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ZBB acquires power electronics firm; Bucyrus shareholders approve sale to Caterpillar; Rockwell acquires South African firm

Associated Bank reports second consecutive profitable quarter; M&I lost $616.9 million in 2010

Every year, I have the great honor of being invited to attend an editors forum with the board of...

On a recent AirTran flight to San Francisco, as we stepped onto the plane, we were greeted by a flight attendant who welcomed us aboard. I noticed she was wearing Eastern Airlines earrings, which started a conversation about the airline industry.

In the high-testosterone game of Chicken, two drivers race towards each other at accelerating speeds. The first driver to...

Mark Zuckerberg is Time Magazine's "Man of the Year." Why? One simple word explains it. Innovation.

No question. Anyone who can garner 500 million new customers in less than five years is doing something remarkably new.

On his homeward voyage to Ithaca in Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus is forced to sail through the narrow straits of...

On Jan. 1, 2011, we ushered in a new year with cautious optimism. Positive economic indicators began to emerge. Signs of renewal appeared in the housing market. Metro Milwaukee companies reported hiring plans for 2011.

I am a supporter of Scott Walker. I even went so far as to write his campaign a check,...

Sometimes, the system works against the greater public good, and well-intended projects get sidetracked or even derailed. Then there...