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“UpFront” looks ahead to politics, business in 2009

“UpFront” talks to Petri about his vote against automaker bailout

15 Madison-area jobs cut in Charter restructuring

160 job cuts expected at Mercury Marine

64 layoffs coming from transpo company Greatwide’s closure of Pleasant Prairie facility

84 Lumber closes truss facility

Action to keep shipping active

Ag exports up, set new record

Agriculture business sees turbulent year

Alcoa will close aluminum wheel plant in Beloit

Alliant abandons large-scale replacement for Cassville plant

As economy dips, Fox Valley libraries have ‘banner year’

Associated Bank leads state in SBA loans

AT&T hikes U-verse prices, adds packages

Aurora ends U.S. Bank Championship sponsorship

Auto bailout bill dies in Senate

Automakers to get $13.4 billion bailout

Avalon nominates four for TomoTherapy board

Biomass plant faces tough state review

Biron mill to restart sooner than expected

BRP cutting production, sets layoffs

Bucks are lowest valued team in the NBA

Burzinski column: The forecast for cloud computing

Business leaders meet in northeast Wisconsin

Businesses scale back holiday festivities

Buyers find good bargains in foreclosed homes in Dane County

Can connoisseur hopes to help poor children drink safe water

Car dealers worry state auction might depress prices

Cardinal Stritch to expand at Pabst site

Cargill gives $500,000 for hunger relief

Cars up in smoke as fraud rises

Chase to cut 266 jobs in Milwaukee

Chrysler to close all plants for 30 days

City of Superior is at center of a great oil, environmental debate

College administrators closely watching economy and need for student loans

Columbia, Froedtert delay joint venture

Contractor seeks $485 million more for power plant project

Cost cutting helps Sonic Foundry lower loss

Dane County manufacturers more likely to trim staff in 2009

DAs want increase in alcohol taxes

Delta, NWA to waive change fees for weather-impacted flights through Twin Cities

Dems, White House reach final automaker deal

Despite economy, Oshkosh big box stores still on track

Detroit’s problems weigh on Johnson Controls

Doing more with less: For charities, recession hits twice as hard

Dow sheds nearly 700 points

Downtown Madison plan seeks growth in tough times

Downturn creates glut of truck drivers

Doyle announces value added Dairy Initiative Grants

Doyle eyes new regulatory steps for construction projects

Draft of auto bailout bill sent to White House

DWD secretary to ‘UpFront’: Hoping for 2010 turnaround

DWD: State unemployment rate up nearly 1 percent in November

EAA is huge boon to state

East Troy manufacturer to lay off 31

Economic skid catches up with manufacturing in Midwest

Economic survey of NE Wisconsin reveals area businesses optimistic about 2009

Economic uncertainty plagued Wisconsin in 2008

Economy changes gift card outlook

Eisen column: Epic campus gives conference first-hand look at sustainable biz practices

Entries from Milwaukee lag in Governor’s Business Plan contest

EPA cites Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha counties for air pollution

Erdman faces January layoffs

Ex-Banana Republic exec is new head of Lands’ End

Excising mystery from health care

Farmers, state pin hopes on ag secretary

Fashion Forward column: Insulating your egg, and other winter head-scratchers

Fertilizer makers set to expand

Fidelity will close Middleton office

Film incentives shown to help state economy

Final SUV completed at Janesville GM plant

Fiserv online bill payment system hit by scam

Fond du Lac has state’s third-highest unemployment rate

Former Olympian promotes winter tourism in Wisconsin

Fox Valley metalworkers putting their stamp on industry

Fuel for the future: Virent Energy Systems develops biofuel from plant sugars that has...

Full-size pickups still top seller in region

G.B. credit union breaks through the language barrier

Gehl Shrinking Work Force by Nearly A Fifth

General Growth Properties narrowly avoids $900M default but still faces finance hurdle

GM loan won’t help Janesville plant

Grads face tough job market

Great Wolf gets extension on mortgage

Green Bay’s Winona Foods obtains dairy grant

Greenheck Fan cuts 164 jobs, shakes local economy

Harley guarantees trade-in value of Sportsters

Harley-Davidson CEO Ziemer to retire

Health care job market remains bright prospect

Heartland Financial to get $81 million in federal funds

Heavy snow a setback for area retailers

Holiday lights going green

Hospitals scramble to avoid layoffs

House passes $14B automaker bailout with mostly Dem support

HTI announces January layoffs

Intel fires back, sues WARF

Iowa-based Hy-Vee grocery hopes to rebuild Westgate

Job losses worst since 1974; worst may be yet to come

Johnson & Johnson to buy Mentor

Johnson Controls CEO Roell got $14.9M in 2008

Johnson Controls CEO: Detroit 3 bankruptcy would ‘implode’ supply chain

Journal Communications cuts 39 employees

Journal Communications to take up to $240 million charge

Joy Global posts strong 4th quarter

JPMorgan Chase notifies state about 402 planned layoffs in Milwaukee

Kalahari opens $20 million indoor amusement center

Kalahari Resort adds 65 jobs with new indoor theme park

Kaukauna joins with Kaukauna Utilities to ease medical costs

Kenosha among plants idled

Kenosha council officially snuffs smoking ban

Kenosha’s experience offers example for Janesville

Key interest rate cut to record low

Kimberly braces for new way of life in aftermath of NewPage papermill closing

Kimberly-Clark rolls out next generation of Depend adult diapers

Kohl’s announces acquisition of 31 former Mervyns locations

Kohl’s same-store sales down 17.5% in November

La Crosse Area leaders predict a slow local economy in 2009

Lassa, Molepske to help lead Wis. economic teams

Last SUV completed at shuttering Janesville GM plant

Lawmakers divided on public works stimulus proposal

Lawton asks Midwest to protect jobs in Wisconsin

Lee CEO hopeful debt situation will be resolved

Lippmann Milwaukee notifies state about possible ‘mass layoff’

Liquidated Overture fund had investments connected to Madoff scandal

Longtime Children’s Hospital chief to step down after leading its evolution

M&I announces foreclosure moratorium

Madison has lowest jobless rate in state

Madison mayor names new economic development director

Madison mayor will choose from three for economic development spot

Manpower: 20% revenue dip in first 2 months of 4th quarter

Middleton branch of MortgageIT to close, affecting 72 jobs

Middleton business pays hefty fine for violating protection laws

Midwest urged to think regionally

Milk production in state rises 1 percent

MillerCoors to remove caffeine from Sparks

Milwaukee alderman wants city cigarette tax

Milwaukee County troubles threaten state contracts

Minn. and Wis. credit unions merge

MMAC files to suit to stop Milwaukee sick pay ordinance

Modular home businesses feel economic pinch

Moody’s downgrades Charter, says bankruptcy likely in 2009

Mystery gifts go to kids of laid off Wis. workers

National unemployment rate rises to 6.7 percent

New airport hotel will offer ‘park and fly’

New Harley CEO faces turbulent time

New MMAC report shows October as ‘low ebb’ for metro economy

New York Stock Exchange to drop Spectrum Brands

Newspaper chain Lee needs debt waiver to forestall default

Oconto boat builder KCS to lay off 60

Oil ends above $40 as fighting rages

Orion receives renewable technology award

Oshkosh Corp. gets $250M deal for 825 new Army vehicles

Oshkosh defense unit gets $5 million order

Ostrom eyes state’s largest dairy farm as a way to boost local economy

Packers’ season also disappoints retailers

Packers’ tickets not hurt by poor matchup

Pentair will cut more than 500 jobs in state

Platypus gives new CEO a challenge

Pool drain law creates a flood of new repairs

Portage County hit by construction slowdown

Presto Products Co. layoffs total 250

Private donations to fund salary of UW business school dean

Property assessments hit home this month

Proposed St. Mary’s, Froedtert merger on hold

PSC rejects rate increase for 2 utilities

Quad/Graphics foundation donates $1 million for food programs

Quintessence gets FDA OK

Recession prompting drastic measures for one auto dealership

Recycling prices plunge as manufacturing drops

Refill of vanished Wis. lake about to begin

Regional layoffs produce domino effect

Report: NewPage plans down time for a Wis. mill

Report: Wisconsin hospitals’ financial health worsening

Report: Wisconsin hospitals’ financial health worsening

Retailers gleeful at brisk Saturday sales

Retailers see mixed returns

Ripple effect felt in closing of GM’s Janesville plant

Roadwork warrants top billing for now

Ruling clears way for Oneidas to buy Thornberry Creek Golf Course

Sales slump may fuel closings

Season up, down for Wisconsin retailers

Senate leaders try, but fail, to salvage aid for carmakers

Sereno column: Wisconsin may be ready for real estate turnaround

SGI to slash 15 percent of its workforce

Shopko lays off 43 at headquarters

Six plead guilty over scheme that stole ‘millions’ from SC Johnson

Slumping economy hits Midwest hard

Small businesses hope for health-care help

Some see giant wind farms on Great Lakes’ horizon

Some small retailers feeling holiday squeeze

Spectrum Brands to trade on OTC market

Spring Grove reacts as town’s largest employer to close plant

State lawmaker presses GM execs on Janesville

State unveils new winter tourism campaign

State will add 83 workers to handle jobless claims

Staying in shape can help reduce insurance premiums

Stores aim to lure post-Christmas shoppers with big price cuts

Stoughton Trailers says ‘mass layoff’ possible

Struggling Stoughton companies to rely on creative thinking

Study to examine viability of a statewide solar power project

Summerfest won’t raise prices of tickets or beer for 2009

Super Steel’s Schenectady plant closing, up to 200 jobs lost

Superior to see loss of 76 jobs with call center closing

Survey: Dane County firms report declines in ’08, pessimism about ’09

Survey: EAA impact contributes $110 million to three area counties

ThedaCare jobs get secure

Time Warner Fee Dispute Threatens Some Cable Shows

TomoTherapy cuts staff by 12% by laying off, dropping unfilled positions

Tough economy not slowing La Crosse enrollment

Truckers ride out recession

Tundra Lodge completes addition

Twin Cities benefits, costs spill over into Wisconsin

Two Madison-area companies eliminate retiree health benefit subsidies

U.S. Rep. Moore to “UpFront”: ‘Catastrophic’ situation if U.S. auto industry fails now

Unemployment rises in Wisconsin to 5.3 percent

US carmakers mull options as White House vows aid

UW Foundation has taken a hit from the economy

UW officials join in letter to Obama on higher ed stimulus

UW stem cell pioneer James Thomson wins Massry Prize

VistaGen, WARF sign license agreement for human embryonic stem cell technology

Water discharge regulations at center of dispute

Wausau city development slows down, though downtown projects show promise

Wausau Homes to cut 81 jobs

Wausau Paper closing Appleton converting operation by end of 2009, 90 jobs lost

Weak economy top business story of year

Weather, economy play big roles in lower holiday sales

Weston passes strict smoking ban in businesses

Weyauwega officials worry over Presto layoffs

White House promises last-ditch auto rescue

White House: Constructive auto talks with Congress

WisBusiness: Back-saving device could help dental professionals avoid early retirement

WisBusiness: Comparison finds capital region boasts good start-up numbers, but lags in K-12 enrollment

WisBusiness: EarthMimic develops a more efficient catalyst material for tech-based companies

WisBusiness: Emerging Wisconsin tech company engineers ‘clean’ wastewater

WisBusiness: Experts hopeful Milwaukee can lead on freshwater science

WisBusiness: Head of auto dealers’ group looks for state delegation to back bailout bill

WisBusiness: I-94 still attracting development, real estate execs say

WisBusiness: Janesville leaders still see potential future for GM plant

WisBusiness: Janesville metro sees highest Nov. jobless rate in state – 7.4%

WisBusiness: Large Wisconsin manufacturers more likely to follow ‘next-generation’ strategies

WisBusiness: MMAC files sick leave suit; accused of ‘scare tactics’

WisBusiness: No ’09 rate increase for Xcel after three-way negotiation

WisBusiness: SE Wis. biz leaders tout regional transit solution

WisBusiness: State companies team up on green gift idea to benefit community and environment

WisBusiness: State, local politicians welcome Google to Madison

WisBusiness: Supreme Court upholds damages in case involving non-compete clause

WisBusiness: Wide-ranging impact seen in Wisconsin if automakers fail

WisBusiness: Wisconsin Genomics Initiative could improve medical care, boost state’s biotech economy

Wisconsin boasts most manure-to-energy projects

Wisconsin gets $2M in Cephalon settlement

Wisconsin Public Power changes name to WPPI Energy

Wisconsin small towns make best of economic hard times

Wisconsin unemployment claims surpass 2007 total

Wisconsin Way calls for overhaul of tax code, new approach to economic development

WS Packaging Group, ASK join to make new items

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