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IQ Winner: SHARP Literacy Inc.

SHARP Literacy Inc.

750 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr., Suite 311, Milwaukee

www.sharpliteracy.org

Industry: Nonprofit

Innovation: Developed The Eight Building Blocks of SHARP, combining art and literacy to enhance the reading and writing skills of first through fifth grade students

Rise above the ‘goal trap’

Most of us live our life (both personally and professionally), managing it by goals and our “to do list” (initiatives). We promise ourselves to accomplish our action list and are hard on ourselves when we do not. This “to do” list becomes the measurement of our self-worth.

You can’t help but ask: Are CEOs idiots?

Kodak's CEO tells 17,000 employees that the only option for the 131-year-old company is to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company had 64,000 employees in 2003.

Swoboda is new chair of Marquette University board

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Ad creates political crossfire for Johnson Controls

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Students need ‘reality check’ about jobs

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Milwaukee celebrates Armed Forces Week

Milwaukee Armed Forces week will be held from Friday, May 11 until Saturday, May 19. In an effort to educate the community about the Wisconsin Air National Guard, the 128th Air Refueling Wing will host open house displays at the wing on Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Magnetek reports robust quarter

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. today reported first quarter net income of $6.9 million of $2.14, up from $971,000, or 30 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Busted recall process could be fixed

A deep and obvious fault line in Wisconsin governance has hit the state between the eyes as the recall process unfolds.

Downtown condo sales up 122% in April

The downtown Milwaukee condo market, which has been in a major downturn since the Great Recession, is showing signs of life.

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