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The development group for the 200-room Marriott Hotel that is planned for downtown Milwaukee recently announced that it...

Historically, business professionals were very reluctant to change banks. Especially in a closely-held, smaller business, the attorney, accountant, and banker were key advisors and instrumental in support of the owner. When a new relationship was required, key to the process was the reputation of a prospective financial institution, recommendations from key advisors/centers of influence and the relationship with a specific banker.

During times of economic stress and rapid change, customers are more difficult to please than ever. Customers have lost a tolerance for errors, and in the era of social networking and blogging, disappointment with your business can spread over the Internet quicker than ever.

Reeling Cart & Case 440 Oakton Ave., Pewaukee, WI 53072 Industry: Moving and shipping...

519 The Milwaukee Public Schools announced that 519 employees, including 354 teachers, lost their jobs as the...

Scott Bucher Business development specialist/president Traction Factory 735 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 800, Milwaukee, WI 53233 www.tractionfactory.com...

High-tech exports in Wisconsin, including medical and scientific instruments and biotechnology products, are rising at a rate faster than five Midwestern state neighbors and the United States as a whole.

Social media doesn't work. Nor do cell phones, the Internet, e-mail or billboards, for that matter. No, really none of it works without a message to communicate.

Perhaps if Larry the Lynx, Jack the Rabbit, Grizwald the Bear and the other animals depicted on the tails of Frontier Airlines' planes could really speak, they might be asking where their next meal will come from.

Mark Barr President and chief operating officer Duraguard Services Racine www.duraguardservices.com In...