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Cleary Gull completes deal
Yankton, S.D.-based Aviation Manufacturing Group LLC, dba The Freeman Company, has been acquired by JLL Partners, a New York private equity firm.
MRPC acquires ETI Incorporated
Butler-based MRPC, a medical device components and assemblies manufacturer, has acquired Largo, Fla.-based ETI Incorporated.
Ripon Printers acquires Sells Printing
Ripon Printers in Ripon has acquired certain business interests of Sells Printing Company in New Berlin.
Executives will share insights at Women in Business 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.
Peck checks in at UWM as dean of Public Health
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee named Magda Peck the inaugural dean of the Joseph Zilber School of Public Health last October. Construction of the school's building in the former Pabst Brewery complex is nearing completion, and Peck recently started her duties as dean.
Actuant program develops managers
Menomonee Falls-based Actuant Corp. has recently implemented a management development program for its new employees.
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Company mission statement must be bold
Shouldn’t mission statements be exciting and compelling? Isn’t a mission all about heart and emotion, about caring and helping, about being human?
Time is running out on gift tax exemption
Congress has given many business owners an incredible tax bonus by increasing the lifetime gift tax exemption amount to more than $5 million, but only until the end of this year. Barring additional legislative action, that exemption will expire and be reduced to only $1 million. This gift tax exemption level provides many business owners an unprecedented opportunity to pass on the family business free of exposure to wealth transfer taxes.
Real Leaders Don’t Boss
Author Ritch Eich has recognized that motivation and direction from company leaders has become the next victim to the economic recession.
Set the tone at the top: Leaders must be values-driven
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."
"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."
