Lawton: Childcare is key economic development issue
By Robert Chappell
Madison Business Editor
Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton today identified childcare as the single largest obstacle to women’s prosperity.
In remarks to attendees of...
WisBusiness: MIT Club set to award state’s innovators
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
The MIT Club of Wisconsin will honor two high-tech companies and a UW-Madison biomedical engineer at its Technology Achievement Awards Banquet...
WisBusiness: $317M brewery restoration could spur Milwaukee’s growth
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MILWAUKEE In the late 1800s, this city was hopping with breweries.
One of the biggest was Pabst, which remained a dominant...
WisBusiness: Canoe extravaganza brings thousands to town
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MADISON – Dave Johnson wouldn't miss Canoecopia for the world.
"I plan my spring around it," said Johnson, a retired Dane County...
WisBusiness: Doyle Talks Trade with Mexican President
Gov. Jim Doyle and Mexican President Vicente Fox met Tuesday to discuss issues ranging from immigration to environmental standards to manufacturing equipment exports.
Mexico...
WisBusiness: Doyle tells manufacturers Wisconsin is ‘envy of the nation’
By Brian E ClarkWisBusiness.com
MILWAUKEE – Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday night lauded the state's manufacturers for creating new jobs at a pace during the...
WisBusiness: Doyle Wraps Up Mexico Trade Mission, Expects Results
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Gov. Jim Doyle said Friday morning he hopes his weeklong trade mission to Mexico will result in increased...
WisBusiness: Epic’s departure could lead to glut of office space
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
A soft Madison office market is going to get even softer when Epic Systems leaves behind nearly 400,000 square feet of...
WisBusiness: Fitchburg start-up aims to halt advance of Alzheimer’s
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MADISON - A research breakthrough lauded by Gov. Jim Doyle in his State of the State speech has spawned a...
WisBusiness: Gov. to Speak at Manufacturing Awards Tonight
By WisBusiness.com Staff
MILWAUKEE – Gov. Jim Doyle will give the keynote address tonight
(Thursday) at the 2005 Manufacturer of the Year Awards at 7...
WisBusiness: Governor’s Business Plan contest field narrows
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MADISON – Judges have winnowed 200 entrants in the 2005 Governor’s Business Plan competition down to 52 for the second phase...
WisBusiness: Judge to Tackle Madison Minimum Wage Today
By Gary Fisher
For WisBusiness.com
Lawyers this afternoon are scheduled to argue the pros and cons of
Madison's new minimum wage law before Dane County...
WisBusiness: Madison company bets on jellyfish protein to help brain disorders
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MADISON – Mark Underwood isn't trying to discover a fountain of youth, not that the idea doesn't intrigue him.
He'll be more...
WisBusiness: Northwest to Start Direct Madison-Washington Flights in June
By WisBusiness.com Staff
Starting June 9, Northwest Airlines will begin offering the only nonstop service between Dane County Regional Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National...
WisBusiness: PSC Approves Sale of Kewaunee Nuclear Plant
By Gary Fisher
WisBusiness.com
The state Public Service Commission approved the sale of the Kewaunee nuclear power plant
today to Virginia-based Dominion Resources Inc.
The commission originally...
WisBusiness: Tourism Conference Highlights New Song, Boosted Budget
By Greg Bump
WisBusiness.com
Department of Tourism Secretary Jim Holperin says the controversy over a theme song to the department's commercial campaign has attracted welcome publicity,...
WisBusiness: UW’s stem cell pioneer to start business in Madison
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Dr. Jamie Thomson, the UW-Madison scientist who first isolated and reproduced human embryonic stem cells, has leased space at the University...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin Film Festival Growing Every Year
By Brian E. ClarkWisBusiness.com
MADISON It's not Sundance or Cannes, but the Wisconsin Film Festival is growing in importance in Midwestern arts circles.
Last year,...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin Has 7 of World’s 691 Billionaires
The collective net worth of the world's 691 billionaires is $2.2 trillion, up $300 billion from the combined net worths of the 587 people...
WisBusiness: Workers comp rates rise in Wisconsin, but remain low compared to rest of...
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Workers’ compensation costs for Wisconsin businesses continue to climb, but they remain low compared to other states, according to...
WisPolitics: Bill would require timely notification of contract renewal
By Gary Fisher
for WisPolitics.com
A new bill by Rep. Karl Van Roy, R-Green Bay, and Sen. Tom Reynolds, R-West Allis, would require a...