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BizTimes Media 2015 Giving Guide
BizTimes Media’s fifth annual Giving Guide serves the region’s business community as a vehicle to engage with area nonprofit organizations and discover opportunities for philanthropic involvement.
BizTimes Media 2015 Giving Guide
BizTimes Media’s fifth annual Giving Guide serves the region’s business community as a vehicle to engage with area nonprofit organizations and discover opportunities for philanthropic involvement.
MMAC members optimistic about second half growth
Metro area businesses remain optimistic toward future growth prospects as the largest number of businesses surveyed see gains in sales, profit and employment levels in 2015’s third quarter, according to a business outlook survey conducted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.
Arrival of Nordstrom, Meijer will highlight second half
For years, many Milwaukee area shoppers wished that Nordstrom would open a store in the region.
The wait is almost over.
The wait is almost over.
Fed likely to raise interest rates in second half of year
Interest rates have been near zero for almost seven years, so the economy hasn't been through the tightening portion of a monetary policy cycle for a long time.
But that's all about to change in the second half of the year, according to most analysts. The Federal Reserve has indicated it will begin hiking short-term interest rates soon, assuming the economy continues to grow stronger.
But that's all about to change in the second half of the year, according to most analysts. The Federal Reserve has indicated it will begin hiking short-term interest rates soon, assuming the economy continues to grow stronger.
Economic News
Wisconsin Energy completes acquisition of Integrys Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Energy Corp. has completed its $9.1 billion acquisition of Integrys Energy...
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A.O. Smith heats up with record sales
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. 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.
Don’t be a victim of lost opportunities
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.
Sem was interviewed for the BizTimes Mid-Year Economic Forecast by BizTimes executive editor Steve Jagler. The following are excerpts from that interview.
‘Be a swashbuckler’: Mid-year Economic Forecast
In my final conversation with the late George Dalton, founder of Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc., he expressed concerns about the collective mindset of the American entrepreneur.
Invest in your people
Scott A. MayerPresident and CEO, QPS Employment Group250 N. Patrick Blvd., Suite 185, Brookfieldwww.qpsemployment.com Industry: Staffing and recruitingEmployees: 318...
