Ideas

Question:

"What do you think about this situation? An executive received notification of his bonus based on his company's 2011 performance. Angered and upset that it was so small, he sent an e-mail to his wife complaining bitterly about how hard he had worked, how under-appreciated he is, etc. The coup de grace is the 'paltry' bonus was 'only' $300,000! To make a long story, short, the executive hit 'reply all' and sent the message to a bunch of people he didn't mean to and is now under criticism for his greed and insensitivity. The company has lost money the past few years and is currently downsizing and restructuring."

I recently attended the American Heart Association's Heart Ball, and asked my ballroom dance partner to be my guest. I thought with the Eddie Butts Band playing, how much more fun could it be than to dance all night long?

The Milwaukee Job Corps Center celebrated its first class of graduates in January, just one year after the school began accepting students.

The pace of growth for manufacturing in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois slowed in March, according to the latest Institute of Supply Management (ISM)-Marquette University Monthly Survey on Manufacturing Activity.

The Government Accountability Board this morning certified the recall elections against Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, setting the stage for May 8 primary elections, if necessary, and June 5 general elections.

The purpose of this white paper is to estimate the economic impacts that the Bradley Center, a sports and entertainment venue in the City of Milwaukee, has on the metro Milwaukee area.1 These impacts include the gross impacts of the Bradley Center's operations as well as net impacts generated by new dollars flowing into the area that otherwise would not have been generated.

The winners of the 13th Annual Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (MANDI) Awards were announced earlier this week at a gala event at the Pfister Hotel. The MANDI Awards are hosted by LISC Milwaukee. More than 700 people attended the sold-out event.

MADISON – President Obama endorsed it. The Senate passed it by a 3-to-1 margin. The margin of victory in the House of Representatives was even higher. Interest groups such as the National Venture Capital Association and the Biotechnology Industry Organization have praised it.

Marquette University School of Dentistry Dean William K. Lobb was recognized by the American Dental Education Association with the 2012 William J. Gies Award for Innovation as a dental educator.

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson will deliver the keynote lecture at Lakeland College’s 11th annual Charlotte and Walter Kohler Distinguished Business Lecture on Wednesday, April 11 in the college’s Bradley Theatre.