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BMO Financial Group to acquire Portland firm
Toronto-based BMO Financial Group, the parent company of BMO Harris Bank, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CTC Consulting LLC of Portland, Ore.
Associated hires Erickson as general counsel
Associated Banc-Corp has hired Randall J. Erickson as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for the corporation, Associated Bank, National Association and Associated Trust Company, National Association.
2012 is Year of the Veteran
Wisconsin has many soldiers bravely serving our country all over the world. When they return, it is time for us to serve them.
Employers should not ask for Facebook passwords
As social media and its effects permeate the workplace, one recent phenomenon is continuing to attract attention: employers asking job applicants and existing employees for their social media passwords in order to delve into their personal backgrounds.
Create a great start
I've been reading "The Great Workplace: How to Build It, How to Keep It and Why It Matters," by...
The qualifying conversation – Why it’s the most difficult sales talk of all
Qualifying! It's probably the most under-valued and under-performed activity in sales. If almost any sales organization were to double its effectiveness at qualifying – which is painfully easy to achieve – it would deliver at least 10 percent to its bottom line overnight.
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Women business leaders to share insights at conference
A panel of accomplished female business leaders will share their insights at the 2012 BizTimes Women in Business Breakfast, which also will feature the presentation of the BizTimes Woman Executive of the Year to Gail Lione.
WMEP to host Manufacturing Matters! conference
The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership will host its Manufacturing Matters! conference on May 9, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee.
Diversify the talent pipeline – The business argument for advancing women
Can a leaky corporate talent pipeline undermine business success?
SPX expands Transformer Solutions facility
SPX Corp. revealed its newly completed manufacturing facility addition in Waukesha last week.