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Boerke foresees another office tower in Milwaukee
Milwaukee-based commercial real estate brokerage releases 2007 market outlook
New hotel planned in Sheboygan
GrandStay Residential Suites plans to build a 72-room hotel in Sheboygan's South Pier District near the Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center.
Strategic decision helps company cut its P&C insurance bill
A West Milwaukee-based small-business owner was able to save potentially 30 percent on his property casualty insurance premiums, or...
P&C rates hold steady
Wisconsin business owners, homeowners and drivers can expect to see either modest increases or reductions in their property and casualty insurance premiums in 2007. P&C insurance in Wisconsin and its surrounding states, including Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Iowa, had premium decreases of 1 percent in the past nine months and a decrease of 0.2 percent in 2005, said Genio Staranczak, chief economist for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, based in Des Plaines, Ill.
Online tool helps employers assess insurance costs
Some small- and medium-sized business owners are combating rising health insurance benefit costs with the help of an online tool launched by Humana Inc.
The Louisville, Ky.-based insurance company has created the Broker Benefit Utilization Director, or Broker BUD.
The Louisville, Ky.-based insurance company has created the Broker Benefit Utilization Director, or Broker BUD.
Cloudy diagnosis: Private sector still searching for health care solutions
Health insurance costs are expected to increase again in 2007, although not by as much as in some recent years, local health insurance brokers say. Still, as health care costs continue to escalate, more businesses are asking their employees to shoulder a greater share of their health insurance costs. Many firms are creating health benefits packages with high deductibles, often combined with a health savings account (HSA) or a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). That trend is also expected to continue in 2007, health insurance brokers say.
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Local home sales on decline
According to statistical data from Metro MLS Inc., 20,071 homes were sold in the Milwaukee area during 2006, a 7.3 percent decrease from the 21,642 homes sold in 2005.
Park East politics
Milwaukee's Park East Freeway corridor is becoming a pinball alley of debate between the city and the county.
