WisBusiness: Chrysler CEO apologizes for confusion over Kenosha plant closing
By WisBusiness Staff
Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli sent a letter to members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation and Gov. Jim Doyle apologizing for misleading them...
WisBusiness: Chrysler plans to close 789 dealerships, 18 in Wisconsin
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
Chrysler today revealed plans to close 789 dealerships, including 18 locations in Wisconsin.
“Government is forcing dealerships to close facilities,” said Chris...
WisBusiness: Dane County credit outlook improving
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
MADISON -- Thanks to a balanced local economy in the Dane County region, “the glass is half full” during these...
WisBusiness: Doyle DOA secretary defends biz climate
By Andy Szal
WisBusiness.com
MADISON -- DOA Secretary Michael Morgan said the state’s business community should have confidence in the state's business climate despite a...
WisBusiness: Home price declines easing in Wisconsin
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
Stark Company Realtors President David Stark says there’s “good news for the Wisconsin housing market” in a Federal Housing Finance Administration...
WisBusiness: Milwaukee sick leave ruling expected in next 30 days
By David A. Wise
WisBusiness.com
The judge overseeing the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s lawsuit over the city of Milwaukee’s paid sick leave ordinance said he’ll...
WisBusiness: News media woes trim traditional capitol reporting
By Erik Gunn
For WisBusiness.com
The continued downsizing of traditional media, especially newspapers, is being felt everywhere, but one place in particular: shrinking coverage of America's...
WisBusiness: Personal connections key to lobbying, biotech group told
By David A. Wise
WisBusiness.com
Earmarks and lobbying may sound like dirty words, but they can be useful tools to companies seeking to get a slice...
WisBusiness: State spent $250,000 on work affiliated with new tourism slogan
By JR Ross
WisBusiness.com
The state Department of Tourism spent $251,306 to create the “Live Like You Mean It” slogan and logo when costs like research...
WisBusiness: State’s job scene improvement typical for April
By WisBusiness Staff
A state labor economist says the uptick in jobs the state saw in April was pretty typical for this time of year.
Wisconsin’s...
WisBusiness: Statewide smoking ban ready for governor’s signature
By WisPolitics Staff
Both houses of the Legislature signed off on a statewide smoking ban Wednesday that would force Wisconsin's bars, hotels and other public...
WisBusiness: Wind energy can be engine for job creation, Doyle says
By WisBusiness Staff
In Chicago for a national wind energy conference, Gov. Jim Doyle pointed to the experience of Wisconsin Rapids as an example of...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin international trade could be looking up in 2010
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
MADISON -- Wisconsin’s international trade picture could be trending upward, based on reports from several Wisconsin Department of Commerce international trade...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin sending smaller group to BIO International Convention
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
Wisconsin will be sending a significantly smaller contingent to this year’s BIO conference, which runs today through Thursday in Atlanta.
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