September 28, 2020

Closing Time: With one-third of America’s restaurants expected to close, industry in crisis as winter looms
New venture gives MGS founder chance to pass on knowledge
MMAC's Focus on the Future Awards winners
Analyzing the Milwaukee Public Museum's future site
5 minutes with: Marcelo Podesta
West Allis-based National Business Furniture recently named Marcelo Podesta as its new president. Bringing more than a decade of management experience...
Pay it forward: Bucks’ front of house manager spreading generosity at area restaurants
Zach Bartlett
Front of house manager
Milwaukee Bucks
Service: Launched Venmo Challenge to help restaurant servers
When stay-at-home orders went into effect in...
A brief case: How do I provide employees with flexibility while also maintaining accountability during COVID-19?
Anne Zizzo
Founder and CEO
Zizzo Group
“We’ve all heard of employee experience. But what does it really mean? At Zizzo Group...
Closing time: With one-third of America’s restaurants expected to close, industry in crisis as winter looms
While many businesses have managed to get back on their feet since the initial economic blow dealt by the...
Bucks betting on future with new hotel project
In announcing plans to develop a new hotel — in the midst of a pandemic that has ravaged the...
In focus: Molson Coors invests in new filler in Miller Valley
Many Beer drinkers approve of Blue Moon’s new light citrus wheat beverage LightSky. To meet the demand, Molson Coors...
Breaking ground: Ascent
Construction has begun on Ascent, a 259-unit apartment tower at 700 E. Kilbourn Ave. in downtown Milwaukee. At 284...
BizTracker: September 2020
Home sales in the four-county metro Milwaukee area increased 5.3% in August, year-over-year, to 2,342.
Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in...
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Getting there: Jackie Erdman
Jackie Erdman
Executive director
Above & Beyond Children’s Museum
Age: 30
Hometown: Lake Geneva
Education: BA, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; MA, UW-Milwaukee
Previous position: Executive...
Focus on the Future recognizes top responses to COVID-19
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) recognized area companies and organizations as Focus on the Future Award honorees,...
The public record: Briggs & Stratton bankruptcy background
In less than two months, Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. went from filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a...
Style: Face masks
Multi-colored serape face mask
$25 at Milworks, Milwaukee
Sourced in the USA and handmade in Texas, this...