Eisen column: Organic industry mixes idealism and entrepreneurism
By Marc Eisen
For WisBusiness.com
LA CROSSE -- Oh, I’ll admit it. I’m fascinated by the organic farming movement’s odd but compelling mixture of risk-taking entrepreneurialism...
Sportsman’s Warehouse closing two Wisconsin locations, affecting 125 employees
Click below to read the layoff notices filed with the state
WisBusiness: Ag interests looking for frugality from legislators
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
During today's Ag Day at the Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin farm groups told state legislators to "be frugal."
"Stop spending money...
WisBusiness: Biotech group looks to build on success of Act 255 lobbying effort
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Young biotech companies stand to gain significantly from improvements in Act 255 that were contained in Gov. Jim Doyle’s recently passed...
WisBusiness: DNR reorganization may boost sustainable business efforts
By David A. Wise
WisBusiness.com
MILWAUKEE -- Efforts within the Department of Natural Resources to encourage environmentally sustainable business practices could see a boost under a...
WisBusiness: Doyle says Obama is committed to domestic auto industry
By Greg Bump
WisBusiness.com
Addressing recent goverment action regarding struggling U.S. automakers, Gov. Jim Doyle today said President Obama has laid out "some pretty tough markers"...
WisBusiness: Fed Reserve sees Midwest economy weak through end of the year
By Tracy Will
WisBusiness.com
In the new edition of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, the Fed's assessment of U.S. economic activity remains bearish, and the Chicago...
WisBusiness: Financial crisis hurting small biotech firms, angel investors
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
The current economic slowdown is putting the squeeze on biotech start-ups, Promega deputy general counsel Sara Jensen.
“Cash is tight and your...
WisBusiness: Fiserv CEO sees ‘massive shift’ in financial landscape
By Tammy McCubbin
For WisBusiness.com
MILWAUKEE - Jeff Yabuki, president and CEO of Fiserv, Inc., spoke this afternoon about the changing landscape of financial services, saying...
WisBusiness: Former Detroit mayor expresses hope for auto industry
By Tammy McCubbin
For WisBusiness.com
During a visit to Milwaukee, former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer expressed optimism the ailing auto industry would rebound and the nation's...
WisBusiness: Governor announces $240 million for UW-Milwaukee building projects
By Tammy McCubbin
For WisBusiness.com
Gov. Jim Doyle today announced a $240 million investment in UW-Milwaukee as part of his capital budget that would allow...
WisBusiness: Pessimism reigns in latest Manpower survey
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
MADISON -- The worst national employer survey since 1982 saw similar results in Wisconsin, a Manpower executive said today.
“In the...
WisBusiness: Public asks for underground route on ATC power line at PSC hearing
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
Dane County residents asked Public Service Commission members Tuesday to choose an underground route along Madison’s Beltline for a proposed...
WisBusiness: State labor secretary: `We will come through this’
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
MADISON -- Gov. Jim Doyle's labor secretary laid out a depressing view of the state's job picture on Tuesday but said...
WisBusiness: State recovery chief says needs outweigh available money
By WisBusiness staff
MADISON -- The head of the new state office coordinating billions in federal stimulus dollars said Thursday that some of those needing...
WisBusiness: Stimulus seen as boost for UW-Madison research
By WisBusiness Staff
Carl E. Gulbrandsen, WARF managing director, told the monthly WisBusiness.com luncheon that the new federal stimulus package is good news for UW-Madison...
WisBusiness: Superior mayor raps proposed DNR ballast rules
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Proposed Wisconsin ballast water treatment rules that would be 100 times stronger than neighboring Minnesota’s could cost the Port...
WisBusiness: Wausau Homes and affiliate announce 128 job cuts
By WisBusiness Staff
Wausau Homes and its affiliate WH Transportation have filed notice with the state about a total of 128 layoffs set to begin...
WisBusiness: Wisconsinites on hand to watch Obama lift stem cell restrictions
By WisBusiness Staff
Wisconsin had a sizable contingent present for the White House signing ceremony marking the end of restrictions on stem cell research funding....
WisBusiness: Year later, change still afoot as Cap Times, other newspapers transition to Web
By Erik Gunn
For WisBusiness.com
A year since Madison's Capital Times converted from a daily, printed newspaper to a mostly online product, change has only just...