Bublr Bikes aims to expand access to bike share
Milwaukee bike share service Bublr Bikes recently announced plans to provide more access to its bikes, particularly in low-income neighborhoods.
Know thy audience, create great content
With more than one billion people using social media to connect to friends and brands and consume content, you may think the key to gaining more fans on social is to create content that appeals to everyone – that’s hardly the case.
As journalist Dan Sinker puts it, “Everyone isn’t an audience. (It’s) the byproduct of an incredibly successful thing that was made for a far more specific bunch of people.”
As journalist Dan Sinker puts it, “Everyone isn’t an audience. (It’s) the byproduct of an incredibly successful thing that was made for a far more specific bunch of people.”
Walker makes it official: ‘I’m in’
One day after he signed the $72.7 billion state budget, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker finally made it official, announcing that he is running for president.
On his campaign website, Walker posted a video that announced his candidacy and set the tone for how he will try to separate himself from a crowded GOP field.
On his campaign website, Walker posted a video that announced his candidacy and set the tone for how he will try to separate himself from a crowded GOP field.
MMAC members optimistic about second half growth
Metro area businesses remain optimistic toward future growth prospects as the largest number of businesses surveyed see gains in sales, profit and employment levels in 2015’s third quarter, according to a business outlook survey conducted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.
Arrival of Nordstrom, Meijer will highlight second half
For years, many Milwaukee area shoppers wished that Nordstrom would open a store in the region.
The wait is almost over.
The wait is almost over.
Fed likely to raise interest rates in second half of year
Interest rates have been near zero for almost seven years, so the economy hasn't been through the tightening portion of a monetary policy cycle for a long time.
But that's all about to change in the second half of the year, according to most analysts. The Federal Reserve has indicated it will begin hiking short-term interest rates soon, assuming the economy continues to grow stronger.
But that's all about to change in the second half of the year, according to most analysts. The Federal Reserve has indicated it will begin hiking short-term interest rates soon, assuming the economy continues to grow stronger.
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Economic News
Wisconsin Energy completes acquisition of Integrys Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Energy Corp. has completed its $9.1 billion acquisition of Integrys Energy...
A.O. Smith heats up with record sales
After six months of gyrations both upward and downward, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the first half of the year within about three percentage points of where they started.
The U.S. market was evenly divided between winners and losers in the first half of the year. That divide also is reflected in the BizTimes Stock Index.
The U.S. market was evenly divided between winners and losers in the first half of the year. That divide also is reflected in the BizTimes Stock Index.
Don’t be a victim of lost opportunities
The U.S. economy is poised for growth in the second half of the year, and companies that are too tired or timid to embrace that growth are at risk of being left behind, according to Daniel Sem, Ph.D., newly appointed dean of the School of Business Administration at Concordia University Wisconsin.
Sem was interviewed for the BizTimes Mid-Year Economic Forecast by BizTimes executive editor Steve Jagler. The following are excerpts from that interview.
Sem was interviewed for the BizTimes Mid-Year Economic Forecast by BizTimes executive editor Steve Jagler. The following are excerpts from that interview.
‘Be a swashbuckler’: Mid-year Economic Forecast
In my final conversation with the late George Dalton, founder of Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc., he expressed concerns about the collective mindset of the American entrepreneur.
