|
Today's
Feature
|
|
 Getting
informed: How to look up
company politics
NEW YORK - Let's
say you find out the company that makes your favorite jeans
supports a candidate you oppose. Do you still buy the jeans?
Target Corp. recently faced threats of a boycott when its
$150,000 donation to a pro-business group in Minnesota came to
light.
|
|
MARKET
RESULTS
Find
the latest stock market results
from Yahoo Finance. |
|
|
Apple
unveils new TV box
for renting movies, shows 09-02-10
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple
Inc. is refining its plans to annex the living room into its
entertainment empire.
|
 Joy
Global 3Q net income slips,
raises forecast 09-02-10
NEW YORK - Mining
equipment maker Joy Global Inc. said Wednesday net income slid
nearly 5 percent in the third quarter as sales slipped, but raised
its 2010 forecast on a surge in new orders.
|
Bernanke
testifying to crisis inquiry panel 09-02-10
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to appear before a panel investigating
the financial crisis to give his take on the meltdown and his views
on potential systemwide risks posed by large financial institutions.
|
 Oil
hovers below $74 as Asian stocks gain 09-02-10
SINGAPORE - Oil prices
hovered below $74 a barrel Thursday in Asia, consolidating a big
gain the day before as an Asian and U.S. stock market rally buoyed
investor confidence.
|
Asia
stocks gain on brighter US data, Europe falls 09-02-10
SEOUL, South Korea - Asian
stock markets rose Thursday as investors hungry for good news seized
on stronger U.S. manufacturing as a sign the world economy isn't
slowing as much as feared. European shares opened lower.
|
|
|
|
RECENT
FEATURES
|
Anthropologie
Open since January, this Milwaukee shop
is the second Wisconsin store for Philadelphia-based Anthropologie,
which has garnered a national following for its flirty but retro women’s
fashions.
|
Miss Groove
Miss Groove opened on Brady Street
during the spring of 2000 when owner and neighborhood resident Pam
Flasch saw a need for a fun, flirty boutique selling women’s apparel
and accessories, as well as last-minute luxurious gifts.
|
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.
|
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.
|
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.
|
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.
|
Barking up
some sales
Kim Malkasian of Brookfield has always
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.
|
15
minutes with: Pat Pearman
Jazz
music is all about improvisation and by its very nature it
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.
|
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."
|
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.
|
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.
|
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.
|
