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MMAC employers are optimistic about 2011


Solid optimism was expressed by Milwaukee-area businesses both for 2011 as a whole and for the year's first quarter, according to the latest Business Outlook Survey conducted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC).

‘2011 has the potential to be outstanding’

Compared with the stark predictions for 2009 and 2010, 2011 is expected to be a year of moderate growth and improvement as we enter the third year of what by many is predicted to be a 10-year cycle of "the new normal" in economic growth.

Small business executives bullish on 2011

The majority of members of the Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE) board of directors in Milwaukee expect 2011 to be a year of more revenues, more hiring and more investments in technology or equipment for their companies.

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Manufacturers in metro Milwaukee and across the United States saw a significant boost in productivity and profitability through 2010, and many believe that recovery will continue well into 2011 and beyond.

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Job market on the mend


The staffing and recruiting industry has always been a bellwether for the rest of the global economy. Since the second half of 2009, that industry has gained positive momentum, according to Owen Sullivan, executive vice president of Milwaukee-based Manpower Inc. and chief executive officer of Manpower subsidiaries Right Management and Jefferson Wells.

It’s time to get BACK TO BUSINESS

Companies closed plants. They eliminated jobs. They left vacant positions unfilled. They froze salaries. They cut travel budgets. They postponed investments in IT equipment. They slashed marketing budgets. They put staff development programs on ice. They demanded price concessions from vendors. They increased the share employees must pay for health care insurance.

There is little blood left to be squeezed from these Wisconsin turnips. They did everything they had to do to survive the Great Recession of 2008-2009.

The recovery began in 2010 and hopefully will pick up speed in 2011. Boldly, Wisconsin must go forward.

Will other tenants follow Godfrey & Kahn?

In the race to attract tenants and put together a deal to build a new office building in downtown Milwaukee, a joint venture of Wauwatosa-based Irgens Development Partners LLC and Milwaukee-based Van Buren Management Inc. recently took a major step ahead of their competition.

Wisconsin will regret high-speed rail snub

A BizTimes reader recently asked about the difference in the way transportation policies and decisions are made in China vs. the United States. The issue came up as a reaction to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's decision to reject the $810 million in federal funds that would have built high-speed rail to connect Madison and Milwaukee.

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