Even
as fuel prices soar, local airfares
remain relatively steady
MILWAUKEE - Airlines
may be paying dramatically more for fuel this year than last,
but Milwaukee-area travelers are being charged only a little
more for flights out of Gen. Mitchell International Airport,
experts say.
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Former
executives discuss life after GE
BROOKFIELD - When
former GE Healthcare executive Kevin Conroy was considering
taking a position with another technology firm, he felt
comfortable enough to discuss the matter with his bosses.
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Waukesha
BID adopts 3-year strategic plan
WAUKESHA - The
Waukesha Business Improvement on Thursday approved a three-year
strategic plan for the downtown, with efforts focused on
attracting new developers, occupying commercial property and
improving negative perceptions about parking and safety.
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Kohl’s
ups its earnings guidance
MENOMONEE FALLS –
Kohl’s Corp. increased its earnings guidance Thursday and said
its samestore sales were up 3.5 percent last month.
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New
business group shares crime warnings
GRAFTON - In a
simpler time, news about a recent theft or the latest money scam
would spread around the Grafton business community like the
plague. But as the primary dwelling place for Grafton’s
business community has expanded from the downtown district to
the east and southwest corridors, keeping tabs on the latest
crime trends has become more of a challenge for store owners.
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Hard
lesson learned in home loan industry
For the last five
years, Grafton has been home to the Wakefield Company, one of
the top management consulting firms in the residential mortgage
industry.
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TV
show proves golden advertising
NEW BERLIN -
Sometimes the best advertising is free. Just ask Lynette
Schumacher.
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At
the top of his game
TOWN OF POLK - In a
county dominated by golfing hot spots, one owner-operator has
gained international recognition as one of the industry’s best
and brightest.
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New
visions for Highway 33
WEST BEND - If one
local businessman has his way, the West Paradise Drive retail
strip will eventually be eclipsed as the city’s
quickestgrowing by another on the city’s northwest side.
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Judge
grants class action status in Kraft pay case 05-09-08
MADISON -
Employees of Kraft Foods have been given class action status
for their lawsuit seeking pay for time spent putting on and
taking off safety equipment.
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 Schneider
National cuts top
speed to 60 mph
05-09-08
GREEN BAY - One
of the nation's largest trucking companies is cutting the
top speed for its 10,600 rigs to 60 mph.
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Illinois
Tool Works secures $2B
deal for Britain's Enodis 05-09-08
CHICAGO -
Illinois Tool Works Inc., a conglomerate known for making
dozens of mostly small acquisitions every year, landed an
agreement for its biggest deal since 1999 on Thursday when
British restaurant equipment supplier Enodis PLC accepted
its $2 billion buyout.
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 Gas
jumps above $3.67, oil passes
$126 on Venezuela concerns 05-09-08
NEW YORK - Oil
rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing
its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned
whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and
Venezuela could cut exports from the OPEC member. Gas
prices, meanwhile, rose above an average $3.67 a gallon at
the pump, following oil's recent path higher.
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March
trade deficit drops by bigger-than-
expected amount 05-09-08
WASHINGTON - The
U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in March as demand for
imports fell by the largest amount since the last recession
was ending.
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 Citigroup
to shed nearly
$500 billion in assets 05-09-08
NEW YORK -
Citigroup Inc. said Friday it aims to shed about $500
billion in assets and grow revenue by 9 percent over the
next few years, as it tries to rebound from massive losses
tied to deterioration in the mortgage and credit markets.
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Icahn
prepared to buy Circuit City
if Blockbuster can't 05-09-08
NEW YORK -
Consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores said
Friday that it will allow Blockbuster to review its books in
connection with the video-rental chain's bid to buy the
company.
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 Gates:
Microsoft shifts focus
after Yahoo deal collapses 05-09-08
JAKARTA,
Indonesia - Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own
advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew
its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said
Friday.
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My fair city
Milwaukee is known for its beer and
brats, but many aren’t aware it is also an international leader in
fair trade.
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At your
service
Having someone to manage your home and
day-to-day affairs is a luxury for some, and a necessity for others. Either way,
Jaime Leonardelli and his Wauwatosa-based Property Concierge are at your beck and call.
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Affection
for confection
Craig Nyholm is
gearing up for a busy February. The head of
Nyholm Supply, a truck and auto parts supplier in Milwaukee, has a side
business making dozens of varieties of candy concoctions.
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Class in
session
Ron Sadoff had a really good third quarter. The founder of
Sadoff
Investment Management has spent decades helping individuals manage
their financial assets. His personal investments include the lives of
children at the Milwaukee College Preparatory School.
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Not your
average dummy
A true life fish story in which the
fish got away has long motivated Jill Gilbert Welytok’s career and
personal life. Thanks to that fish, today she’s a patent attorney,
prolific author and CPA.
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Barking up
some sales
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had an entrepreneurial spirit. It drove her from her original path as
a medical assistant to a fine arts degree and then on to owning her
own businesses.
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15
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Jazz
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incorporates new sounds and rhythms. Cook up a new riff with a hot
performance and now you’re talking. Pat Pearman is a jazz music
aficionado, but it’s not a stretch to say jazz is also a metaphor
for her professional and personal life.
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Sold!
"Get referrals," says
Janice Waisman of Shorewood Realty’s
Mequon office. "Some people interview six or more, but you don’t
have to. It’s just like buying a house. When you see a good fit,
just get it."
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Turning 40
Brookfield Square is turning 40 and
some big changes are under way. It’s no simple face-lift, but rather
an extensive renovation and rejuvenation that has been in the works
for several years.
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Cool bosses
Translating the Good Book’s admonition to look after one’s
flocks and herds to that of being considerate of one’s staff and
worker bees is a prime credo followed by some of Milwaukee’s
best-loved bosses. Keeping open lines of communication, offering
flexibility, being honest and showing concern are other valuable
leadership traits appreciated by laborers in the corporate vineyard.
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Flower power
Everything’s
coming up roses, daffodils and thousands of other flowers for
Mukwonago floral designer Kevin Ylvisaker. And no matter what bloom,
blossom, ornamental grass or seed pod he has to work with, the final
arrangement is sure to leave the viewer breathless from the beauty.
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Blue ribbon
rebirth
At
its height, Pabst Brewing Co. employed nearly 4,000 people. The
neighborhood teemed with life as workers produced beer for shipment
around the country, and tourists walked through the complex and sipped
samples in a beer garden where a statue of Captain Frederick Pabst
kept watch.
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The blockbuster of movie theaters
Next spring the Marcus
Corporation plans to pull back the curtain on yet one more
innovative take on going to the movies for the lucky residents of
Brookfield and its surrounding communities. For folks in Waukesha
County, the anticipation won’t be about a blockbuster feature. It
will be about the new Majestic Cinema itself.
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Delafield
Hotel receives coveted rating
Andy Ruggeri started out two years ago
looking to build a high quality banquet facility in Delafield. He accomplished his goal — and then
some. Ruggeri is one of the owners of the Delafield Hotel, which not
only has a quality banquet facility, but is also a high quality hotel.
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District
supervisor
Though former Speaker of the House Tip
O’Neill coined the phrase "all politics is local,"
Wauwatosa’s Jim Plaisted lives it.
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Express
yourself
In
the new millennium world, media-based discussion of important public
issues is often reduced to one-sided diatribes by talking heads or
divergent topics discussed by the same predictable panel of experts.
Milwaukee Public Television’s 4th Street Forums, over the past three
years, has broken the mold by breathing life into what its founders
describe as "civil, civic discourse."
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Will
love of mom overcome economy