Industries
Pleasant Prairie industrial building planned for Taiwan-based company
CenterPoint WisPark Land Company LLC, a joint venture of Milwaukee-based Wispark LLC and Oak Brook, Ill.-based CenterPoint Properties, plan to build a 471,403-square-foot industrial building in Pleasant Prairie for Taiwan-based Ta Chen International Inc.
European slowdown takes toll on Johnson Controls
Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. reported first fiscal quarter net income of $354 million, or 52 cents per share, down from $424 million, or 62 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
Production up in December
U.S. factory production rose in December for the second straight month, buoyed by more output of autos, electronics and business equipment.
Expect consolidations in banking industry
Financial institutions will continue to improve from a profitability standpoint throughout 2013. However, earnings pressures will also continue to challenge the industry.
Rays of hope in housing market
The number of homes sold in southeastern Wisconsin was up significantly in 2012, but the prices of homes sold continued their post Great Recession slide.
Stay on the digital cutting edge
Digital marketing and social media have changed very quickly in a short period of time. In 2013, three trends will play key roles in determining online success.
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Businesses have decisions to make on health care plans
With the certainty ongoing rollout of Obamacare in the coming year, Gerald Frye, president of The Benefit Services Group in Pewaukee, advises employers to focus their immediate attention on exchange notifications they must give employees and internal assessments of their health care plans in the face of reform.
Fracking makes major impact on U.S. energy supplies
Horizontal directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) will continue to result in larger domestic energy supplies in the U.S. and lower prices for consumers this year, according to energy industry experts, including Lawrence T. Borgard, the president and chief operating officer of Integrys Energy Group.
Manufacturing leaders still cautious
Manufacturing companies have a lot of cash on their balance sheets, but they will continue to spend it conservatively in 2013, according to Peter Gottsacker, president of St. Francis-based Wixon Inc.
Technology gives consumers more power
Consumers are more connected than ever, with Wi-Fi, 4G, aircards and other technology allowing people to connect to the Internet almost anywhere.
