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There's a scene in "The Princess Bride," shortly after the hero Westley is apparently tortured to death by Prince...

Mandel Group Inc. recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction of the second phase of its North End project, located along the Milwaukee River at the intersection of Water and Pleasant streets in downtown Milwaukee.

With assets of $2.5 billion, Bank Mutual Corp. is now the largest bank still based in Milwaukee County, and the company hopes to leverage that fact to its advantage.

When machines break, they lose their purpose. When we lose our purpose, we are broken…

Valentine's Day reminds us of the message of love. However, we generally don't think of love as it applies to business. Yet there is so much to gain when we bring “love” into the workplace. Much like a long-term relationship, we can find that the love is gone one day, when we don't take the steps to ensure it is active.

What are the main causes of stressed and distressed businesses? There are hundreds. But after working as a serial entrepreneur for more than two decades, I see these most frequently:

Change in leadership is inevitable and often predictable, yet it can be one of the most disruptive and jarring...