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Milwaukee's Daily Magazine for Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
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LEGO constructing a new store in Mayfair Mall The LEGO Group kicks off construction on the first Milwaukee-area LEGO store at Mayfair Mall this week. |
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Lisbon Food Village proposal could boost West Side neighborhoods Residents in the West Side neighborhoods of Lenox Heights. Enderis Park and Enderis East have learned that there is a proposal to transform three adjacent, vacant properties on the 6600 block of West Lisbon Avenue into the sustainable Lisbon Food Village, an urban farming and food co-op. |
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Financing complete for two new Mandel Group projects Two large projects move ahead this week as Mandel Group, Inc. has finalized financing for the next phase of North End and a new development in Shorewood. |
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Meet a guy who wears a Statue of Liberty costume to work You've seen those people wearing Statue of Liberty costumes during tax season. Here's an interview with one of them. |
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Third Ward gets some New York Times love Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward gets some nice exposure this week in a cool slide show on nytimes.com. |
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Help celebrate the Best In Business I know 2012 has just begun, but do yourself a favor. Put a star and write "BizTimes" down on your calendar for the late afternoon of Dec. 4. |
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More "free" parking Downtown? A proposed ordinance would expand the list of "free" city parking days to include any day designated as a paid holiday day off for city employees. |
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An observation and a reminder For more than a few years now, I've been secretly and not-so-secretly monitoring how brands, restaurants and companies have been using their social identities as customer relationship tools. It never ceases to amaze me the lack of effort that is put into a very easy avenue for communicating with customers. |
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Hardware stores with heart I've got my favorite local stores and I'm pretty loyal to them for a number of reasons. |
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Luxx joins the Milwaukee Street retail mix Luxx Vintage, 338 N. Milwaukee St., will have a grand opening celebration on Friday, Jan. 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. in conjunction with Gallery Night. |
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What's your favorite grocery store and why? I know there's a ton of passion around where you grocery shop and why. So, here's my pick and some thoughts on the task of gathering our weekly groceries. |
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Customer service drives return business One place was rude and officious and the other place was cooperative and courteous and made sure that I understood everything that had happened. One has lost my business forever, the other has become my forever auto repair place. |
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The end of Col. Pops Popcorn Co. Col. Pops Popcorn Co., 7227 W. North Ave., is closed. Husband-and-wife team Paul and Stacy Cannariato opened the gourmet popcorn shop in 2005. |
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Diffuse the uncertainty with knowledge One of the oldest adages in business is that companies hate uncertainty. To some degree, that is a farce, as the future is always uncertain. But this year, with so much hanging in the balance in national and state politics and the economy, the future is spectacularly uncertain.
Tagged with: Northern Trust Economic Trends Breakfast BizTimes Media
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Marcus Investments completes acquisition of Verlo Mattress Factory Stores The Milwaukee Marcus Family, owner of Marcus Investments LLC, and also a controlling stakeholder in the Marcus Corporation, today announced the acquisition of Fort Atkinson-based Verlo Mattress Factory Stores. |
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Have you seen this ad? "Got a question. What does this city know about cars, huh? It's a beer town, right?" |
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Bangles & Bags coming to Tosa in 2012 Bangles & Bags, a boutique featuring handbags, accessories and fashion jewelry, will open a fifth location this March at 1504 Underwood Ave. in Wauwatosa. |
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Signs of hope on the business dashboard As 2011 draws to a murky conclusion and 2012 rises from the horizon, BizTimes Media recently conducted its first Business Dashboard Survey. About 300 readers at BizTimes.com completed the survey, which asked questions about the outlook for their companies in 2012.
Tagged with: BizTimes Media Business Dashboard Survey
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We're No. 2! A report from last week, cited today by Biz Times, says the Milwaukee area is the No. 2 ranked "best city for industrial manufacturing." |
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Schlitz Park begins construction to link the Bottlehouse Buildings The developers of Schlitz Park, the 46-acre office community at the former Schlitz Brewing site, have started renovations to connect the campus' two Bottlehouse buildings. |
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Weird stuff found in my office I'm not a hoarder, but it's true, I do have a problem throwing stuff out. It's not exactly a problem (yet), but recently, I found myself rifling through my office trying to find a document, and I stumbled upon the following, in order of quantity ... |
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Third Ward adds new center parking on Broadway Construction is nearly completed on Broadway between Buffalo Street and St. Paul Avenue in the Historic Third Ward. |
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Not "stuck," but here by choice Richard Florida's latest feature shows a "distinctive 'stuck belt'" across the middle of the country. Wisconsin's right in the middle of it. |
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A Woman's Touch to close Third Ward sensual shop, A Woman's Touch, 200 N. Jefferson St., will close at the end of the year. The Madison location will remain open. |
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Chicago Fed, Forbes contributor tout Metro Milwaukee's job growth A Chicago Fed report shows strong growth in metro Milwaukee, and a Forbes contributor reacts with this headline "Milwaukee Bruises Chicago on Jobs."
Tagged with: jobs metro milwaukee forbes growth recession manufacturing recovery mark bergen chicago fed
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