

The Lawrence University Board of Trustees has named Mark Burstein, executive vice president of Princeton University, as the college’s 16th president.

*Now through Wednesday, Dec. 26, the Milwaukee Ballet will present its annual holiday performances of “The Nutcracker,” choreographed by...

The new edition of BizTimes Milwaukee magazine features an inaugural salute to the Best in Business.