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Nelson named president of international marketing board
Daniel Nelson, Jr., president of Nelson Schmidt Inc. of Milwaukee and Madison, has been elected president of the board of directors of MAGNET, the Marketing & Advertising Global Network of leading independent advertising agencies.
Survey: Optimism growing among businesses in Milwaukee and Waukesha
Businesses in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties are slightly more optimistic about 2013 than they were heading into 2012, according to the First Business Economic Survey released Wednesday by First Business Bank-Milwaukee.
Cover story: BizTimes salutes the Best in Business
The new edition of BizTimes Milwaukee magazine features an inaugural salute to the Best in Business.
Brighter12 start-up company launches interactive website
Brighter12, a Milwaukee-based start-up company, has launched its website www.brighter12.com to assist 12-step program participants in recovering from their addictions through interactive online tools.
Yamachika announces retirement from YMCA
After more than five years as president and chief executive officer of the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee and 30 years with the organization, Robert Yamachika will retire at the end of 2013, the organization announced Monday.
7Summits appoints Reimers to president
Social business agency 7Summits, based in Milwaukee, has named R.J. Reimers president.
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Ariens has model to bridge Wisconsin’s skills gap
Over the years, I’ve spent considerable time writing and reporting on the manufacturing skills gap. It remains a topic of concern for the industrial sector in Wisconsin as business, education and political leaders continue to work to develop solutions to a problem that stems from manufacturers struggling to fill open jobs while thousands of unemployed workers search for employment but don’t have the necessary skills to make them immediately viable candidates.
Metro area home sales up 24% in November
November sales of existing homes in the four-county metropolitan Milwaukee area were up 24.2 percent compared to November 2011, according to the latest report from the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors (GMAR). In November, 1,202 homes were sold in the area compared to 968 in November 2011.
Yabuki to headline Economic Trends Breakfast
Jeff Yabuki, president and chief executive officer of Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc., will headline a stellar panel of business executives at the 2013 Northern Trust Economic Trends Breakfast.
BMO Financial Group caps strong fiscal year
BMO Financial Group, the Toronto-based parent company of BMO Harris Bank, reported strong fiscal fourth quarter earnings and a plan to repurchase up to 15 million of its common stock shares.
