A.O. Smith finishes year with record quarter
A.O. Smith Corp. today reported record fourth-quarter earnings of $16.0 million, or 52 cents per share, up from $4.4 million, or 15 cents per...
American automotive softness takes toll on Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls Inc., the largest Wisconsin-based publicly held company, has significant "exposure" to the weaknesses of the American automotive industry, and the company will...
Briggs to cut 200 salaried jobs
Briggs & Stratton Corp. today announced it will eliminate about 8 percent of its salaried positions, or about 200 jobs, worldwide this year. A...
Manpower concludes record year
Manpower Inc. today reported net earnings of $260.1 million, or $2.87 per share, for the full year of 2005, up from $245.7 million, or...
Plexus reports 14 percent gain in revenues for quarter
Plexus Corp., a Neenah-based electronics maker, announced that revenues in its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005 increased 14% to a
record $328.3...
Sanford closing will cost Madison 240 jobs
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Madison will lose 240 manufacturing and distribution jobs starting this month when Sanford North American closes two plants and moves...
Small start for biotech company PanVera leads to big business
By Laurel Norris and Christine Lepple
MADISON -- Most companies are founded to solve a problem, to meet a need, or to snag...
Stock market takes big fall
Stocks took a beating Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrials down by more than 200 points at closing.
The Dow declined 213.32, or...
Unemployment falls in Milwaukee, Oshkosha regions for December
Madison – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that nine of the state’s metropolitan statistical area’s (MSA) showed a...
WisBusiness: Biotech Could Be $10 Billion Industry in Wisconsin
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusness.com
MADISON – The Wisconsin biotechnology and medical device industry, which
already produces $7 billion in annual sales, is poised to grow in...
WisBusiness: Business leaders underwhelmed by Doyle’s vision for the state
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Gov. Jim Doyle’s 2006 State of the State address is receiving decidedly mixed reviews from the business community.
Many didn't like...
WisBusiness: Experts say Wisconsin economy needs expanded early childhood education
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
A panel of economists and economic development advocates warned Friday morning that Wisconsin’s economy is in danger of falling further...
WisBusiness: Indoor football league interested in La Crosse
By Gregg Hoffmann
WisBusiness.com
LA CROSSE – The La Crosse Center continues to attract the interest of sports franchises and leagues, despite the rejections last year...
WisBusiness: Madison adds key non-stop flight to New York
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Madison-area business people have complained for years about the lack of
direct flights from the Dane County Regional Airport...
WisBusiness: Summerfest Crowned Top “Gem of Milwaukee” at City’s Birthday Party
By David Wise
WisPolitics Milwaukee Bureau Chief
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee image-makers may want to move beyond beer and brats, but the results of the...