REGISTER NOW: FEDERAL STIMULUS LAW EFFECT ON MIDWEST ENERGY FOCUS OF MADISON CONFERENCE MONDAY
MADISON, Wis. – The effect of the new federal stimulus on Midwest energy will be a focus of a conference Monday Feb. 23 at...
WisBusiness: Associated Bank leader says fed money an investment, not a bailout
By Samantha Hernandez
For WisBusiness.com
A leader of one of Wisconsin's biggest banks said today that she would not call the current economic and financial situation...
WisBusiness: Baby boomers key to Wisconsin rebound, but then what?
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
State economist Dennis Winters related his fears for Wisconsin’s economic future in a speech Thursday to the Governor’s Conference on Economic...
WisBusiness: Backers see Institutes for Discovery as ‘cauldron’ for research
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MADISON – When they are up and running in 20 months, the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery should be a “cauldron...
WisBusiness: Battle lines drawn over business taxes
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
While the Democrats' budget repair bill and Gov. Jim Doyle's proposed 2009-11 budget plan include some targeted business incentives, Republicans...
WisBusiness: Doyle pushes R&D tax credit
By Greg Bump
WisBusiness.com
MADISON -- Gov. Jim Doyle today reiterated his wish to make Wisconsin a center of research and development and said he won't...
WisBusiness: Doyle says Janesville GM plant could have future in train production
By Greg Bump
WisBusiness.com
Gov. Jim Doyle said this morning the high-speed rail he has seen in Spain would have "a tremendous application for what we...
WisBusiness: Doyle says state stimulus will create jobs, boost revenues
By David A. Wise
WisBusiness.com
MILWAUKEE -- Gov. Jim Doyle said today's state stimulus package announcement will be focused on creating jobs and enacting cuts and...
WisBusiness: Federal court rules minimum mark-up law unconstitutional
By WisBusiness Staff
A federal judge has ruled the state’s minimum mark-up law on gas is unconstitutional and has ordered the state to stop enforcing...
WisBusiness: Film Wisconsin working to save tax credit
By Andy Szal
WisBusiness.com
Film Wisconsin, the public/private partnership group promoting the state’s nascent moviemaking industry, is hoping a letter-writing and e-mail campaign from its supporters...
WisBusiness: Ford engineer sees potential for Wisconsin manufacturing jobs from hybrid car market
By Matt Dolbey
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A Ford Motor Company executive says a contract for lithium-ion hybrid car batteries will keep engineers in Wisconsin busy for the...
WisBusiness: Governor’s budget offers business incentives along with tax hikes
By WisBusiness Staff
While it raises some business taxes, the budget proposal unveiled Tuesday night by Gov. Jim Doyle will also provide incentives to investors,...
WisBusiness: Industry says budget could boost car insurance prices
By Greg Bump
WisBusiness.com
If state insurance industry officials are right, Gov. Jim Doyle's budget bill could lead to a jump in insurance rates for individuals...
WisBusiness: Jury orders $9 million award in Medicaid fraud case
By WisBusiness Staff
A Dane County jury has found drug maker Pharmacia defrauded Wisconsin’s Medicaid program by inflating prices and ordered the company to pay...
WisBusiness: Lawton applauds regional approach to economic downturn
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton today told attendees at a state development conference that “the good news is in this room” where...
WisBusiness: Milwaukee journalists discuss social networking, future of printed page
By Samantha Hernandez
For WisBusiness.com
A trio of Milwaukee journalists discussed social media, making money online and when they think print publications might become a thing...
WisBusiness: Milwaukee leaders hear plans to highlight city’s water-technology industry
By David A. Wise
WisBusiness.com
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago today told the Greater Milwaukee Committee about the school's plans for expanding its water research facilities and...
WisBusiness: Nuclear should be part of state energy solution, PSC chair says
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
MADISON -- Eric Callisto, chairman of the state Public Service Commission, predicts the Legislature will soon open the door...
WisBusiness: Organic farming community thriving in midst of recession
By Marc Eisen
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LA CROSSE -- A deep, dark scary recession hasn’t cowed the turnout for the 20th annual Organic Farming Conference held here...
WisBusiness: Selig says corporate sponsorships in MLB to continue despite downturn
By David A. Wise
WisBusiness.com
MILWAUKEE -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said today that corporate sponsors have been keeping their commitments to teams despite the nation's...
WisBusiness: Sick leave supporters call on Milwaukee government to fight injunction request
By David A. Wise
WisBusiness.com
Supporters of Milwaukee's paid sick leave ordinance called upon the city attorney's office and the mayor to oppose the Metropolitan Milwaukee...
WisBusiness: State Senate passes bill to hike minimum wage
By WisBusiness Staff
The Democrat-controlled state Senate -- on a party-line vote -- has OK'd an increase in the state minimum wage from $6.50...
WisBusiness: Tax credit for films could be on way out
By JR Ross
WisBusiness.com
The state would eliminate its film tax credit program and replace it with a grant program for film and video companies that...
WisBusiness: WMC unveils new approach to improving state’s business climate
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
MADISON -- Seeking less confrontational relations with state government, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce used its legislative lobbying day to roll out...
WisBusiness: Xcel Energy announces plans to fully convert Ashland power plant to biomass
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MADISON – Xcel Energy has filed an application with the state Public Service Commission to install biomass gasification technology in a...
