October 23, 2023
In this issue:
Big vision, big plans for downtown Kenosha
Behind the Scenes at the Pettit National Ice Center
The Interview with MMAC’s Dale Kooyenga
Meet the Notable Women in Insurance
My Best Advice: Tammy Muckerheide
“Be able to fail. Get good at failing, but fail fast.”
Tammy Muckerheide
Vice president of commercial underwriting
West Bend Mutual Insurance...
Commentary: Smoked sausage
For the third time in five years, Milwaukee-based Klement Sausage Co. has lost a major local sponsorship deal to...
Who Owns The Block: Monument Square in downtown Racine
555 Main St.
Property owner: Johnson Bank 2000-1 Trust
Tenants: Johnson Financial Group, Johnson Outdoors, Johnson Outdoors retail store
520...
Rev Up: Milwaukee-based startup 7Rivers helps organizations harness the power of AI
Leadership: Paul Stillmank, founder and CEO
Headquarters: Milwaukee
What it does: Provides consulting services focused on AI and data modernization
Founded: 2023
Employees: 8
Next Goals: Reach between $7...
Public Record: Which banks gained deposit market share in 2023?
The FDIC Summary of Deposits Annual Survey, generally released in September, provides a branch-level look at which banks across...
Coffee Break: Tina Quealy
Tina Quealy
Chief executive officer
Betty Brinn Children’s Museum
929 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
bbcmkids.org
Industry: Education and entertainment
Employees: 19 full-time, 19 part-time
Quealy...
Behind the Scenes: Pettit National Ice Center
The weather can change any number of times on a fall afternoon in Milwaukee, but inside the Pettit National...
The Franchisee: Derek Pipkorn
The Franchise: Los Angeles-based Mathnasium is a math-only learning center with more than 1,100 locations worldwide. The company offers...
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Innovation in how benefits are offered key to lowering health insurance costs for employers
The rising cost of health care coverage is nothing new for employers.
In 2023, health benefit plan premiums grew...
Big vision, big plans for downtown Kenosha
It’s a story not unlike many cities in the upper Midwest.
A series of manufacturing plant closures left Kenosha’s downtown...
How Acuity is factoring climate-related risk into its expansion strategy
As the frequency and severity of natural disasters have increased in recent decades – largely due to the impact...
Downtown Racine gets boost from new boutique hotel
For much of the past four decades, the former Zahn’s department store building in Racine cast a dark shadow...
