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As Amanda Braun prepares to take over leadership of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's athletic department in May, she will confront several challenges, including budget constraints, a struggling men's basketball team and needed improvements to UWM's athletic facilities.

The downtown Milwaukee lakefront, the iconic front door and face of the city, appears to be on the verge of a dramatic and historic transformation.

Recently I was asked to review a client proposal for a consultant who works in China's sports market. I was so impressed I decided to share it with you. The names have been changed to protect the guilty, but Party X is a major world sports company, and the consultant is a former Milwaukee resident (not me).

A five-story office building will be built in the former Pabst brewery complex in downtown Milwaukee.

Closing at 1,561 on March 15, the S&P 500 Index is approaching its record high closing price of 1,565 set on Oct. 9, 2007.

Marmy Clason's thrill of aviation is one fueled largely by her sense of accomplishment in having built her own aircraft.

For years, clients have been asking me if they needed to get on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Google Plus. Now everyone's asking about Pinterest. My answer has never changed: “Don't even think about any of them until you define your strategy.”

If a company needs boxes for shipping products, and they order them from Berenz Packaging Corp. in Menomonee Falls, they will be available the same day.

China is Wisconsin's third- largest export market behind Canada and Mexico. The state moved more than $1.5 billion in exports to China last year, according to the governor's office.