Living - June 12, 2013
"You are the director of your life's story"
On the heels of presenting the Waukesha County Business Alliance Top 10 Businesses of the Year Awards, I want to share with our readers this week some pearls of wisdom from columnists, authors and consultants Susan Marshall and Susan Wehrley.

Sports - May 31, 2013
Lombardi: The next generation
At a recent media day golf outing to promote the Lombardi Golf Classic, it became readily apparent to me that the charity event is preparing strategically for the next generation. Let's be real without being morbid. Just as surely as the great generation of World War II veterans is passing before our eyes, there will come a day when the ranks of people who had direct relationships with Lombardi will no longer be with us.

Living - May 16, 2013
Let history guide our political compass
I often wonder if public officials give any consideration to the historical lens that will define their current level of enlightenment decades from now. History will show there is a "right" side and a "wrong" side to many of the issues we debate today, including health care reform, gay marriage and gun control.

Marketplace - May 1, 2013
Great brands grow from the inside out
In this age of social media, companies participate in their brands, rather than control them, according authors Will Ruch and Pat Nazemetz. They contend that companies that align their internal brands with their human resource policies can gain a competitive advantage.

Milwaukee Buzz - April 17, 2013
Forbes gives Milwaukee its due
Hey Milwaukee, are ya feeling the love? In case you haven't noticed, the city has been receiving plenty of praise in recent weeks from Forbes magazine, which named it "The Capital of Water" and one of the nation's "Emerging Downtowns."

Living - April 3, 2013
Funeral directors need a better model
I generally don't make it a habit to tell other people how to do their jobs, but this one time I need to make an exception. This is a shout out to funeral directors: You folks need to change how visitations at funeral and memorial services are conducted these days. Somewhere along the way, the model changed, and not for the better.

Living - March 6, 2013
Birth of an entrepreneur
Steve Jagler's friend Tiffany Weber got tired of the rat race. So she's decided to go into the business of being Tiffany.

Travel & Visitors Guide - Feb. 25, 2013
Luxury hotel planned for Third Ward
Milwaukee-based development firm HKS Holdings LLC plans to develop an eight-story, 158-room Kimpton hotel in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward, San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants announced today.

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 18, 2013
'WalkerCare' draws mixed reviews
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's plan to reject additional federal Medicaid funding for the state's BadgerCare program is drawing mixed reviews, mostly divided along party lines.

Marketplace - Feb. 9, 2013
Women will rule corporate world in 40 years
There was a palpable tension in the room when Bob Chernow began his recent speech to Tempo Milwaukee by telling the women that the original title for his talk was, "The Future of Women in Business, or, There Ain't Nothing Like a Dame." But Chernow put the women more at ease by telling them, "My projection is that women will dominate the management of business within 40 years."

Marketplace - Feb. 2, 2013
IQ Awards accepting nominations
BizTimes Media is accepting nominations for its 2013 Bravo! Entrepreneur and IQ (Innovation Quotient) Awards. The awards salute southeastern Wisconsin's boldest, most dynamic and innovative companies and corporate leaders.

Marketplace - Feb. 1, 2013
Will Kohl's be bought out?
The common stock shares for Kohl's Corp. rose 56 cents Thursday amid growing Wall Street speculation that the Menomonee Falls-based retailer could be a prime target to be acquired by a private equity firm in 2013.

Marketplace - Jan. 24, 2013
Small business execs weigh in on Obamacare
Regardless of the impact of the Affordable Care Act, the members of the board of directors of the Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE) are remarkably bullish about their prospects for 2013.

Marketplace - Jan. 10, 2013
Report foretold of Sandy's destruction
A September research report by Ceres, a Boston-based business sustainability advocacy organization, was eerily prescient. Ceres published the white paper titled, "Stormy Future for U.S. Property/Casualty Insurers: The Growing Costs and Risks of Extreme Weather Events."

Holiday Guide - Dec. 20, 2012
Hey Santa! I owe you one
Not to be confused with THE Christmas story, I would like to conclude the year with a Christmas story. And a lighthearted, silly little one at that.

Holiday Guide - Dec. 19, 2012
A Milwaukee list for Santa
As we prepare to discard the calendar of a tumultuous and often nasty 2012 in Wisconsin, it's time to launch into 2013 with a clean slate and try to begin the year with no grudges and a spirit of compromise. Here's one man's Milwaukee wish list for Santa.

Marketplace - Dec. 15, 2012
Employers need navigation for Obamacare
We'll leave the intentions of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, for others to debate. However, BizTimes will make a targeted effort to provide editorial content and live event programming about the practical implications of the law in your real world in 2013.

Movies & TV - Nov. 28, 2012
Find reality beyond the echo chamber
On the Friday before the Nov. 6 election, I spoke with two prominent members of the Wisconsin Republican Party who were downright giddy about the prospects for their nominee. I have since heard from several conservative friends, who stood slackjawed in disbelief as the election returns rolled in state by brutal state on that Tuesday night.

Marketplace - Oct. 29, 2012
Developers push for Park East priority
Milwaukee's commercial real estate developers are becoming increasingly frustrated by the lack of progress in the redevelopment of the Park East Corridor, which stands largely vacant on the north end of the city's downtown. That frustration is evident in the responses of a new BizTimes survey of members of the Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin.

Sports - Oct. 17, 2012
Failure was never an option for Davis
"Hard work. Dedication. And the mindset that failure is not an option." That is how former Green Bay Packers great Willie Davis answered a question about the secrets behind his post-football career as a successful executive in the beer distributing and radio businesses.