BizTimes MKE: Milwaukee Business Insights

Geoffrey Kasselman, the keynote speaker at the 2022 BizTimes Commercial Real Estate and Development Conference, joins BizTimes editor Andrew Weiland to answer audience questions from the event. Whether you attended or not, the episode is full of insights into how technology will shape commercial real estate going forward. Kasselman and Weiland discuss how AI, new forms of transportation and microg...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including a 29% year-over-year drop in home sales in metro Milwaukee. The address whether the decline is the result of a tough comparison, a lack of inventory, affordability issues or something else.  Insider Story Spotlight Former manager of BMO Harris Bank’s Muskego branch pleads guilty to embezzli...

Jonas Prising, chairman and CEO of Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup joins Marquette University president Michael Lovell and BizTimes managing editor Arthur Thomas to talk about leading a global organization and where labor markets are headed on the latest episode of Leadership Lens. Their conversation touches on lessons Jonas takes from playing hockey, how the COVID-19 pandemic will shape the world o...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announcing its preference for a $1.2 billion plan to widen a 3.5-mile stretch of I-94 East-West to eight lanes, a decision supported by business groups but opposed by environmental groups who wanted to keep the interstate at six lanes. Insider Stor...

Jeff Hoffman, co-chair of the industrial services practice at Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke, returns to the BizTimes MKE Podcast to talk about recent trends in the industrial real estate market and his new book "Industrial is What We Do."  Jeff has more than two decades of experience as an industrial real estate broker and  joined the podcast in in the spring of 2021 to talk about the...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including Fiserv's decision to move its headquarters from Brookfield to Milwaukee and Harley's plans to repurpose and make investments in its headquarters on the city's near west side. Both pieces of news show how hybrid and remote work are changing the decisions companies make about h...

Ascension Wisconsin ministry market executive Bernie Sherry joins Marquette University president Michael Lovell and BizTimes Media managing editor Arthur Thomas on the latest episode of Leadership Lens. Sherry discusses some of the challenges of leading a health system through the COVID-19 pandemic, both during the early shutdowns and the surges of cases this past winter. He also addresses how the...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including a poll showing support for the proposed casino in Kenosha. The poll came from the Menominee tribe, who are also the ones proposing the casino, so it may be worth taking the results with a grain of salt, but it does show 60% in the region support the project. Andrew and Arthur discuss how th...

Sharad Chadha, president and CEO of Sprecher Brewing, joins BizTimes Media's Arthur Thomas to talk about his journey since buying the company in early 2020. Chadha addresses how Sprecher has grown its presence nationally, telling the brand's story outside southeastern Wisconsin, balancing his background in the corporate world with running a smaller company, dealing with supply chain and...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including a judge lifting an injunction against a raze order for the former Northridge Mall. Andrew and Arthur discuss if this will finally lead to action on the demolition of the former mall, which closed in the early 2000s.  Insider Spotlight Stories: Cudahy-based CR Industries acquired by former L...

This episode features the panel discussion from the 2022 Future 50 program. Panelists representing Wixon, Bliffert Lumber, Mars Solutions Group, BevCo and Doral,  the five fastest growing companies in southeastern Wisconsin, discuss some of the secret sauce that went into the incredible growth their businesses have experienced over the past three years. 

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas of BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including FPC Live's proposal for a new music venue in the Deer District clearing its first hurdle by getting approval from Milwaukee's plan commission. Andrew and Arthur discuss some of the arguments surrounding the project and news that FPC Live plans to also partner with the the Milwaukee...

Frank Cumberbatch, vice president of engagement at Bader Philanthropies,  joined Marquette University president Michael Lovell and BizTimes Media managing editor Arthur Thomas on the latest episode of Leadership Lens to talk about leadership styles, community engagement and much more. Lovell and Cumberbatch have worked together in a number of areas, including in founding SWIM or Scaling Wellness i...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including The Milwaukee Rep's plans for a $75 million "new" theater complex. The plans came to light with the announcement of a $10 million, 20-year sponsorship by Associated Bank, which has its primary Milwaukee presence just north of The Rep's current theater. The Rep plans to s...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including a plan for the Brady Street BID to study pedestrianizing Brady Street. Andrew and Arthur discuss what's pushed the study forward, potential considerations for the idea and the possibility of other streets in Milwaukee being closed to traffic.  Insider Story Spotlight  Couture construct...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas of BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including the passing of Herb Kohler, the man responsible for transforming the Kohler Co. and the landscape of golf in Wisconsin. Andrew reflects on some of the memories and insights from covering Kohler, including a 2007 interview. Insider Story Spotlight: Atlanta company acquires downtown Milwaukee F...

Patrick Rath, president and chief executive officer of the United Performing Arts Fund, and Tim Mattke, CEO of MGIC and chair of the UPAF board, joined BizTimes Media managing editor Arthur Thomas to talk about how UPAF and the performing arts groups it supports are navigating the continuing effects of the pandemic. While government support and reserve funds helped groups navigate the first couple...

Peggy Troy joined Marquette University president Michael Lovell and BizTimes Media managing editor Arthur Thomas to discuss what it has been like leading a health care organization over the past few years, the current workforce challenges in health care and the importance of having a dedicated children’s hospital in the region.  She also addressed her approach to leadership and how she goes about...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas of BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including The Bartolotta Restaurants' plans to open a new restaurant in the former Seven Seas building on Nagawicka Lake in Delafield. Seven Seas closed at the end of 2020 and after plans for an assisted living facility were shot down by the city, new property owners floated plans for a restaurant...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas of BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including Milwaukee Tool opening its new hand tool manufacturing facility in West Bend. The plant marks the return of manufacturing to the region for the company's flagship brand and executives are already talking about planning to expand the facility in the near future. Milwaukee Tool's pare...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas of BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including news that the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin is once again partnering with Hard Rock International in a push to build a casino in Kenosha after a prior proposal was rejected in 2015. Upcoming Events Women in Business Symposium - Aug. 25 Nominations for Nonprofit Excellence Awards due Aug...

Northwestern Mutual chairman and CEO John Schlifske joins Marquette University president Michael Lovell and BizTimes Media managing editor Arthur Thomas on the latest episode of Leadership Lens. Schlifske discusses how NML has needed to both perform financially while also transforming the way it does business. He details how the company seeks to build trust with customers, the impact efforts to gr...

Maredithe Meyer, Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including plans for Kohl's to open a new store at HUB640 in the Westown portion of downtown Milwaukee. In addition to details for the planned store, the group discusses what landing a national retailer could mean for downtown Milwaukee, whether Kohl's will be a fit for the...

Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week. They both share their thoughts on the five biggest stories in southeastern Wisconsin over the first half of 2022. From the potential sale of Kohl's to the pursuit of the 2024 RNC and much more, they breakdown the stories that have shaped the region and look ahead to what's coming in the sec...

Maredithe Meyer, Andrew Weiland and Arthur Thomas from BizTimes Media get together to discuss the news of the week, including the announcement the Kohl's Corp. will not be sold to The Franchise Group after the expiration of a three-week exclusive negotiation period. Insider Spotlight Stories: Q&A: Chef Dane Baldwin on the impact of his James Beard Award, and the future of Milwaukee’s dini...