The downtown Milwaukee lakefront, the iconic front door and face of the city, appears to be on the verge of a dramatic and historic transformation.

Five years ago, Catherine Jacobson, Peggy Troy and Susan Edwards all held high-ranking positions in health care systems outside the state of Wisconsin.

As Amanda Braun prepares to take over leadership of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's athletic department in May, she will confront several challenges, including budget constraints, a struggling men's basketball team and needed improvements to UWM's athletic facilities.

With a potential 700,000 to 1 million Wisconsin residents sitting on partial college credit, the University of Wisconsin System is stepping outside traditional education models to help working adults and older students complete degrees and more importantly develop skills needed by today's workforce.

There was a time when a high school diploma was the ticket to many family-sustaining careers, allowing access to more than 70 percent of all jobs in 1973, according to Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce.

The Humana Wellness Summit, presented by BizTimes Media on March 28, provided company leaders with health and wellness insights to help lower overall health benefits costs and increase employee productivity.

The war against cancer has many fronts. The fight wages on the prevention side, with long-term campaigns against smoking and other known health hazards, as well as the treatment front, with accelerated advances in diagnostics and therapies.

Despite the looming uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act and other aspects of health care reform, employers and employees are still faced with difficult decisions on how to deal with rising health care costs.

In a 1960s anti-war song the lyrics stated, “Where have all the flowers gone?” Today we sing “Where have all the Twinkies gone?”