The results of the 2011 First Business Economic Survey are in. Find out what Wisconsin business leaders are saying about 2011 actual and 2012 predicted: sales revenue, total operating costs, capital expenditures, profitability, number of employee, changes in wages, changes in pricing, demand for education and experience levels in job applicants. Join us in December for our First Business Economic Forums. Keynote speakers will deliver the survey results, and moderators will lread a panel discussion with local business leaders.

• December 7 - Dane County - See Survey Results. Listen to the event.

  • Scott Converse of The University of Wisconsin, Executive Education (Speaker)
  • Wendy Warren Grapentine of Straight to the Point Communications (Moderator)
  • Beth Donley of Stemina Biomarker Discovery
  • Paul Tonnesen of Fiskars NorthAmerica
  • Mike Victorson of M3 Insurance Solutions for Business
  • Jay Loewi of QTI
  • Corey Chambas of First Business Financial Services

• December 13 - Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties - See Survey Results. Listen to the event.

  • Tom Hefty former CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Wisconsin (Speaker)
  • Lynn Sprangers of Mount Mary College (Moderator)
  • Kent Lorenz of Ellison Technologies
  • Christine Holloway of CDW
  • JoAnne Brandes formerly with Johnson Diversey, Inc.
  • Greg Marcus of The Marcus Corporation

• December 15 - Northeast Wisconsin - See Survey Results.

  • David Ward of NorthStar Economics (Speaker)
  • Margaret LeBrun of Insight Publications (Moderator)
  • Sheila Jenkins of Network Health Plan
  • Bob Zemple of Baker Tilly
  • Vicki Updike of Miles Kimball
  • Ann Franz of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
  • Mark Lasky of Sadoff and Rudoy Industries

The First Business Economic Survey is an annual project sponsored by First Business Bank. The survey is administered by the A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Research at the University of Wisconsin, and mailed to business owners, CEOs, and CFOs at companies with five or more employees in Dane County, Milwaukee County, Waukesha County, and the 18 counties that make up Northeast Wisconsin. The results are presented at local Economic Forums. The forum includes a presentation of the survey results, and a panel discussion by local business owners.