M&A activity to remain strong through rest of 2010
The merger and acquisition market has seen a steady uptick across the country this year, and Milwaukee M&A experts say that if the economy remains stable, the rest of 2010 should show similar if not more robust activity.
Moving out of Milwaukee would damage Harley’s brand
What does Harley-Davidson have in common with the Republican and Democratic Parties? Core customers have kept all three locked into business models that will fail as the baby boomers age.
Harley reaches out to the next generation
Experts say that if Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. is going to survive in the future and grow its sales, the company needs to successfully connect with its next generation of riders.
What should Harley do now?
Editor's note: Harley-Davidson Inc. is at a crossroads. In this report, BizTimes Milwaukee asked...
It’s a great time to buy
Aided by the federal home buyer tax credit, which expired at the end of April, southeastern Wisconsin's housing market showed some signs of improvement in the first half of the year.
Hartland company creates lightweight frames for buildings
Jim Jendusa started Hartland-based Jendusa Design & Engineering Inc., a structural engineering firm, 10 years ago. Throughout his experience working with contractors and construction companies, he encountered problems associated with using traditional insulated concrete forms, and decided there had to be a better way.
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China’s younger workers have different expectations
The drum beat continues on China's labor problems. Starting with the suicides and strikes at plants in the Pearl River basin, which goes from Shanghai to Guangzhou, there are articles and opinion pieces both in the domestic and international media.
Mequon printer to rebuild after fire from lighting strike
At about 2 a.m. on June 23, Rob Strzelczyk, the owner of Mequon-based First Priority Printing, a printing and marketing services company, was awake with one of his sick children.
Evaluate your insurance company
The insurance industry has not been exempt from federal bailouts and financial distress, and in today's financial landscape, consumers may want to learn about risks to their policies, annuities, or insurers themselves.
Guhring Inc.
Manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, health care device and other industries that need precision machining rely on Brookfield-based Guhring Inc. for cutting tools used in CNC machines that cut, bore, mill and remove material from cast metals and other materials.
