Nunemaker’s new venture launches first product
West Allis-based Dynamis Software Corp. recently launched its first product, the Dynamic Plan Designer, which is a cloud-based software system for health insurance brokers.
New Berlin spec
Milwaukee-based Zilber Property Group plans to build a 90,000-square-foot speculative industrial building southwest of Beloit Road and Emmer Drive in New Berlin.
Unable to contribute to a Roth IRA? Consider this.
Taxpayers with incomes above certain limits are unable to contribute to a Roth IRA. In 2013, this limitation starts at $178,000 (modified adjusted gross income – essentially, the last line on page 1 of Form 1040) for married taxpayers and $112,000 for single taxpayers.
Softball for charity
When Dr. Patrick Murphy, chairman of Milwaukee-based P.J. Murphy & Associates Inc., steps onto the field of LaFollette Park in Milwaukee each June for the Sixteen Inch Society's annual softball game, the afternoon transports him back to his childhood.
SEC permits social media use for corporate disclosure
Public companies are increasingly using social media to communicate with shareholders and investors. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) acknowledged that on April 2 when they decided to allow public companies to use corporate social media outlets to disclose material information, so long as investors have been alerted about which social media will be used to disseminate such information.
“ON Innovation”
“Creativity is about thinking up new things. Innovation is about doing new things,” is a Theodore Levitt quote found in “ON Innovation,” a new book written by Terry Jones. Jones likes this definition of innovation the most because not many people know how to innovate their ideas and turn them into real products.
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Stella & Chewy’s fills natural pet food niche
When Marie Moody rescued her dog Chewy from an animal shelter in California, he was very sick. A holistic vet in Los Angeles told her to try feeding him a raw food diet.
Diverse coalition opposes rent-to-own expansion
A diverse, bipartisan coalition is calling for removal of a provision in Gov. Scott Walker's budget that would not only allow rent-to-own businesses to operate in Wisconsin, but would grant them special exemptions and privileges.
Peter Parks, vice president, product management at Provade
What compelled you last year to move Provade's headquarters from Silicon Valley to Milwaukee?
"Several factors led us to relocate our headquarters. We already employed a significant number of people who resided in the Milwaukee area, enough to justify opening an office here. We also kept cost considerations in mind. Midwestern employees have a longer average tenure than Californians, so it made sense to do our hiring here. It also didn't hurt that I'm a Milwaukee native!"
Waukesha County EDC elects leaders
The Waukesha County Economic Development Corp. has elected its officers and directors for 2013. Jay Mack, president and chief...
