Take one for the team
John Kissinger
President and CEO
GRAEF
Milwaukee
Industry: Architecture/engineering/construction
Employees: 225
www.graef-USA.com
Personnel File
Accounting
Schenck S.C. has added Patrick Malloy as a staff accountant in the tax department and Elizabeth Slovensky as a staff accountant in the audit department of its Milwaukee office. Slovensky is in the process of completing her CPA designation.
Biz Notes
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Withhold judgment: You don’t know the challenges others face in their lives
Do you evaluate the world around you using yourself as the standard?
Every second counts: Customers engage in interactions second-by-second, but salespeople don’t
So this guy walks into his first meeting with a psychotherapist. The two shake hands and, as the patient is about to take a seat, the therapist startles him with, “Be careful where you sit. Remember, everything counts!”
Assessing learnability and coachability: A new tool for advancing performance success
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Updated design unveiled for The Couture
Updated design plans for The Couture, the proposed 44-story, $122 million luxury apartment tower planned for the site of the Downtown Transit Center at the lakefront, were unveiled recently by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
Development of former Gallun tannery site could resemble North End project
Mandel Group Inc.'s North End development, which now is beginning its third phase, is filling a significant gap along the Milwaukee River between downtown Milwaukee and the city's Lower East Side neighborhood.
Oak Creek is a construction zone
Oak Creek is one of the most active communities in southeastern Wisconsin for construction projects as work is ongoing at numerous development sites and on several road projects.
Commercial Real Estate and Development Conference will focus on major projects
A panel of local developers working on some of the most significant development projects in southeastern Wisconsin will highlight the 12th annual BizTimes Milwaukee Commercial Real Estate and Development Conference.
