Growth in the pipeline
A list of some of the most impactful business expansions underway in Wisconsin.
2014 will be the year to PICK UP the PACE
President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy is poised for a “breakthrough year” in 2014. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says the state is poised for impressive growth in job creation in 2014.
Downtown hotel market absorbs new supply
With a surge of hotel development coming to the downtown Milwaukee area, industry observers are no doubt watching to see how the increase in room supply will impact the marketplace.
Roundy’s implements ‘Health Key’ to simplify shopping
Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc.
875 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
Innovation: An on-shelf tag system designed to make it easier for customers to purchase healthier foods
Picknsave.com/healthkey
Barbie falls flat in Shanghai
In 2009, Barbie was 50 and looking at 2008's 9 percent sales decrease, a series of disastrous product launches and a negative growth rate in its traditional markets.
Moving to Kenosha
Kenall Manufacturing Co., a commercial lighting manufacturer, plans to move its corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations from Gurnee, Ill. to a new, $32 million, 354,000-square-foot building that it will build on a 34-acre site at 104th Avenue and 55th Street in Kenosha.
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Advantages of holding company structures
Some of the world's largest companies operate under holding company structures. Berkshire Hathaway and Apple are two examples. For owner-operated businesses, holding companies offer key advantages over holding assets and operations in a single company.
Homemade and homegrown
Home to salad greens and leafy greens along with green beans, cucumbers and chard, Willie Delwiche's backyard will be about as green as it gets when spring finally arrives.
Press Club to celebrate city’s birthday
The City of Milwaukee's 168th Birthday Party will celebrate “6 Degrees of Milwaukee: Connected for 168 Years.”
“Just Start: Take Action, Embrace Uncertainty, Create the Future”
While the path to success can be a daunting one with so much uncertainty defining the future, the best way to move toward success is to “Just Start,” according to authors Leonard Schlesinger, Charles Kiefer and Paul Brown.
