Ideas

Milwaukee played host to the second annual Women in Manufacturing conference last week, attracting women from all over the country who work in the manufacturing industry to the Pfister Hotel.

MADISON – On this point, voters in Wisconsin and across the United States seem unanimous: They prefer divided government.

Northwestern Mutual has announced the promotion of three executives in Milwaukee.

The 114-year-old Goll Mansion, one of the last remaining historic mansions along Prospect Avenue on Milwaukee's East Side, has been sold to an investment group.

Personnel from the Wisconsin-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (WI-1 DMAT) are contributing to relief efforts for East Coast residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

Startup Weekend, an entrepreneurial-based event running 54 hours from Friday, Nov. 9, through Sunday, Nov. 11, is still recruiting software developers and graphic designers to assist in creating 15 to 20 Milwaukee-area software companies.

Baird Capital Partners, the buyout fund of Baird Private Equity, announced its portfolio company Digi-Star LLC of Fort Atkinson has acquired RDS Technology of the United Kingdom.

Northwestern Mutual has announced the promotion of three executives in Milwaukee.

Associated Bank has received the Minority Business Development Award from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

Milwaukee-based company Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. has filed for a $250 million proposed initial public offering of Class A common stock.