The Milwaukee Post

Report: More employers to hire MILWAUKEE — Manpower says more Wisconsin employers plan to hire during the fourth quarter of 2014 compared with the same time last year. The staffing firm's outlook survey said the Milwaukee area and Madison area have among the best hiring projections in the country. Locally, 23 percent of the employers in Milwaukee, Waukesha and West Allis say they plan to hire more employees from October through December. About 7 percent said they would be eliminating payrolls, wile 69 per- cent project to maintain present staff lev- els. One percent said they were unsure of their staff plans. As a result, the net employment outlook for the fourth quarter of 2014 is 16 percent. While that's slightly higher by 2 percent- age points from the same time a year ago, Manpower said, that's down from the pre- vious quarter when it was 23 percent. www.manpower.com Russ Darrow opens dealership MILWAUKEE — The Russ Darrow Group opened its new Mazda dealership on the northwest side at 11330 W. Metro Auto Mall last week. The new d e a l e r s h i p will feature a f u l l - s e r v i c e maintenance and repair department for all makes and models, a parts and accessories depart- ment, express service with 30 minutes or less oil changes and will offer offsite colli- sion repair for vehicle damage and body work. "To support the efforts at the new deal- ership, we are seeking approximately 30 new employees for the positions of sales and service technicians," said Mike Darrow, president of the Russ Darrow Group. "Anyone that is interested is encouraged to apply at the dealership or to contact chris.olson@russdarrow.com." A grand opening celebration will be held later this fall. www.russdarrow.com Institute partners with foundation MILWAUKEE — The UWM Foundation and the Milwaukee Institute announced Tuesday their partnership to provide high-speed computing resources at UWM's new Innovation Campus in Wauwatosa. The first tenants to take advantage of the HSC technology will be Brooks Stevens and Concordia University. This HSC cluster is the largest super- computing resource of its kind to be made available to the public in Wisconsin. Users can simulate, model and analyze complex applications for product develop- ment, engineering, research and other projects. This allows them to quickly test their product designs, create virtual proto- types and get their projects into the mar- ketplace quickly. uwmrealestatefoundation. org/innovationpark Menswear shop to close MILWAUKEE — Roger Stevens Menswear owner and President Steve Schroeder announced Monday that he will close his store. The store, situated inside the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee, sells tai- lored clothing, suits, sportswear and accessories to business professionals. Roger Stevens launched a sale Monday, aiming to sell its full inventory of cloth- ing, furniture, garnered antiques and more. Schroeder said closing the store was based on his decision to retire. Rogers Stevens operated for 38 years and featured many A-list clients, including politicians, touring music artists and ath- letes. Roger Stevens' closing sale will contin- ue through Oct. 10. www.rogerstevens.com Deadline today to apply MILWAUKEE — Today is the deadline for applying for the 2014 Marketplace Governor's Awards, which recognize out- standing Wisconsin businesses owned by minorities, women and service-disabled veterans. Small and large businesses will be hon- ored in two categories: "The Outstanding Business Award," which recognizes estab- lished businesses that have grown over the past five years and have plans for contin- ued expansion; and "The Rising Star Award," which honors businesses estab- lished after 2010 that have demonstrated strong growth potential. Nomination forms and more details can be found at MarketplaceWisconsin.com. Saz's launches new barbecue sauce MILWAUKEE — Local restaurant Saz's has announced it is launching a rollout of its new Spicy White Barbecue Sauce this week at local Sendik's and participating Woodman's Food Stores. Saz's Spicy White Barbecue Sauce is a zesty blend that combines Sassy, Cajun and Southern flavors suitable for dips, hummus, grilling and more. Saz and its team worked closely with Matt Nitz, food chemist at Contract Comestibles, East Troy, to develop the restaurant's recipe for the retail market. Contract Comestibles has been making Saz's sauces since 1999. www.sazs.com www.contractcomestibles.com 14 • Milwaukee County Post • September 12, 2014 BUSINESS Robinson's criticism of Obama on world ills filled with ignorance To the editor: Once again, I have to respond to a col- umn written by Owen Robinson. In the Sept. 5 Post, he shows his ignorance of what is going on in the world. He blames President Obama for all the ills of the world, whether the ills be in Ukraine, Japan, the Black Sea area or Afghanistan. Holy mackerel, according to Robinson, Obama is one bad president. Robinson blames Obama for the U.S. not intervening in the Ukraine when the civil war broke out there. He blames Obama for not going to war with Russia when the civil- ian plane was shot down over Ukraine ter- ritory. He blames Obama for not going to war with Russia when some Russian troops joined the Ukraine separatists and fought with the separatists. He blames Obama for not sending troops into Syria when the ISIS terrorists exploded throughout the Middle East. Robinson blames Obama for not send- ing troops into Syria during their recent civil war, and on and on and on. There is no doubt that had Obama done ANY of these things Robinson has written about, Robinson would have been second- ing guessing him (Obama) for doing exactly what Robinson is second guessing Obama for not doing in his Sept. 5 article. Robinson should look into some facts before spouting off. He should look into how long it has been since the Republican- controlled House of Representatives has backed Obama in anything Obama has pro- posed. He (Robinson) would find out very quickly that they have fought Obama at every turn. Robinson also would find out that Obama has finally decided to "go it alone" and forget about "General Boehner" and his House Republican troops because no matter what, they won't negotiate any- thing with Obama and try to come to an agreement — that is proved by history in this Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Hey, Mr. Robinson, what is happening now? Obama seems to have worked out a deal with our European allies regarding a plan to fight ISIS. I guess now the Republicans will find fault with whatever arrangement comes out of the deal. Obama has a plan and more than likely has had one all along I would bet — and that plan is to work with allies to defeat the enemy. That way, the U.S. won't have to go it alone as you seem to have wanted the U.S. to do, or so it seems from reading your second-guessing article. Casper T. Green Franklin Walker's reforms are working for state To the editor: Wisconsinites are better off because of Governor Walker's bold reforms. Mary Burke would take Wisconsin back to the days of record job losses, tax increases, and billion-dollar budget deficits. The only time Wisconsin's unemploy- ment rate has been higher than the national average in the last 25 years was when Burke served as Jim Doyle's chief job creator. The state's job growth rate during Burke's tenure never topped 1 per- cent, lagging the nation every year. Walker inherited a $3.6 billion deficit from the Doyle-Burke administration. Under Republican leadership Wisconsin now has a nearly billion-dollar surplus. Compare the more than 100,000 Wisconsinites back to work under Walker to the 133,000 job losses under Democrats. Wisconsin is one of just 23 states in the nation to have created more than 100,000 jobs since December 2010. Wisconsin's 5.7 percent unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since 2008. Walker lowered taxes by $2 billion. The median family of four in Wisconsin is see- ing savings of $403 in just the 2013 and 2014 tax years. Additionally, property taxes for the typical homeowner will be more than $100 lower this December than last year. That would change under Burke. Burke said that Wisconsin's property tax caps are "strangling our communities" and signaled she would work to raise the caps if elected. Burke is vague on how much she would raise taxes but her history shows she would never say no to higher taxes. We can't afford Burke. Walker's reforms are working. Amy Holterman Milton LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Send your letters to: The Milwaukee Post, c/o Dwayne Butler, 3397 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207, or by e-mail to: dbutler@conleynet.com. We reserve the right to edit letters for style, length and clarity. Letters should be typewritten or printed and include full name, phone number and address. Please keep your letters to no more than 400 words. Letters policy

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