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Wauwatosa-based Zywave Inc. plans to purchase Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Emerging Information Systems Inc., a provider of needs analysis and financial planning software tools.

Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc. announced that it has the sale of the drilling products business of its Houston-based LeTourneau Technologies Inc. business to Houston-based Cameron International Corp. for $375 million.

Recently I spoke to a group of HR Leaders at the statewide SHRM Conference in Madison about attracting, leading and retaining Gen Y employees. I'm intrigued by the number of leaders who, as we talk about the differences in the emerging workforce, well, they just kind of shake their heads in disapproval. This is fairly common.

Most who know me would not call me a cold, heartless, task-driven S.O.B. In fact, I always end up solidly in the "amiable" quadrant on those personality tests. So what I'm about to say goes against my very constitution.

The phrase "work/life balance" is a misnomer. Attempting to achieve equal balance is unrealistic. However, striving to live a fulfilling life is possible with targeted focus and relentless effort.

Wisconsin's new concealed carry law will take effect on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Wisconsin businesses that take no action will...

A lack of collaboration not only discourages employees, it leaves managers feeling powerless and stressed from the over-responsibility. That is the basis for the Gallup Poll research that states employee engagement and a more collaborative culture increases productivity by 74 percent.

Class is not a fixed designation in this country. We are an upwardly mobile society with a lot of...

A year after threatening to move work out of Wisconsin and demanding major concessions from its union employees, Harley-Davidson...

Harley-Davidson Inc.’s remarkable recovery continued in the third quarter, as the Milwaukee-based company’s net income grew to $183.6 million, or 78 cents per share, from $88.8 million, or 38 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.