March | 2005 | WisBusiness

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...

Madison utility files for another rate hike

March 10, 2005

Madison: Budget calls for $23 million in new sales tax collections

March 23, 2005

Madison: City dickering over wireless Net access

March 1, 2005

Madison: Huge building on East Washington would be city’s tallest, costliest ever

March 14, 2005

Madison: Lawton urges greater roles for women in business, politics

March 21, 2005

Madison: Print-Tech Promotional closes

March 8, 2005

Madison: Protestors rap Wisconsin State Journal

March 24, 2005

Madison: PSC reconsiders nuclear power plant sale

March 17, 2005

Madison: State Street has a global legacy

March 29, 2005

Madison: Supreme Court to hear Oak Creek coal power plant arguments

March 28, 2005

Manitowoc Bank: ‘Going private’ will benefit customers

March 3, 2005

Manitowoc Co. struts big new cranes at Vegas show

March 15, 2005

Marcus Theaters chain grows with opening of 12-screen cinema in Saukville

March 11, 2005

Massachusetts: Stem-cell bill faces first test

March 28, 2005

Michels Materials enters concrete paving industry

March 28, 2005

Midwest transferring jobs to Skyway

March 3, 2005

Milwaukee Sign to close Grafton, Cedarburg plants, slash 113 jobs

March 17, 2005

Milwaukee: Angel networks investing in community’s future

March 14, 2005

Milwaukee: Brewers’ owner wants to expand ownership

March 21, 2005

Milwaukee: Ethanol processing suspected in fouled GM injectors

March 25, 2005

Milwaukee: Health care costs significantly higher than Midwest average

March 18, 2005

Milwaukee: New Markets Tax Credits program creates private sector jobs

March 24, 2005

Minnesota: Business group backs investment in education

March 22, 2005

National worker shortage in the making?

March 8, 2005

Northwest Airlines to Fly Madison-Washington Non-stop

March 2, 2005

Oshkosh B’Gosh up for sale

March 7, 2005

PSC says sale of Kewaunee nuclear plant is a good deal for consumers

March 18, 2005

Racine: CNH opens doors to UAW workers

March 22, 2005

Racine: Modine creating fuel cell technology for vehicles

March 30, 2005

Rayovac OKs pet supply deal

March 16, 2005

Reliability of e-mail delivery at risk

March 4, 2005

Rennebohm Foundation donates $15 million to UW-Madison research center

March 7, 2005

Report questions wind farm proposal near Horicon Marsh

March 9, 2005

Report: Sears seeking buyer for Lands’ End

March 15, 2005

Retail chains confirm deal; Federated to buy parent company of Field’s

March 1, 2005

Retail industry adopting radio tags

March 14, 2005

Sheboygan: Town board approves Wal-Mart supercenter plan

March 23, 2005

Sheboygan: Wal-Mart Supercenter plan goes before town board again

March 21, 2005

Sky Chefs loses Midwest Airlines acount, will cut 58 jobs

March 14, 2005

State may cut lottery employees, contract work to private firms

March 23, 2005

State proposal would close online tobacco-purchase loophole

March 21, 2005

State Supreme Court justices feel rushed to decide on power plant

March 31, 2005

State Unemployment at 4.9 Percent in February

March 17, 2005

State’s unemployment rate shows gradual improvement

March 31, 2005

Steady growth makes Associated second-largest bank in Wisconsin

March 28, 2005

Stores selling gear coming, going in Madison

March 7, 2005

Study says obesity may cure social security ills

March 22, 2005

Survey: Manufacturers upbeat about new hiring

March 10, 2005

Tommy Thompson named president of Logistics Health

March 9, 2005

Tower Automotive managers accuse company of breaking severance promises

March 31, 2005

Unemployment falls in most Wisconsin metro areas

March 11, 2005

University towns: hot job markets

March 8, 2005

UW Hospital listed as one of the best

March 1, 2005

Verona surveys impact of Epic move

March 2, 2005

Watertown: Johnson Controls to send 57 jobs to Mexico

March 30, 2005

We Energies: Court Dismisses Oak Creek Permit Challenge

March 11, 2005

WisBusiness: MIT Club set to award state’s innovators

March 4, 2005

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

March 15, 2005

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

March 11, 2005

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

March 9, 2005

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’

March 4, 2005

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

March 11, 2005

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

March 29, 2005

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

March 23, 2005

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

March 3, 2005

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

March 25, 2005

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

March 30, 2005

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

March 18, 2005

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

March 3, 2005

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

March 17, 2005

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

March 8, 2005

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

March 31, 2005

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

March 1, 2005

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

March 11, 2005

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...

March 21, 2005

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...

Wisconsin and 46 other states settle with Blockbuster

March 30, 2005

Wisconsin companies hope to build trade with Mexico

March 15, 2005

Wisconsin small businesses have high hopes for future

March 2, 2005

Wisconsin unemployment rate edges higher

March 18, 2005

WisPolitics: Bill would require timely notification of contract renewal

March 22, 2005

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...

WisTAX: State Gains on Income, But Faces ‘New’ Economy Challenges

March 9, 2005

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