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Build a strategic framework
Patrick T. Hammer
President and CEO
Rogers Behavioral Health System
Oconomowoc
Industry: Health care
Employees: 1,000
www.rogershospital.org
Personnel File
Advertising & Public Relations
Trefoil Group, of Milwaukee, has promoted Vince Halaska to vice president of digital operations and Wade Kohlmann to vice president of branding and strategy. Both vice president roles are new to the company.
Biz Notes
GRAEF
Milwaukee-based GRAEF has earned national recognition for its University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Field Station Master Plan. The Society for College and University Planning honored the plan with its 2014 Excellence in Landscape Architecture Award.
Leading through transitions: How to navigate the rough waters of change
When I'm asked about the work I do with individuals and organizations, I say that all coaching is about learning.
Fill the skills gap: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce program provides welder training
A question constantly asked by business people and the unemployed is: “What are we doing to close the skillset gap in Wisconsin?”
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Innovate or die: Ingenuity will solve the world’s problems
The news media reminds us almost daily of the dire predictions of thinkers like Thomas Malthus and the limitations of the Earth's resources. For example:
Construction rebound
After years of little activity and high unemployment levels following the Great Recession, construction activity has picked up significantly in southeastern Wisconsin.
JCI deal caps 30-year transformation of West Allis complex
The Renaissance Place complex in West Allis, where city officials say Johnson Controls Inc. plans to establish an office, provides a major example of the economic transformation that has occurred in the Milwaukee area over several decades. It also shows how efforts to revitalize West Allis have progressed since Allis-Chalmers went bankrupt in the 1980s.
The new retail paradigm
As online shopping at Amazon.com and other websites becomes increasingly popular and longstanding American retail brands like J.C. Penney, Sears and RadioShack shutter stores, some may wonder how brick and mortar retailers, and the owners of retail real estate, will remain competitive long-term with online retail.
