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Charter hires advisers for possible bankruptcy filing

178 in Green Bay to lose jobs in Cub Foods closings

2 more state banks get federal funds

2008 venture capital dips slightly

297 workers to lose jobs as JL French closes Sheboygan facilities

4th-quarter profit nearly halved for GE

Along with job losses, bankruptcies in Wisconsin rise

American Superconductor makes deal for Chinese power grid

American Transmission names Procario as CEO

Analysis: Wisconsin communities benefit from $60 million tax on tourists

Anchor BanCorp taking $110M of federal bailout money

Arbitrator rules Midwest’s restructuring doesn’t violate contract

Arbitrators rule against Midwest Airlines union in Republic dispute

Auto industry layoffs continue in Wisconsin

Bader Rutter bucks trends, posts gains

Bank plots aggressive strategy as it raises $24M in capital

Bar owners feel burned by Eau Claire smoking ban

Barrett, mayors say they can spend funds better than state

Basic American Foods in Plover to close; 106 jobs cut

Beloit overtakes Racine in unemployment level

Biodiesel company acquires terminal in Port of Milwaukee

Biotech firm EMD Chemicals, formerly Novagen, to close

Bold marketers aim for coveted college targets

Boston Store parent Bon-Ton cuts 1,100 jobs

Bradley Center reports $2.1M net loss

Bradley Center reports net loss of $2.1 million

Bradley Foundation pledges $500K to support UWM research in ’09

Brewers sign casino as sponsor

Burzinski column: The demise of the local IT consultant

Car, truck sales continue skid

Casino deal in the works for Brewers

Changes sought in funding system for Wisconsin state employee pensions

Cheesemaker Roth Käse USA being purchased by Swiss company

Clear Channel lays off 8 in Madison

College grads avoid brunt of layoffs

Community Car, Madison’s car-sharing service, has some competition

Concordia mulls downtown Milwaukee pharmacy school, if price is right

Conference Board: Consumer confidence at all-time low

Cosmetic surgery business booms in the Madison area

Culver’s to offer healthier fare

Cummins to close Wautoma plant

Dell signs $3.4 million restitution agreement

Democrats Debate Methods to End Stem Cell Ban

Despite faltering state economy, several industries have jobs to fill

Developers need support for wind on the water

Doctors face pressure to disclose all side pay

Downtown Stevens Point sees growth despite economic challenges

Doyle creates office to help distribute stimulus funds

Doyle talks about state’s economic priorities, short on specifics

Doyle, four governors push economic stimulus package

EC council considers move to boost wages in city

Economic crisis imperils state dairy farms, group warns

Economic woes don’t spare tech sector

Economy breaks up health partnership

Emerging 200 program identifies small businesses with greatest potential

Ethanol plant operator files for bankruptcy

Even during recession, some Wisconsin companies are hiring

Extensive losses as five business displaced in Appleton blaze

Farm Bureau: Food prices decline in last quarter of ’08

Fashion Forward column: Building a business wardrobe from scratch

FDA approves a stem cell trial

Feds award contract to renovate Zablocki Medical Center

Fire at Capital Newspapers causes $52,000 in damage

Forbes rates Madison best city to find a job in 2009

Foreclosures rise 77% in Milwaukee

Former PSC Chair Ebert to join WPPI Energy

Forty under 40 winners named by Business Journal

Fox Valley 2009 business sneak peek

Frigid weather good news for long underwear retailer

Gannett Co. announces nationwide furlough

GDP falls 3.8 percent; drop is less than expectations

GE planning to cut hundreds of jobs in Wisconsin

German paper company may buy shuttered Kimberly plant

Geron gets FDA OK for embryonic stem-cell-based therapy

Great Wolf gets loan respite

Great Wolf opens conference center

Great Wolf shares fall on mortgage loan concerns

Grede laying off 140 workers in Reedsburg

Greenheck cuts another 155 jobs

Gregory Marcus succeeds father at helm of company

Harley says it will cut 1,100 jobs after rough fourth quarter

Harley to cut 1,100 jobs, close Capitol Drive plant

Harley wants to train folks for the long ride

Harley-Davidson seeks federal aid to make loans

Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops to close

Heinemann’s closes its remaining restaurants

Hospice provider settles lawsuits

Hospital tax could benefit Milwaukee

Hospital work cutback leads to 160 layoffs

Housing dip may force Kohler cuts

HTI adds 100 to cuts

Hundreds pack public hearing on Rosendale Dairy

Hutchinson layoffs total 100 in Eau Claire

Job loss in U.S. worst since 1945

Johnson Controls reports $602 million first quarter loss

Johnson Controls reports $608 million first-quarter loss

Johnson Controls-Saft land supply contract

Journal Communications moves to block alternate board

Judge: Insurance companies liable for Fox River PCB cleanup costs

Kalahari’s Virginia project will be delayed

Kaplan Professional adds jobs in La Crosse

Kohl’s, American Girl among most valuable retail brands in U.S.

Kohl’s: Overall sales up 3.4% in December but same-store numbers drop 1.4 %

Kohler Co. lays off 188 more employees

Lawmaker wants payday lender regulations

Layoffs made in Wausaukee, Delavan

Lead law concerns Marshfield resalers

Lee reports decline in revenue, earnings

Liberty Mutual Group ends Wausau Insurance Cos. brand

Local ski hills revel in big snows

M&I Bank parent reports 4Q loss, cuts 830 jobs

Madison mistake could cost developer

Madison: Hilldale store not among 11 Macy’s closings

Madison: Three new buildings proposed at Badger Bus depot site

Madison’s Henshue Construction to lay off 66

Madison’s TomoTherapy partners with Hitachi in Japan

Magazine ranks Wis. children’s hospital 3rd in U.S.

Manitowoc Co. trims 2,100 jobs

Manitowoc Company sells off Marine division

MATC takes tougher line on business incubators

Medical device maker paid UW surgeon $19 million

Merge to keep operations in China

Metso Corp. among first paper industry cuts of ’09

MGIC evaluates government funds

MGIC reports $273 million quarterly loss

Midwest Connect overtakes Midwest Airlines

Midwest could lose final 717s

Miller Park stadium district sees higher tax distribution

Milton’s largest private employer lays off 30

Milwaukee airport hits passenger record despite slowdown

Milwaukee area manufacturing index declined in December

Miron Construction raises profile with variety of national projects

MMAC survey: Milwaukee business have dismal outlook for ’09

MMAC: Milwaukee economy still in tough shape in November

Modine announces 170 layoffs at Racine HQ

Mohegan tribe still committed to Wis. project

Mortgage refinancing surge sends banks into overtime

New York Stock Exchange puts Lee Enterprises on notice

NewPage plans more downtime for mills

Niagra to study paper mill conversion

Number of businesses opening up sees dip

NYSE sets Spectrum’s delisting for Jan. 23

Oak Creek power plant builder seeks $40 million from MGE

Obey says Congress’ economic recovery bill won’t work miracles

Officials look into hospital tax again

Oshkosh awarded $132M contract

Oshkosh Corp. lays off 25 in Oshkosh and Appleton after posting first quarter losses

Oshkosh Corp. nets new U.S. Army contract for unmanned TerraMax vehicles

Oshkosh wins $1.12B support services contract

Panel opens door to federal funding of jobless benefits

Patrick Cudahy recalls bacon bits

Penda merges with Michigan company

Pfister will honor gift cards, add menu items from Heinemann’s

Plane crash kills Madison businessman Seffern and wife

Polaris cuts 460 jobs, some in Wisconsin

Post-production metal prices driven down

Price cuts hurt Wisconsin dairy farmers

PSC suspends telecom rule review in face of FCC action

Quad Graphics cuts 400 jobs in state

Racine’s Pioneer Products laying off as many as 20 workers

RedPrairie drops plans to move HQ to Delafield

Renewegy founders hopeful about wind turbine production in Oshkosh

Rental evictions double in 5 years

Report: PPG could cut up to 4,500 jobs

Report: Smurfit-Stone considers bankruptcy

Report: State farmers equipped to weather economic storm

Retailers, even Wal-Mart, not so jolly over December sales

Rexnord cuts 100 local jobs

Sales falloff means buyers market for car shoppers

Sereno column: State dairy producers still expanding, adding jobs

Sheboygan spaceport lifts off in phases

Slow economy puts pressure on Oneida Tribe and casinos

Small business lending weak in December, SBA reports

Small business woes have big impact on economy

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Some businesses see boost despite economy

State add staff to cope with volume of job seekers

State courts see Wisconsin foreclosure filings jump 21.4 percent in 2008

State to offer online forms for income tax

State unemployment rises to 5.8 percent in December

State will pursue investigation of fuel delivery owner

State: December unemployment up in 70 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties

State: Hospital assessment would mean $300M federal dollars annually

State’s banks face severe 2009

State’s cut of stimulus about $2.4 billion

Still column: Recession got you down? Create your own company by writing a business...

Study: Nations that sow food crops for biofuels may reap less than previously thought

Sweden company inks stem cell deal with Wis. group

Top Milwaukee executives expect Obama’s stimulus plan to work

Trucker to lay off 160 in Oak Creek

U.S. Marines add to Oshkosh Corp. order for logistics vehicle systems replacements

U.S. payrolls drop 524,000; unemployment rate at 7.2%

U.S. seal used in inauguration made in Wisconsin

Utility says regulators requiring it to lobby Legislature

UW grad’s pay package at least $19M as Yahoo CEO

Viacom, Time Warner settle over price of programming

WEPCO wants to study putting wind towers in lakes

Wheaton adds to system layoffs

Will Obama make it tougher to get farm subsidies?

WisBusiness: As economic troubles lead to budget cuts, Doyle still sees opportunities for state

WisBusiness: Baldwin says busy week saw ‘dire and incredibly serious’ economic predictions

WisBusiness: Bankers see weakening economy but uptick in mortgage activity

WisBusiness: Business dean looks for Obama to tackle ‘crisis of confidence’

WisBusiness: Chance to host Olympic cycling a sign of state’s bicycling tradition, Doyle says

WisBusiness: Chicago Fed president sees sluggish 18 months ahead

WisBusiness: Coalition says ‘green’ uses for stimulus money could create 30,000 new jobs

WisBusiness: Department of Revenue says Wisconsin has entered recession

WisBusiness: Development groups collaborate on push for investment tax credit changes

WisBusiness: Execs confident in financial institutions but state administrator sees potential for limited lending...

WisBusiness: Fed economist sees ‘muted growth’ by fourth quarter ’09

WisBusiness: Governor’s Biz Plan Contest features youth twist this year

WisBusiness: Jobs impact from Milwaukee sick leave ordinance still up for debate

WisBusiness: Judge lets 9to5 join defense of Milwaukee sick pay ordinance

WisBusiness: KRM planner spars with rail skeptic over financial projections, economic impact

WisBusiness: Legislators to focus first on economic stimulus through infractructure spending

WisBusiness: Menominee ready to fight federal government’s denial of Kenosha casino project

WisBusiness: Milwaukee County Board chair backs transit authority for county

WisBusiness: Pair of Milwaukee-area banks thriving in tough economy

WisBusiness: SAFC fast-tracks new pharma manufacturing plant in Verona

WisBusiness: State ag forecast foresees tough year for farmers, but not crisis

WisBusiness: Stimulus package could boost Milwaukee’s workforce development efforts

WisBusiness: Supreme Court considers fiscal responsibility of corporate owners

WisBusiness: UW-Madison business dean predicts lingering unemployment even as market recovers

Wisconsin foreclosure filings rise 21.5%, hit record in 2008

Wisconsin Power & Light may raise rates

Wisconsin to offer cycling as part of Olympic bid

Wisconsin unemployment benefits hotline jammed

Wisconsin unemployment rates remain below national average

WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com: Focus on Midwest Energy II conference set for Feb. 23 in Madison

WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com: More Experts Added to Feb. 23 “Focus on Midwest Energy II” Conference

Wolf Appliance lays off 79 hourly employees

WPS loses new Medicare contract

Yahoo picks University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate for CEO

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