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2015 Milwaukee Construction Report: Expect Growth
January 15, 2015
5 Areas to Watch for Growth in Metro Milwaukee The Milwaukee construction industry is looking to grow in 2015 due to...
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Payroll Best Practices
January 15, 2015
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Webinar: Payroll Best Practices – Year-End and Beyond
January 15, 2015
The IRS estimates that 40 percent of small and mid-sized businesses get dinged with payroll penalties each year. With an...
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Protect Your Not-for-Profit Against These 13 Damaging Risks
January 15, 2015
In 2012, a well-known foundation ran into a series of dilemmas, from eliminating much-needed community grants to increasing its CEO’s...
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FASB Issues Guidance on Simplifying Income Statement Presentation...
January 14, 2015
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-01, Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept...
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Sikich Performs Most Higher Ed Audits in Illinois
January 9, 2015
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — January 9, 2015 — Sikich LLP, a leading professional services firm specializing in accounting, technology and advisory...
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The Contractor’s Toolbox for Year-End Tax Planning
December 16, 2014
As the year comes to a close, it’s time to think about year-end tax planning. Construction companies continue to face...
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Cases: Product Change
December 11, 2014
A new type of case became available in Ax 2012 R2 CU7. The Product Change Case!! It sure smells like a...
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Not-for-Profit Board vs. Management: The How-Tos of a Thriving Re...
December 2, 2014
One of the most critical elements to a high-functioning not-for-profit organization is the positive, mutually understood relationship between the board...
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Don’t Be Caught Off Guard with Wage & Hour Woes
November 26, 2014
Wage and hour violations are at an all-time high with no end in sight. Wage and hour cases are costly...
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7 Ways to Tell if Your Company’s Culture is Open to Outsour...
November 12, 2014
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) For many organizations today, outsourcing non-core business processes has become not only the norm, but a key...
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Is Your Manufacturing Company Suffering from Growing Pains?
November 10, 2014
Ask the leader of any mid-sized to large industrial equipment manufacturer about the organization’s top challenges, and a phrase you...
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Responsive Web Design to Improve the Bottom Line
November 10, 2014
Responsive web design isn't something organizations can be on the fence about. In fact, there really aren't two sides to...
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of...
November 5, 2014
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Microsoft Dynamics 2012 R2 Purchase Requisition of type Replenish...
October 14, 2014
A new type of Requisition exists: Replenishment! This requisition is supposed to handle cases where I do not ask for permission...
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Why Do a Life Insurance Review?
October 9, 2014
Life insurance plays an important role in the completion of a financial plan. Whether life insurance is needed to protect...
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The Critical Things You Need to Know About Responsive Websites
October 7, 2014
The definition of a responsive website can get really technical, but the concept is simple. It is a site that...
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Outsourced Corporate Development: A Prudent Path to Successful Bu...
October 7, 2014
Chief financial officers today are looking for new growth opportunities based on increasing market optimism, and they are finding a...
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3D Printing Challenges: Who’s to Blame?
August 12, 2014
Tipped to reshape manufacturing in the U.S., 3D printing remains a powerful topic among manufacturers. On an industrial scale, design...
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Growth Through Innovation
August 11, 2014
In today’s fast-paced business environment, it is more critical than ever for companies to innovate effectively. Fortunately, there are a...
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Manufacturing Workforce: Closing the U.S. Manufacturing Skills Ga...
July 7, 2014
In 2012, the average manufacturing worker in the U.S. earned $77,505, including pay and benefits. Additionally, traditional manufacturing jobs have...
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Construction: Three Cutting-Edge Building Materials of the Future...
July 2, 2014
The construction industry has gone through a series of material innovations. For instance, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age...
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Determining the Value of a Business
June 26, 2014
Many business owners claim to know their company inside and out. Indeed, they often know the operations of their company...
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How to Develop Association Membership Engagement: Educate Members...
June 11, 2014
Examples of educational programs include classes and workshops that present new association information, industry news, and industry training. It is...
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Manufacturers Embracing the American-Made Movement
June 2, 2014
The U.S. is experiencing a manufacturing resurgence; therefore, more manufacturers are producing, using and exporting “Made in U.S.A.” goods. Producing American-made...
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4 Things Retirement Plan Sponsors Need to Know about Leased Emplo...
May 27, 2014
Cost and flexibility are two reasons employers might be interested in hiring leased employees. Although they are not “common-law” employees...
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The Rules for Deducting International Business Travel Expenses
May 20, 2014
The end of 2013 marked "stronger than expected" growth in domestic business travel, according to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA),...
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Should You Merge with Another Non-Profit?
May 16, 2014
It’s no secret that non-profit organizations have faced great challenges since the economic downturn began in the late 2000s. In...
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Where Do Manufacturers Generate Value from Big Data?
May 14, 2014
Today’s emerging technologies are capable of organizing previously trapped big data and providing value to manufacturers. Consequently, unlocking the value of data...
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