Personnel File
Accounting Neil Keller, tax shareholder, was promoted to the position of tax department chair at Kolb+Co. S.C., Brookfield. Keller...
SBA Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration approved the following loan guarantees in December: ...
Biz Notes
American Design & Build West Bend-based general contractor, American Design & Build Inc., recently awarded it's annual partners in...
The right stuff
On a recent AirTran flight to San Francisco, as we stepped onto the plane, we were greeted by a flight attendant who welcomed us aboard. I noticed she was wearing Eastern Airlines earrings, which started a conversation about the airline industry.
Innovate or Die
Mark Zuckerberg is Time Magazine's "Man of the Year." Why? One simple word explains it. Innovation.
No question. Anyone who can garner 500 million new customers in less than five years is doing something remarkably new.
Our words matter
On Jan. 1, 2011, we ushered in a new year with cautious optimism. Positive economic indicators began to emerge. Signs of renewal appeared in the housing market. Metro Milwaukee companies reported hiring plans for 2011.
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Tourism industry has positive momentum
Last year at this time, we were optimistic that the hospitality and tourism industry would awake from the recessionary doldrums of 2009 and begin to stage a comeback. We predicted that convention business for 2010 could grow by almost 50 percent over 2009. With the books closed on 2010, we're thrilled to report that the hospitality industry is indeed making a comeback, and convention business actually increased by 55 percent in 2010.
Uncertainty clouds health care industry
In terms of regulation requirements, 2011 will be a quiet year on the federal health care reform timeline. The next major components of reform won't go into effect until 2014, but the extensive amount of controversy, compounded with the lawsuits from at least 20 different states regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual responsibility provision, have left employers and providers alike somewhat unclear on what to do next.
Bouncing back
Mergers and acquisitions steadily increased through 2010, as the industry rebounded from a lagging 18-month period during the Great Recession.
Competitive banking market
M&I acquisition creates opportunity for others to gain market share
While economic conditions improved significantly in 2010, commercial lending has been slow to recover, many Wisconsin bankers say.
While economic conditions improved significantly in 2010, commercial lending has been slow to recover, many Wisconsin bankers say.
