Hospitality & Tourism
Funjet Vacations acquires Boston travel company
Milwaukee-based Funjet Vacations announced today it has acquired the business of TNT Vacations, a Boston, Mass.-based provider of vacation product in the New England market.
Kohler Co. offers resort amenities to corporate customers
Dan Callies recently treated his TEC (The Executive Committee) professional development group to a two-day retreat at the Inn on Woodlake in Kohler, complete with a welcome reception, business insight from a Kohler Company executive and a tour of the company’s facility. And most of it was free.
Visitors rave about Milwaukee
Milwaukee can be a dynamic city to host a corporate event in the summertime.
Restaurateur MVP
When two of Wisconsin's greatest athletes ever team up to do a restaurant together, everyone wonders how.
State tourism spending rose in 2011
In 2011, tourists spent nearly $10 billion in Wisconsin, supporting more than 150,000 jobs and generating over $1 billion in state-local tax revenues, according to “Vacationing in Wisconsin,” a new report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX).
BizTimes Morning Headlines: Green Bay seeks developer to restore Hotel Northland
The city of Green Bay is launching a nationwide search for a developer to lead restoration of the old downtown Hotel Northland.
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Funjet to add flights to Mexico and the Caribbean
Funjet Vacations, a Milwaukee-based provider of vacation packages, announced new nonstop value flights for the 2013 peak winter travel period.
Founder of Erv’s Mug has died
Erv Kazik, founder of Erv's Mug, a landmark pub and restaurant in Oak Creek, has died.
Remarkable progress in Racine
During a recent visit and tour of Racine, Wisconsin, and vicinity, I was reminded of the difficult challenges that face older manufacturing-oriented cities. It would be tough to find a place as steeped in manufacturing as the Racine area. As recently as 1969, over 40 percent of the Racine metropolitan area's jobs were to found in the sector — double the national level. Since then, the Racine area's experience has been similar to that of so many manufacturing-oriented places. Due primarily to job losses in the sector, manufacturing now represents only 20 percent of the Racine area work force, and this is still more than double today's national average!
The Woodworker
Rob Strzelczyk, the owner of Mequon-based First Priority Printing, started woodworking 10 years ago after he and his wife, Cindy, couldn’t decide on a dresser for their first born son, Tyler.
