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The urgent need for clarity
Why are so many experienced professionals saying that the business climate today is more unforgiving than ever? It is faster paced, with shorter turnaround times, combined with demands to address relentless change. In addition, the level and quality of competition is greater than ever. The pressure to perform is extraordinary!
Accurate Specialties to expand, hire 20
Accurate Specialties Inc. announced Friday it will invest $4.5 million to expand its Waukesha facility and add a new Vertical Turning Center.
Milwaukee Biz Blog: The urgent need for clarity
Human resources expert Kathryn Weber shares insights about the urgent need for clarity as a performance management strategy for businesses.
Meta House names new chief executive officer
Milwaukee attorney Amy Lindner has been named president and chief executive officer of Meta House in Milwaukee.
Harley insiders unload stock shares
Wall Street chatter about the outlook for Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. is heating up, sparked by the recent sale of millions of dollars of HOG stock by company insiders.
S.C. Johnson to open Wright exhibit
Beginning June 2, architecture fans can explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s transformative Prairie-Style designs at a new free gallery opening on S.C. Johnson’s historic Wright-designed campus in Racine.
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Wisconsin restaurants add more jobs
Economists at the National Restaurant Association say that Wisconsin’s restaurant industry will hire 16,000 employees this summer, increasing their workforce by 9 percent between March and August to handle the busy summer season.
WMC members plan to expand in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Economic Outlook Survey in May found that 51 percent of the WMC’s members said they will be expanding in Wisconsin over the next two years.
Investors digest conflicting economic data
The seasonally adjusted ISM-Milwaukee Manufacturing Report, compiled by Marquette University’s Center for Supply Chain Management, jumped in May to 57.7 from 52.9 in April, indicating rising production rates at factories in the southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois region.
New company to determine how Wisconsin companies match up in global marketplace
Prioritized LLC, a new boutique advisory management firm in Milwaukee, has launched the first round of the Wisconsin Business Heartbeat, a statewide census survey that will capture ongoing information about how Wisconsin companies stack up in the national and global marketplace.
