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After six months of gyrations both upward and downward, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the first half of the year within about three percentage points of where they started.

The U.S. market was evenly divided between winners and losers in the first half of the year. That divide also is reflected in the BizTimes Stock Index.

The U.S. economy is poised for growth in the second half of the year, and companies that are too tired or timid to embrace that growth are at risk of being left behind, according to Daniel Sem, Ph.D., newly appointed dean of the School of Business Administration at Concordia University Wisconsin.

Sem was interviewed for the BizTimes Mid-Year Economic Forecast by BizTimes executive editor Steve Jagler. The following are excerpts from that interview.

Scott A. MayerPresident and CEO, QPS Employment Group250 N. Patrick Blvd., Suite 185, Brookfieldwww.qpsemployment.com Industry: Staffing and recruitingEmployees: 318...

Confederate flags have hung around state capitol buildings throughout the South for decades.

Even the most earnest of civil rights advocates were resigned to the reality that that is just the way it was, and it wasn't going to be changing anytime soon.

Then came the shooting deaths of nine innocent people in a church in Charleston, S.C. The assassin, whose name will not be given any more limelight here, was inspired by the hatred for blacks represented by that flag.

Accounting Schenck SC added Michael Schroeder as an M&A analyst in Milwaukee. Schroeder has more than seven years of...

Jockey International Inc. Kenosha-based Jockey International Inc., known for men’s undergarments and women’s intimates, announced the launch of men's...

Conflict is a natural part of relationships. You know the familiar experience when what you want appears to be incompatible with what someone else wants. How we behave in conflict can lead to big losses or big benefits, depending on the style we use to manage the conflict.

There are several styles of dealing with conflict. Most of us have a default style. In family or organizational situations, the best possible outcomes result when all players are aware of the various styles of conflict management and act accordingly.

Retention interviews, also known as “stay” interviews, are a proactive strategy for learning what’s most important to employees, what frustrates them, and what is within your control to make the work environment more enjoyable. They provide important insights for helping you make strategic decisions about what to implement, reinforce and change.

With the cost of replacing an employee around 20 percent of his or her annual compensation (senior level and highly technical positions exceed 200 percent!), having a proactive plan to retain your best employees makes good business sense.

While some may blame the economy, competition or a lack of resources as the reasons for not manifesting their goals, my experience as a business coach and consultant tells me differently.

The power to achieve all begins in your mind.

Let me illustrate by sharing two common scenarios – one from an employee’s perspective and the other from a leader’s perspective – both which create “stunted growth” based upon their egos’ limited view.