Industries
Johnson Controls stock hits 52-week high
The common stock for Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. last week reached a new 52-week high of $40.06, above its previous high of $38.33.
Badger Meter reports record sales, but profits dip
Milwaukee-based Badger Meter Inc. reported record second quarter net sales of $88.3 million, up 7.8 percent from $82.0 million for the same period a year ago.
Bauer, Johnson to speak at Paranet outing
The Paranet Group, a Milwaukee-based manufacturing trade group, will host its 2013 golf outing at Ozaukee Country Club, 10823 N. River Road in Mequon, on Monday, August 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wisconsin ranks 24th in manufacturing wage
Private manufacturing companies in Wisconsin pay less than their Midwest counterparts, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Bankruptcy filing paves way for reinvention of Detroit
Today, Detroit’s Emergency Financial Manager Kevyn Orr filed a volunteer petition for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. Michigan Governor Rick...
Millennials seek empowerment
Matt Cordio, the 24-year-old co-founder of the nonprofit group Startup Milwaukee, is part of a growing number of young professionals involved in entrepreneurship in the city. He has taken a leadership role at Startup Milwaukee, which has unveiled new internship and mentorship programs this year, and has continued to host regular meetups and foster discussion through social media within for the community.
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Milwaukee companies use design thinking to fuel growth
Some the Milwaukee area's most robust and dynamic companies are using the principles of design thinking to propel their growth through innovation.
Elements of good design
Our firm is a branding agency, so my perspective on what signals good design is influenced by our work in defining, designing and developing brands and brand communications across industries and across media. However, I believe a few principles remain the same whether designing a car, a consumer product, an environment, print communications, a website or a logo.
Design Thinking can change your company
John Caruso has been inspired by elements of design since his earliest days of childhood. Caruso, associate professor of industrial design at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), grew up in a Midwestern household bustling with creativity ignited by a full-time mother, whom he remembers as a frustrated fashion designer.
Startup’s system tracks water usage to improve conservation
When the Global Water Center opens this fall in Milwaukee, one company that will have an office at the research and business facility is a local startup, H2O Score.
