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BizTimes Bubbler Executive of the Week: Eric Friedle, President of Publisher’s Diversified Mail Service, Inc.
Eric Friedle, President of Publisher’s Diversified Mail Service, Inc. Company address: 10545 W. Donges Court, Milwaukee, WI 53188Company website: www.publishersmail.comIndustry:...
Bubbler Quote of the Week
“This growth in women-owned businesses has paralleled increased contributions by women across the economy. Over the past 40 years...
Jockey names Norfleet president
Kenosha-based Jockey International Inc. announced the appointment of Byron Norfleet as president and chief operating officer.
UWM groundbreaking for $75 million campus building
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction for the 93,000-square-foot, $75 million Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex.
MMAC appoints new board members
The members of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) elected six new directors to its board at the 151st annual membership meeting this week.
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Presidential candidates should embrace the Getz model
“If you don’t get out and try it, you won’t have the opportunity to be successful.”
So said Jalem Getz about business ventures after receiving the George Dalton Inspirational Entrepreneur Award from BizStarts Milwaukee at its fourth anniversary celebration recently. He knows all about trying different businesses before finding one that hits pay dirt.
So said Jalem Getz about business ventures after receiving the George Dalton Inspirational Entrepreneur Award from BizStarts Milwaukee at its fourth anniversary celebration recently. He knows all about trying different businesses before finding one that hits pay dirt.
Packers fund playground at Smith Park
A new playground was installed at Milwaukee’s Smith Park Tuesday, thanks to a team effort among the Milwaukee County Parks, United Way, the Green Bay Packers and the NFL.
Ease the regulatory burden on community banks
Editor’s note: Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) submitted a letter to U.S. banking regulators on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of members of Congress from the Wisconsin delegation asking regulators to consider a scaled approach to the implementation of Basel III banking regulations for small and community banks. Moore’s letter received the support of U.S. Reps. Sean Duffy, Ron Kind, Tom Petri, Reid Ribble and Jim Sensenbrenner. The letter was sent Federal Reserve System Chairman Ben Bernanke, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Acting Chairman Marin Gruenberg and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Tom Curry. The letter reads as follows:
Fair Housing Council files complaint
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development alleging housing discrimination by Bank of America.