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— Sears has filed notice with the state that it plans to close its Menomonee Falls location, resulting in 81 layoffs in mid-January.
Target notified the state about 200 temporary layoffs as it closes its Wauwatosa location for remodeling. Target says it will offer the workers opportunities to work at other area stores during the remodeling project. The Wauwatosa store is scheduled to reopen in October 2009.
— New York-based Consumer Reports is testing a holiday marketing campaign in Madison. The campaign consists of television ads, National Public Radio sponsorship ads and online ads appearing on Madison.com and Channel3000.com scheduled to begin today.
“Madison residents will be the only consumers exposed to the multi-media marketing campaign this year,” said Jaime Darnow, chief marketing officer of Consumer Reports. “We selected Madison because it’s a community that reflects many of the same characteristics and values of our target customer located across the country.”
Madison sealed its selection based on several demographic profiles: high level of education among residents and large Consumer Reports subscription base.
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Modine opens new India factory: Modine Manufacturing Co. said Friday that it has opened a new plant in India under a three-year, $14 million effort to expand the company’s presence in the growing Asian market. Racine-based Modine announced in 2006 that it would build the new plant in the Chennai area in southeast India. The factory, which has 75 employees, will serve India’s domestic commercial vehicle, off-highway, domestic bus air conditioning (HVAC) markets and additional markets, as demand for products increases.
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/11/10/daily44.html
Deer hunt brings millions to state economy: Come Saturday, opening day of the storied nine-day gun deer season in Wisconsin, more than 650,000 hunters are expected to take to the woods with rifles, shotguns and ammunition in pursuit of game. When the shots are stilled, past hunting seasons show, they will have harvested more than 400,000 bucks and does.
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081116/APC0101/811160602/1003/APC01
Alliant plans $150M upgrade at Sheboygan plant: Alliant Energy Corp.’s Wisconsin Power and Light utility has filed for approval to spend $150 million on additional emissions reduction technology at its power plant in Sheboygan. The Madison-based utility said the filing with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is the next step in its plan for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions at the Edgewater Generating Station’s Unit 5 to comply with the Clean Air Act’s Reasonably Available Control Technology standard. Wisconsin Power and Light has already installed technology to optimize combustion and upgrade the plant’s burner technology.
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/11/10/daily46.html
M&I receives $1.715B from Treasury program: Marshall & Ilsley Corp. of Milwaukee said Friday that it has issued 1,715,000 shares of its senior preferred stock, series B, to the U.S. Department of the Treasury in return for $1.715 billion in cash under the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program. The program is designed to infuse capital into the nation’s healthiest and strongest banks.
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/11/10/daily47.html
No end in sight for Spectrum’s woes: One analyst foresees bankruptcy for Spectrum Brands and projects the value of its sinking stock at $0. Another says he’s not sure the company will turn a profit, even two years from now. A third has stopped writing about Spectrum Brands because the share price, which closed Friday at 64 cents, has dropped so low, closing above $1 only once in the past three weeks.
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/314510
Sparkman & Stephens, Burger form motorsailer partnership: Burger Boat Co. and Sparkman & Stephens have formed a partnership to design and build custom aluminum motorsailers. Heralding a return to traditional elegance with modern performance, these vessels will continue the heritage that was developed with the construction of the first Sparkman & Stephens designed aluminum yawl built by Burger Boat Co. in 1957.
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20081116/MAN03/811160513/1397
Plexus expands its manufacturing space: New business for Plexus Corp. has translated to expansion in the Fox Cities. Plexus will not be adding jobs right away, but will move between 20 and 30 people from its neighboring facility at N800 County CB into its new space, which should be in use by January, said Ginger Jones, vice president and chief financial officer at Neenah-based Plexus, an electronics component maker.
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081115/APC03/811150554/1028
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BIOTECH (back to top)
– Hologic reports positive results from study of HPV test developed by Third Wave
http://www.madison.com/tct/business/314400
ECONOMY (back to top)
– Economy hurts high-end sales
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20081117/WRT0101/811170519/1806&located=RSS
– Bucks in field pump bucks into economy
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20081117/GPG0101/811170503/1207&located=RSS
-Firms use everything from unique mailers to specialty products for marketing
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081117/APC03/811170410/1028
– Lee earnings off 73 percent
http://www.madison.com/tct/business/314304
– Milwaukee-area nonprofits brace for lean times ahead
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/34556219.html
MANUFACTURING (back to top)
– Efficiencies, timely investing paying off for Menasha Corp.’s units
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081116/APC03/811160386/1028
– Menasha Packaging continues to grow
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081116/APC03/811160387/1028
– Plexus takes control of jewel of a building
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081115/APC03/811150539/1028
– U.S. Chemical opens Watertown distribution facilty
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/11/10/daily45.html
LABOR (back to top)
– Layoffs forcing many to seek new skills
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20081116/GPG03/811160692/1247
– Union turnaround: Obama win means pro-worker agenda
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/11/17/story2.html?b=1226898000^1733328
SMALL BUSINESS (back to top)
– Laughing all the way to new ventures
http://www.jsonline.com/business/34500134.html
– Closing of Cedarburg butcher shop is bittersweet for owner
http://www.jsonline.com/news/ozwash/34531169.html
INVESTING (back to top)
– Avoiding volatility in a time of crisis
http://www.jsonline.com/business/34500144.html
– Don’t raise income tax, raise investment credits
http://www.jsonline.com/business/34495464.html
REAL ESTATE (back to top)
– Green Bay: Eye appeal guides Main Street changes
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20081117/GPG03/811170467/1247
– Madison: Apartment/retail complex planned for old Josie’s site
http://www.madison.com/tct/business/314426
AGRIBUSINESS (back to top)
– Flood loans available to Brown County farmers
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20081117/GPG03/811170471/1247
– Progressive operators program meets many needs of producers
http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20081116/FON03/811160301/1327
– Oakfield teen at national FFA convention
http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20081116/FON03/811160571/1327
– Custom farmers fill important role
http://www.madison.com/tct/business/314232
TRANSPORTATION (back to top)
– Minute Reads: Schneider National honored for being military friendly
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081116/APC03/811160412/1028
– State will fund Cherryland Airport projects
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20081117/GPG03/811170472/1247
– As fuel costs shrink, so do truckers’ loads
http://www.jsonline.com/business/34495899.html
RETAIL (back to top)
– Grand Chute’s Fox River Mall retailers say numbers down from a year ago
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081117/APC0101/811170416/1004&located=RSS
– What’s news: Morton Pharmacy opens Oshkosh store
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081116/APC03/811160382/1028
– Looking for comfort and corporate responsibility, college students buy American
http://www.madison.com/tct/business/314445
– More to come: University Square has filled about 55 percent of its retail space
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/314504
– Catering competition heats up for holidays
http://www.jsonline.com/business/34495894.html
– Downtown Milwaukee retail targeted
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/11/17/story4.html?b=1226898000^1733496
– Darrow III closes North Carolina dealerships
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2008/11/10/daily51.html
REGULATION (back to top)
– Shrinking tax bases challenge communities
http://www.jsonline.com/news/34561214.html
TOURISM (back to top)
– Wausau: New ballpark tough sell with down economy
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20081117/MNH0101/811170376/1732&located=RSS
– Manitowoc travel agency makes vacation dreams come true
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20081116/MAN03/811160526/1397
HEALTH CARE (back to top)
– Wisconsin doctor shortage hasn’t affected Riverview
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20081117/WRT0101/811170517/1806&located=RSS
– Network Health Plan ranked among nation’s best
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081116/APC03/811160389/1028
FINANCIAL SERVICES (back to top)
– Former banker launches financial advice firm
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20081116/APC03/811160396/1028
BUSINESS COLUMNS (back to top)
– Tom Saler: We’ve seen elements of current crisis before
http://www.jsonline.com/business/34500139.html
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