Port of Milwaukee receives foreign trade zone grantee status
The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Board recently designated the Port of Milwaukee as the new grantee for Foreign Trade Zone No. 41.
How to prepare your business for Google+
It's been rumored for months that Google+ will be out of business, but it's not, and you were hoping Facebook and Twitter would be around forever, so you didn't have to learn anything new. Fortunately for you, Google+ takes many of the best features of these platforms and combines them to make one excellent tool that as a business, you'll soon be able to use.
Harley is riding high with lower labor costs
A year after threatening to move work out of Wisconsin and demanding major concessions from its union employees, Harley-Davidson Inc.'s profits are soaring.
Personnel File
Advertising & Public Relations Scheibel Halaska, Milwaukee, has added Nick Abadie as senior art director. He...
Biz Notes
Milwaukee-based Telkonet Inc., developer of the EcoSmart energy management platform, recently announced that a United States military academy, which the firm declined to name, is the latest military institution to deploy its network-enabled energy-saving technology.
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For some time I subscribed to a magazine called "Bottom Line/Personal." This publication offers advice from experts in a wide spectrum of fields, from investments to relationships. Somehow, when I moved to Florida I failed to keep up with this helpful newsletter. I think I'll get back on their subscription list.
All together now
Question: "I enjoyed your 'Leadership Transition' column in the Sept. 2 issue of BizTimes Milwaukee magazine. The idea of an assimilation exercise for new managers sounds fascinating. My question is, can this be done in a nonprofit organization, too? Thanks."
The turnaround
As we head into the fall, some things seem clear. Our government remains in a dreadful mess (yes, we have a higher gross debt limit). Our growth is so anemic that many economists are saying that we're back in a recession.
Christine McMahon
"Today's children are tomorrow's future leaders. The commitment parents make to their child's education determines in large...
