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Taking a toll
Effective Jan. 1, 2005, all drivers will pay more at tollbooths along the Illinois Tollway. While the news...
Risky business
Tom Bentley's day job is running The Bentley Co. construction firm in Milwaukee, but when he gets the chance,...
Bilt-Rite plans to leave Mitchell Street for Greenfield
After 56 years at its Mitchell Street location in Milwaukee, Bilt-Rite Furniture plans to relocate to a new building...
BIZNOTES FOR 10/29/04
Heritage Assisted Living Centers Heritage Assisted Living Centers announced the opening of a memory care facility. Heritage Court...
Sail away
In the middle of another cold Wisconsin winter last year, Bruce Meyer was ready for a vacation. The...
Take a breath
This fall, I decided to enroll in a French class. I have no idea why I felt compelled to...
Architects warming up to 3-D CAD
For decades, automation in the architecture industry had been limited to the two-dimensional renderings and blueprints most people are...
Factory conversion
From the inside, Bryant & Stratton College's new Wauwatosa campus looks so much like a professional office building, some...
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TVs grow, speakers shrink
Driven by technology and consumer demand, trends in home theater and entertainment have reversed themselves over the past 15...
Johnson-Leipold to headline Economic Trends 2005
Helen Johnson-Leipold, the first member of the Johnson family to serve as a director for all four of its...
Cut bait
Not long ago, I had a meeting with an owner of a small business in Milwaukee. Let's call him...
Industrial phoenix
About 10 years ago, Richard Carlson bought much of the former Allis-Chalmers manufacturing facility in West Allis, where he...
