Alysha Schertz

Despite the Great Recession and the still sluggish economy, the Golden Angels Network, a Marquette University group of angel investors, has increased its activity over the last few years.

The merger and acquisition market has seen a steady uptick across the country this year, and Milwaukee M&A experts say that if the economy remains stable, the rest of 2010 should show similar if not more robust activity.

The high number of people unemployed doesn't mean that finding the right candidate for the job in your company will be easier. In fact, Sarah Peiker, director of recruiting solutions for Manpower Business Solutions, a division of Milwaukee-based Manpower Inc., says it might be even more difficult to fill that position.

Language is based on a set of phonetic sounds that make up the words that we speak. Jonathan Pearl, president and chief scientist at Racine-based Perceptral LLC, has developed a way to identify the key components of phonetic speech in order to analyze, morph, modify and blend the sound in a way that previous technology would not allow.

Editor's note: BizTimes Milwaukee gathered feedback from the leaders of several companies across southeastern Wisconsin to explain how their businesses survived...

Many hospitals, government entities, telecommunication firms and other large companies have backup power systems to make sure they never lose power at a critical moment.

Kelly Twigger, owner of Milwaukee-based ESI Attorneys, knows first-hand how difficult it can be to locate documents in a traditional paper filing system, particularly when a company is forced into a litigation situation.

More businesses are looking for ways to reduce waste and adopt environmentally "green" practices, which benefits Milwaukee-based OnCourse Information Services. For nearly 40 years, the company has helped companies transition to a paperless or mostly paperless business environment.

In the post-Great Recession economy, more businesses are looking for ways to reduce their energy costs, which has provided a boost to Faith Technologies Inc.

Stickybits Inc. Milwaukee Innovation: Mobile digital barcode readers www.stickybits.com The internet and other advancements in digital technology have posed major...

A new Wisconsin law will enable patients to obtain more information about the costs of the health care they receive.

Construction on the Milwaukee Job Corps Center site, which began just over a year ago, is on schedule to be completed this summer....