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Big builders see hope in rising home starts

‘We need to do a better job’ or Wisconsin will keep losing valuable farmland

$225 million project would turn Milwaukee trash into energy

A good January for small business lending

A shrinking share for video stores

ABC announces prevailing-wage law suspension; no confirmation from state

Acuity sets growth records in 2009

Allen Edmonds hiring again

Alliant Energy Foundation funds prairie project with eye toward biomass fuel

Analysts seek greater clarity from Kohl’s on earnings outlook

Anchor BanCorp narrows its loss

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to cut 111 jobs in Green Bay

Anthem Blue Cross plans 17.2% rate hike for Wisconsin customers

Architectural firm finds niche by helping others with new computer modeling

Army upholds $3 billion contract for Oshkosh Corp.

As the Edgewater decision approaches, more people are looking at Madison’s development process

Ashley Furniture plans to open 300 small stores

Assembly passes big-box retailer drug bill

Assembly passes payday loan rules but rejects rate cap

Aurora hospital to bring service, competition – and cost concerns

Baird: Toyota impact minimal to Johnson Controls

Ban on chemical BPA gains momentum in Wisconsin

Bankers hope regulators ease up

Beloit: Stadium likely key to Snappers’ survival

Better with age: Milwaukee’s oldest bars share secrets for success

Big banks slow on granting letters of credit

Bill seeks to boost state firms’ green technologies

Bill targets telecom regulation in state

Bill would boost subcontractors’ legal protections

Bill would let Wis. farmers grow industrial hemp

Bill would put tight new limits on payday lenders

Biomass energy gets tax break love

BizOpinion: Debate over Clean Energy Act rests on how far Wisconsin should go on...

BizOpinion: Heads up: Roth IRA conversions take 2010 by storm

BizOpinion: It might be clean but it’s not a jobs act

BizOpinion: Nuclear power must be part of nation’s alternative energy future

BizOpinion: Second time around? Remarriages require unique financial planning

Brewers reach 1 million tickets sold

Briggs to settle lawsuits over horsepower labeling

Bucyrus reports higher quarterly earnings

Business group to lobby for biofuels, highway expansions

Businesses on hold in sick leave case

CATI expands patent portfolio with Johnson Controls, Motorola

Cellular Dynamics raises $40.6 million

Cement maker plans $7 million Milwaukee facility

City, convention bureau at odds over Badger State Games money

Clean energy bill lacks details

Co-author: Clean energy bill a work in progress

Coming to Milwaukee: A Chinese mega-mall?

Committee narrowly backs payday lending bill

Committee set to approve high-speed rail

Competition grows for rail money

Congressman calls for open bidding

Contractor confusion prevails for wage reporting

Contractors complain about wage reporting costs

Contractors cool to stimulus energy work

Countrywide paying $824,000 to foreclosed Wisconsin homeowners

Decision to halt Fox River channel dredging threatens shipping in Green Bay harbor

Deregulation without representation?

DNR: More Wisconsin power plants violate Clean Air Act

Dow closes around 9,900; financials skid

Doyle sees good signs for economy

Doyle signs bills regulating canned foods, mixed martial arts

DWD withholds penalties for wage reports

Economy sheds 20,000 jobs but rate drops to 9.7 percent

Eminent domain cases on the rise

Ethanol plant saga continues; sides disagree on what’s true

Factory farm investigation finds lack of oversight

Farm Bureau has concerns with animal care legislation

Farm groups differ on proposed Clean Energy Jobs Act

FDIC says list of troubled banks still growing

Fed raises rate charged to banks by quarter-point

Feds order improvements at three state banks

Feds settle soldier’s employment lawsuit

Film recruiting efforts stall

Fond du Lac firm represents city well at Pro Bowl, Super Bowl

For makers of snow throwers, storms mean a boom in sales

Ford’s electric truck uses Johnson Controls batteries

Former Koss exec pleads innocent to embezzlement

Fox River PCB cleanup strategies in federal court case conflict

GE Healthcare explores new model for senior care

Generac stock makes debut on New York Stock Exchange

Gormac Products, Racine employer for 63 years, closing

Gov hopefuls Barrett, Walker to address Biz Day in Madison Feb. 23

Governor Jim Doyle talks jobs with Obama

Great Wolf posts narrower fourth-quarter loss

Grede lands $60 million revolving credit agreement

GreenBiz: Wind energy blowing hot and cold in state

Greenheck to expand in Mexico

Guild.com founder Sikes joins venture fund

Historic company outlives GM production in Janesville

Hixson backs UW-Whitewater building project

Humana to cut 2,500 jobs; 300 in Wisconsin

I-794 extension surprises southern neighbors

If it has a red knob, it must be a Wolf Appliance, judge says

Industry groups start drive for diesel rules

Interest rates announced for state retirement funds

Is Obama spending the high-speed rail money wisely?

Janesville coalition will seek expanded I-90/39

Janesville hopes AirFEST provides economic boost

Jesse Jackson: Restructure banks, revive activism

Jobless claims rise on snow-related layoffs

Johnson Controls named exclusive battery supplier to Wal-Mart

Journal Communications ekes out a profit

Kettle Foods to be sold for $615 million

Key investor sells off much of position in Koss Corp.

Kohl doesn’t like NBC’s handling of online Olympics access

Kohl’s 4Q profit rises on sales, tight inventory

Koss sues American Express over executive’s payments

Land rule changes meant to save farmland has many farmers rezoning to sell

Law firms taking a new approach

Lawmakers seek open bidding for construction funded by stimulus

Lawmakers, business leaders eager for job bill’s passage

Legislative committee approves high-speed stimulus package

Legislators on both sides make job creations a top priority

Logistics chief says deal with La Crosse near on parking ramp

M&I adding call center jobs in Brookfield

Madison firm Cellectar raises another $2.7 million

Madison mayor wants 2 high-speed rail stations

Madison pays attention to its young companies

Madison: Consultant wants payback for rail idea

Madison: Eminent domain case centers on project timing

Madison: Meriter wants to help employees buy houses in its neighborhood

Madison: Overture Center study touts economic impact

Madison: Target at Hilldale moves forward

Madison: Without fighting or fanfare, University Research Park 2 is nearly here

Manpower launches career management social network

Manufacturer Andis seeks incentive from Sturtevant to expand

Mayor says amusement park profits help make case for Green Bay roller coaster

Meet the new executive director of the Wisconsin State Fair

Mercury Marine union cries foul over ‘bonuses’

Merge accuses executives of profiting through fraud

Merge Healthcare makes offer to acquire competitor

Midwest adding nonstops to San Diego, Seattle

Milwaukee Forge likely to be sold

Milwaukee lands $21.5 million in more stimulus funds

Milwaukee sick leave lawsuit referred to Supreme Court

Milwaukee takes risks for development rewards

Milwaukee wins 2013 Moose International Convention

Milwaukee: Developers plan 6-story office building on historic Wisconsin Avenue block

Milwaukee: Gold’s Gym to open downtown

Milwaukee: Orvis to open store at Bayshore

Milwaukee: Sick leave decision expected Thursday

MRAP, produced by Oshkosh Corp., can take fight off-road

Municipal fees rising faster than property taxes, tax group says

Nasdaq says Koss Corp. is noncompliant for stock listing

Neenah Enterprises Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

New JT Packard owner cuts jobs

New law pools stimulus bonds

New task force to assess Milwaukee’s identity

NewPage to recall 40 jobs at Whiting paper mill

Offer made to bring Wick Buildings out of bankruptcy

Online payday loans pose new challenges for consumers, regulators

Oshkosh Corp. investors anxiously await news of FMTV contract

Oshkosh Corp. lands $640M military contract

Oshkosh Corp. order ‘secures a lot of jobs’

Oshkosh Corp., Frito-Lay among winners of annual manufacturing award

Papermakers oppose green job initiative

Perch return to local waters – in an old factory

Pierce Manufacturing Inc. on the job at Daytona 500

PMI, NWTC earn employee wellness awards

Point Brewery launches 2012 Black Ale

Prevailing-wage deadline frays industry’s nerves

Private, public research under one roof at UW

Professor says lock closure costs exaggerated

Profit up 17% at Wisconsin Energy

Racine firm devises sophisticated machinery for nation’s train lines

Racine legislators say high-speed rail would benefit area

Rail hits resistance in Waterloo

Rail jobs estimate drops by thousands

Railroad chief makes the case for federal stimulus for freight rail, too

RedPrairie to be acquired by New York-based private equity firm

Reopening Janesville GM plant still a longshot

Report is bullish on Midwest’s green energy manufacturers

Report shows $1.5 billion annual impact of bicycling in Wisconsin

Report: Local hospitals evaluated for rate of infection

Report: State home sales up 25% in 4th quarter of 2009

Report: Wisconsin’s organic farmers are largely weathering the economic storm

Republic Airways plans ‘unified’ brand, may drop Midwest name

Retailers report modest gains for January

Retailers report strong January sales

Retirement account legislation sails through Senate

Richland Center dairy to lay off 57 employees

Roundy’s pushing Chicago expansion

Ruling makes it easier to enforce non-compete agreements

Ryan: health care summit was productive

Schneider National to hire 2,500 drivers in 2010

School Specialty narrows 3Q loss

Shared-revenue bill could boost local projects

Sierra Club sues DNR over power plant records

Sites in Milwaukee, Racine, Janesville and Appleton bidding for Talgo plant

Small business owners seeing signs of turnaround

Spectrum Brands adds maker of kitchen appliances to its portfolio

Sprecher forms new brewing venture

Sprecher giving brewery’s reins to manager Hamilton

Stark contrast found between pensions in public and private sectors

State Dems blast Walker pledge to create 250,000 jobs

State disqualified from unemployment benefits extension

State housing authority back in lending business

State investments will help create 550 more jobs in Wisconsin

State official sees ‘slow but steady’ economic recovery

State regulators plan blanket megafarm permits

State runs the table in pool cue production

State to receive $235,000 in annuities case

State’s employer numbers dwindling

Stimulus money could be coming Green Bay’s way for Internet access improvement

Study shows home building generates net income for state, local governments

Sturgeon Bay’s Bay Shipbuilding announces layoffs

Suicide crisis centers report increase in calls. Is the economy to blame?

Summit, State Central credit unions merging

Sustainable agriculture in Dane County is focus of new report

Tapping into the money: There is capital out there ‘sitting idle’ and people to...

Tech company with Madison roots goes beyond the concept of GPS

Thousands face losing jobless benefits starting this weekend

Town of Holland can’t block wind farms, developer says

Toyota isn’t hiding as Milwaukee Auto Show opens

Transportation chief: I misstated Toyota warning

Two farmers not convinced state has dropped action on raw milk

Ultimate Electronics looking at Milwaukee area

Unemployment budget challenges lawmakers

Union blasts pension study

UW study: Embryonic stem cells more reliable than other type

UW-Whitewater fueling entrepreneurial fire

UWM foundation announces research grants

UWM’s Santiago fears loss of $10M Zilber gift

Waiting list starts for SBA loan breaks

Waukesha ties water deal to developments

We Energies seeks rate boost

WHEDA to roll out new loan product Friday

Where’s Milwaukee? New task force to create city brand

White House: $3.2 billion in stimulus money spent so far in Wisconsin

Wis. ship builder gets $123 million contract

Wis. to issue new food-safety rules

WisBusiness: Feds pledge nearly $80 million for Asian carp intervention

WisBusiness: Ford focuses on fuel economy heading into Milwaukee car show

WisBusiness: Gundersen Lutheran remains active in bad times

WisBusiness: Guv candidates talk business in Madison

WisBusiness: Madison-area economy will continue to recover, panel says

WisBusiness: Organic industry under strain as 21st annual conference opens

WisBusiness: Seminar touts benefits of boosting exports

WisBusiness: State forecasts weak recovery in 2010

WisBusiness: State tourism chief asks for funding help in face of ’09 decline

WisBusiness.com: Task force chairs suggest changes to clean energy bill

Wisconsin angel credits could snag top Minnesota biotech start-up

Wisconsin closes milk-production gap with Calif.

Wisconsin farm numbers hold steady from year ago

Wisconsin plan aims to stop use of phony degrees

Wisconsin to receive $22.9 million in stimulus funds for broadband expansion

Wisconsin tribal leaders seek more economic cooperation

WisPolitics: Barrett announces Spanish manufacturer coming to Milwaukee in State of City address

With fraud claims exposed, Koss expects better financial results

WMC poll: Jobs, taxes and spending dominate Wisconsin voter concerns

Wolf Appliance wins injunction in trademark case

WPS commission OKs Menasha utility sale

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