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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...

Ameriquest settles allegations

January 24, 2006

AP: GM Is China’s Top-Selling Foreign Automaker

January 5, 2006

AP: GM Working to Achieve $4B in 2006 Savings

January 13, 2006

AP: Natural-Gas Prices Move Lower

January 3, 2006

AP: Savings Rate at Lowest Level Since 1933

January 30, 2006

AP: Struggling GM cuts prices on most models

January 12, 2006

Aurora determined to build hospital

January 16, 2006

Auto parts suppliers face rocky road

January 9, 2006

Bankruptcy wave hits state hard

January 20, 2006

Big Risks Come in Small Packages

January 26, 2006

Bill calls for more renewables

January 30, 2006

Bill targets Wal-Mart, Aurora health plans

January 18, 2006

Bill would protect credit reports

January 4, 2006

Bionic Growth For Biotech Crops

January 12, 2006

Biotech investors swarm into SF after encouraging year

January 9, 2006

Briggs to cut 200 salaried jobs

January 19, 2006

Briggs & Stratton Corp. today announced it will eliminate about 8 percent of its salaried positions, or about 200 jobs, worldwide this year. A...

Bush says ‘humming economy’ –U.S. hears ‘high prices’

January 30, 2006

Business group ousts its outspoken president

January 10, 2006

BusinessWeek: Dow Finishes Above 11,000

January 10, 2006

BusinessWeek: Economy grows at slowest pace in 3 years

January 27, 2006

BusinessWeek: Stocks set to open higher to start 2006

January 3, 2006

BusinessWeek: Suddenly Revved about Small Cars

January 10, 2006

BusinessWeek: The Future Of Outsourcing

January 20, 2006

BusinessWeek: The War for the Digital Home – and other tech stories

January 23, 2006

Company takes in $14 million

January 12, 2006

Consumer advocates lament dismissal of outspoken Amato

January 16, 2006

Core state retirement fund rises 8.5%

January 10, 2006

Creamery on the block; Shullsburg worries

January 18, 2006

CRG joins fight against Manpower project

January 30, 2006

Dean Health Systems To Slash 80 Jobs

January 12, 2006

Defense bill sends millions to Chippewa Valley contractors

January 5, 2006

Dow Drops More Than 200 Points

January 20, 2006

Doyle cancels travel contract

January 31, 2006

Doyle to propose energy assistance

January 17, 2006

Doyle trade trips boost economy

January 13, 2006

Doyle uses job figures for gain

January 19, 2006

Doyle Wants to Ban “Health Care Dumping” by Big Business

January 18, 2006

Doyle: State has witnessed remarkable economic turnaround

January 5, 2006

Doyle: State Should Pursue Renewables

January 14, 2006

Earlier is better, leaders say: Pre-kindergarten gets solid backing in executive survey

January 10, 2006

Economy on upswing heading into 2006, analysts predict

January 6, 2006

Employee indicted in state travel deal

January 25, 2006

EraGen Biosciences Chief Growing Young Company

January 2, 2006

Ethanol Biz Boon to Metal Fabricators

January 2, 2006

Famous Footwear Adjusts its Business Plan

January 14, 2006

Ford cuts won’t harm sellers, suppliers here

January 24, 2006

G-P looks to a bright future

January 12, 2006

Gas prices on rise; no relief in sight

January 5, 2006

Genetic research is becoming big business in Madison

January 16, 2006

GM tries to avoid potholes with SUVs: Janesville plant now making new Tahoe amid...

January 24, 2006

Gold’n Plump to add jobs as part of Arcadia expansion

January 6, 2006

Governor seeks help for the middle class

January 18, 2006

Green Bay: Port wraps up banner season; Warm weather lets ships deliver through Jan....

January 26, 2006

Green Bay: Wi-Fi takes off around the region

January 23, 2006

Guild.com poised for breakthrough

January 11, 2006

Harley gears up to open dealership in China

January 20, 2006

Harley-Davidson posts 20th straight record year

January 23, 2006

Home Badger Game Could Spell Trouble For Halloween 2006

January 11, 2006

Home Heating Alternatives Ease Pain of Higher Gas Costs

January 7, 2006

Homes set another record here

January 20, 2006

How Ethical Is PSC’s Revolving Door?

January 14, 2006

Income gap in state grows ever wider

January 27, 2006

Increased Costs Cited for Dairyland’s Rate Jump

January 14, 2006

India Business Mission on Tap

January 14, 2006

Insurance rates set to jump in 2006: But storm-related increases will have little effect...

January 3, 2006

IT association names president: Rice will lead state technology group

January 12, 2006

Johnson Controls Profit Slips, Though Sales Rise

January 22, 2006

Johnson Controls’ Plan Targets Troubled Cities

January 8, 2006

K-C sales top $4B for quarter

January 24, 2006

Kraft Cutting 8,000 jobs, 20 plants

January 30, 2006

Laser among changes at Dane Manufacturing

January 27, 2006

Little hope for auto profits: Executives predict volatility, decline over next five years

January 4, 2006

Madison Bar Owner Trying To Concede Land To Town Of Burke

January 9, 2006

Madison Company Doing Super Bowl Ad

January 21, 2006

Madison sick leave law study has major flaws

January 13, 2006

Madison-area Activists Want to Keep Big Power Lines Away

January 2, 2006

Madison-Kipp Will Locate Second Factory In Sun Prairie

January 10, 2006

Madison: City Jobs Report Too Good to Be True

January 6, 2006

Madison: Affiliate battle: WB57, UPN14 vie for new network

January 26, 2006

Madison: Blount St. plant to stop burning coal within 6 years

January 20, 2006

Madison: Citywide Internet access is supported

January 17, 2006

Madison: Oscar Mayer’s fate unknown in closings

January 31, 2006

Madison: Realtors say mayor’s selling them short

January 11, 2006

Madison: Suit claims firing for pregnancy

January 3, 2006

Manitowoc: Fisher Hamilton lays off 140

January 19, 2006

Manpower concludes record year

January 27, 2006

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...

Manpower Headquarters Renderings Unveiled

January 14, 2006

Manpower project won’t fly without fight

January 6, 2006

Marcus shares soar 16%

January 19, 2006

Mason Wells unveils buyout fund

January 6, 2006

MATC aids state businesses

January 25, 2006

McFarland State Bank applauded by Forbes

January 19, 2006

MG&E Plant Changes: At What Cost?

January 21, 2006

Miller’s sales fall in last quarter

January 19, 2006

Milton Zoning Board Denies Variance For Ethanol Plant

January 17, 2006

Milwaukee mining equipment makers hit pay dirt

January 4, 2006

Milwaukee sets deal with wireless provider

January 13, 2006

Milwaukee: Aldermen Divided Over Manpower Proposal

January 24, 2006

Milwaukee: Area’s jobless rate drops; Decline in labor force plays role in lowered unemployment

January 26, 2006

Neenah Firm Buys Trails Books

January 21, 2006

Nekoosa to create business park

January 18, 2006

New shipping technology ripe for investing

January 16, 2006

North Carolina: Biotech startup aims at stem-cell breakthrough

January 23, 2006

Officials: More Dean Job Cuts Could Occur

January 13, 2006

Oshkosh workers rebuild troops’ trucks

January 31, 2006

Outlook Lands $15M Deal

January 7, 2006

Panel OKs Deal for Milwaukee Wi-Fi Network

January 14, 2006

Pension changes looming

January 17, 2006

Pharmacy giant to enter state in buyout

January 24, 2006

Phone Firms’ TV Plans Would Cut Local Franchising

January 28, 2006

Plexus reports 14 percent gain in revenues for quarter

January 25, 2006

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...

PSC to decide on We Eergies rate request today

January 11, 2006

Public worried about deficit, health care over the next three years

January 27, 2006

Record number of bankruptcies in Wisconsin in 2005

January 23, 2006

Report: Paid sick leave law could cost millions

January 11, 2006

Report: UW-Madison Ranked 15th Best Value In Public Education

January 11, 2006

Retailers find success catering to boomers

January 16, 2006

Rockwell shares hit new high on outlook

January 26, 2006

Sanford closing will cost Madison 240 jobs

January 4, 2006

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...

Schools, governments could lose millions

January 30, 2006

Sheboygan: Chamber eliminates 3 jobs, cuts ’06 budget

January 18, 2006

Sick Leave Proponents Blast Madison Chamber of Commerce

January 14, 2006

Small start for biotech company PanVera leads to big business

January 3, 2006

By Laurel Norris and Christine Lepple MADISON -- Most companies are founded to solve a problem, to meet a need, or to snag...

Smart Cookies: Girl Scout Cookie Season Arrives

January 9, 2006

Solar Energy is Hot Trend

January 2, 2006

South Wisconsin Tobacco Industry Appear to Be Going Up in Smoke

January 14, 2006

State bankers tout charitable efforts

January 3, 2006

State earns spot on economic honor roll

January 31, 2006

State grants electric rate increase

January 12, 2006

State Loses $4.7 Billion in Net Worth

January 7, 2006

State rail commissioner predicts commuter line for Madison

January 16, 2006

State regains lost job ground

January 4, 2006

State’s biotech industry: A spot on world stage?:

January 27, 2006

Stock market takes big fall

January 20, 2006

Stocks took a beating Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrials down by more than 200 points at closing. The Dow declined 213.32, or...

Strong year for equity funds: Wisconsin-based buyout funds raised nearly $243 million

January 18, 2006

Tax Credit Helps Create 71 Jobs in Fox Valley

January 21, 2006

Taxpayer ‘Web site of shame’ nets $2.6M

January 9, 2006

TDS Telecom Ready for a Change

January 7, 2006

Thinking Big – The 2006 Best of Madison Business Awards

January 9, 2006

TomoTherapy units headed to Germany

January 31, 2006

Top 50 ‘Gems of Milwaukee’ announced (2nd item)

January 12, 2006

Top delinquent taxpayers deny online list’s accuracy

January 4, 2006

Tower seeks to cut benefits

January 9, 2006

Trade group demands tax law reforms

January 5, 2006

Twin Disc stock rises 11%, profit more than doubles

January 25, 2006

U-W Milwaukee goal: raise $100 million

January 17, 2006

U.S. meat production up 5 percent in November

January 3, 2006

Unemployment falls in Milwaukee, Oshkosha regions for December

January 25, 2006

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...

Union vote begins today at tense Bemis plants

January 26, 2006

Utility paid for its power report

January 27, 2006

UW Scientists Reveal Stem Cell Advance

January 2, 2006

UW Seeking Comment on RA Activism

January 14, 2006

UW-Madison’s bioscience boulevard

January 4, 2006

UWM re-aims its research

January 13, 2006

Venture fund targets companies in ‘New North’

January 17, 2006

Wal-Mart critics take war to Web

January 30, 2006

Wal-Mart Law in Maryland Boosts Efforts Here

January 15, 2006

Wal-Mart Warned on Health

January 21, 2006

Wausau: Kmart to leave town

January 25, 2006

Who pays the tab for low health-care benefits?

January 23, 2006

Wis. Tax Report: Migration in Wisconsin

January 6, 2006

WisBusiness: Ag secretary says state ripe for bio-refining breakthrough

January 11, 2006

WisBusiness: Biotech Could Be $10 Billion Industry in Wisconsin

January 25, 2006

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

January 18, 2006

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

January 13, 2006

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

January 23, 2006

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

January 7, 2006

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: SBA offers aid for state tornado victims

January 11, 2006

WisBusiness: Summerfest Crowned Top “Gem of Milwaukee” at City’s Birthday Party

January 26, 2006

By David Wise WisPolitics Milwaukee Bureau Chief MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee image-makers may want to move beyond beer and brats, but the results of the...