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‘Angel’ investments increase in Wisconsin

6,000 jobs gained in state since Gov. Scott Walker took helm

Abundance of sand mines in Auburn concern residents

After the mine: All that’s left is a bitter aftertaste

Ag leaders fear GOP budget could jeopardize farm policy

Allure of cheap housing will still require patience

Analysis predicts imbalance between jobs, housing

Apple farmers worried about cool weather

Area farmland values driven by rising corn, milk prices

Army orders 2,500 trucks, trailers from Oshkosh

Assembly passes rent-to-own bill

Associated Banc-Corp moves offices to Regency Center in downtown Green Bay

Associated Banc-Corp moving to downtown Green Bay

Associated Banc-Corp to discuss transition to downtown Green Bay

ATC eliminates Vernon County options for power line route

ATC sets open houses for Badger Coulee preliminary routes

ATK to close Brice Prairie plant, cut 130 jobs

Auburn approves sand mining moratorium

Aurora Manufacturing reports $24M in sales, ready for growth

Bank practices cause register of deeds offices to be flooded with fraudulent documents

Barrett floats alternative for Milwaukee train maintenance plant

Beloit City Council OKs casino

Biodigester a new source of electricity for farms

BizOpinion book review: “Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong”

BizOpinion book review: “It’s Your Biz: The Complete Guide to Becoming Your Own Boss”

BizOpinion book review: “Social BOOM!”

BizOpinion: Attention candidates — America trusts small business as key to economic recovery

BizOpinion: Building a bridge to bipartisanship

BizOpinion: Expand your company’s image — branding across social media platforms

BizOpinion: Foundation of business innovation grants helps pave way for private capital

BizOpinion: Innovations in ‘cleantech’ are changing mining industry for the better

BizOpinion: JOBS Act can spur small business growth, but there are some risks

BizOpinion: Picking a fund allocation for your 401(k)

BizOpinion: Winds of change shift again for Wisconsin’s wind-power industry

BizOpinion: Wisconsin’s angel investing foundation grows, but work is far from over

Book review: “Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results”

Booms a boon for Clintonville businesses

Boot camp for new businesses

Bradley Center’s impact is calculated at $204.5 million a year

Briggs & Stratton develops additive for ethanol-blended fuels

Broadway face-lift continues with remodeling, expansion at Menards

Brown County Board OKs funding for KI Convention Center expansion

Builders say home upgrades going strong

Burger Boat picked to build new yacht model

Business, labor back $66.5 million Fox Valley Technical College referendum

Businesses reconfigure as fuel prices continue to climb

Can Virent’s technology move from the lab to the gas pump?

Catastrophe claims set record for American Family in 2011

CDI and Japanese firm expand agreement

City to rebrand Wausau West Industrial Park

Clintonville noises: Engineering firm hired to try to find epicenter of loud, booming shakes

Committee vote on mining bill set despite opposition

Could UWM buy the U.S. Cellular Arena?

Court upholds PepsiCo ruling

Deal to buy Great Wolf Resorts questioned

Dells waterpark Noah’s Ark sold to California firm

Douglas Dynamics sales overcome warm winter

Duffy plans April job fairs

E15 ethanol blend clears another hurdle

Eagle man challenges IRS rules for tax preparers

Economic development heads back to Madison

Economic rebound fuels more jobs at Acuity

Economy adds 227K jobs in February; jobless rate unchanged

Ela decision to resign as Aurora Health Care COO six months in the making

Employers say jobs are available, but potential workers lack needed skills

Employment outlook brightens for younger workers

Envirotest to close vehicle testing sites in Milwaukee area

Fabricated Metal Products to expand Cudahy plant

Far from subpar: Milio’s founder Mike Liautaud

Fed forecast calls for growth in Wisconsin

FedEx Trade Networks opens new Milwaukee office

Feds, 5 states to push for Great Lakes wind farms; Wis. declines invite

Feds: Fox River cleanup should resume

For long-unemployed, hiring bias rears its head

Former Bucyrus CEO calls for reform of employment programs

Fort Atkinson firm makes acquisition

Fox River cleanup changes sought

Fox Valley Workforce Development Board’s disputed spending reduced

Frontier will provide daily service on Madison-D.C. route

Generac pushes for Janesville to Whitewater bus route

GFS Marketplace brings ‘unique format’ to Madison

Gogebic defends decision to pull out

Golf, landscaping businesses welcome spring, early warm weather

Governor’s jobs promise is still off pace

Great Lakes Airlines replacing Frontier at Rhinelander airport

Green industry employment on upswing

Groups say they’ll sue EPA over permit process for coal-burning plant

Harley dealers see sales uptick

Harley-Davidson’s chief styling officer, Willie G., to retire

Health care fix critical to nation, Ryan says

Honda to recall SUVs for headlight problem

Hospice firm in Milwaukee to pay $25M in Medicare fraud case

Hospitals battle for western Waukesha County market share

Hovde Capital Advisors CEO Eric Hovde to enter US Senate race

How will gas prices affect summer travel, vacation plans?

HP says job cuts are related to phase-out of one state contract

HP will lay off 157 in Wisconsin, 134 at Madison facility

Indiana semitrailer company acquires Walker Group

Insourcing fuels Milwaukee’s economic recovery

Insurance may not cover legal costs of self-defense shootings

Job creation driving highway bills in Congress

Kohl’s headquarters search included other Milwaukee sites

Kohler Co. acquires Brazilian generator manufacturer

Kohler Co. pulls ads on Limbaugh

Labor Relations Board sides with Piggly Wiggly Midwest

Lawmakers to honor man behind Cheesehead hat

Legislature lets wind turbine placement rules stand

Leinenkugel’s shandy looking to spread beyond summer

Lucigen gets $2.5 million federal research grant

Madison clinic’s decision to stop taking new Medicare patients could be start of trend

Madison dry-cleaning business will set students on path to fresh start

Madison offers ‘fan packages’ as part of effort to woo back WIAA tournaments

Madison: Big housing, retail project eyed for South Park Street

Madison: Block 100 project puts on the brakes

Madison: Ho-Chunk tribe to meet with city officials to discuss expansion proposal

Madison: Hovde proposal for Downtown development gets positive reception in finance committee

Madison: Willy Street Co-op looks at being part of East Washington project

Madison: Work could begin next month on planned Westgate Hy-Vee store

Madison’s Virent produces jet fuel from pine tree waste

Major oil pipeline from Canada through Wisconsin shut down

Manitowoc: New owner slashes prices at The River Lofts

Manpower survey: Healthy job market expected for Wisconsin

Marathon County mulls projects to attract young professionals to area

Marinette Marine gets funding for 2 more ships

Marinette Marine plans to hire hundreds

Marketing firm Laughlin Constable acquires Fullhouse

Marshfield ‘desirable’ site for Medical College of Wisconsin program

MATC board bill draws confusion, intense debate

Mayville Die and Tool acquired by Fortune 500 company

Menasha Utilities to refund $1.8 million to Neenah-Menasha Sewerage Commission for overbilling

Metro Milwaukee home sales continue to rise

MGE seeks rate increases for 2013

Miller Park achieves LEED certification

Milwaukee 7 aims to organize beverage, food industry

Milwaukee 7 to target northern Illinois businesses

Milwaukee solar firm blames China for job cuts

Milwaukee will pay up to $1.1 million for Sydney Hih site

Milwaukee: Local manufacturing grew at stable pace in February

Milwaukee: Marcoux’s future as city development director uncertain

Mitchell International Airport passenger traffic slips in 2011

Mitchell reeled: Fewer routes, empty gates and rising airfares

More grocers say they will stop selling beef with ‘pink slime’ additive

More Wisconsinites working two jobs to make ends meet

Neighbors trying to stop proposed biomass plant in Green Bay

New analysis says Miller Park sales tax could end in 2017

New labor federation chief says it’s time to ‘organize, organize, organize’

New law triggers boost in gun sales

New York investment firm makes deal to buy Great Wolf Resorts

Nonprofits face tougher tourism grant standards

Officials optimistic on state’s economic recovery

OSHA cites Willkomm Excavating in trench inspection case

Oshkosh officials cite lack of coordination, communication in city’s development plans

Packers stock sale nets more than $67 million

Paul Soglin says quit blaming the city for stalled development projects

Pleasant weather could have unpleasant consequences later

PNC Bank picks Goller to oversee Wisconsin region

President Barack Obama signs bill clearing way for bridge over St. Croix River

Progress continues on Wauwatosa retail project

Prolamina Neenah hiring exceeds projections

Protesters rally outside Johnson Outdoors, opposing tax breaks to big companies

PSC’s new wind siting rules to go into effect after all

Pursuit of new product keys success at Breakthrough Fuel in Green Bay

Quad/Graphics expands reach into India

Racine fish farming idea gains support at conference

Racine sees cash mob success

Racine: Lettuce, fish farm revived, more efficient than before

RathGibson metals manufacturer to be sold

Renaissance Learning lawsuit hearing set

Report says Sears is looking to sell Lands’ End

Revised figures show Wisconsin lost most jobs in nation in 2011

Rexnord rises in debut after pricing IPO at low end of range

Rising gas prices force drivers to adjust travel plans

Sale of water parks leads to investor suit

Sargento expansion will add 50 jobs

Schield Family Brands workers victims of identity theft

Season’s warm temps impacted local businesses

Sentry Insurance promotes president to CEO

Shareholders file new lawsuit to halt Great Wolf sale

Smaller homebuilders seeing signs of rebound

Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport touted as an asset worth investment

Spaulding Clinical Research to expand in West Bend

Stadium district nets $2.23M for February

State forms task force to study minority joblessness

State GOP leaders open to hearings in mine process

State GOP pushing mining plan despite failed bill

Stevens Point: Medical complex expects to expand into vacant site

Superior: Kestrel creates soaring optimism in local job market

Supervisors back KI Convention Center expansion

Survey: Oshkosh good for business

Totally un-reel: Film is going digital

Trio hopes Whitewater Innovation Center will help amplify their business

TrustSolutions laying off 45 people in Milwaukee

Tuesday Trends sample: Green jobs rising, Clintonville mixed and maple syrup falling

Tuesday Trends sample: Home sales rising, early-stage investing mixed and mining falling

Tuesday Trends sample: Wis.-Minn. ties rising, central Wisconsin med school mixed and air travel...

U.S. slaps tariffs on Chinese solar panels, but the trade war may on hold

Union at Maysteel poised to strike

Union authorizes strike at Maysteel; contract talks continue

UpFront: Sen. Carpenter hopes for special session on mining bill

UW research hints at potential for Huntington’s treatment

UW-Madison: Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery named 2012 Laboratory of the Year

Visitors to Sheboygan make tourism a growth industry

Vocational degrees approved for Wisconsin schools

Walker backs halt to planning for train base

Walker enacts Public Service Commission reforms

Walker not ruling out special session to revise mining bill

Walker OKs bill easing wetland development

Walker signs bill to halt air pollution regulations for farms

Walker touts $4M job-training program

Walker touts iron ore mine plan

Walker unveils new Dairy 20X30 plan

Walworth-based company to expand in Janesville

Warm weather cuts short maple sugaring season in Wisconsin

Wausau insurer WPS to lose major contract

We Energies proposes back-to-back rate increases

We The People/Wisconsin: Economy — Profile of Bret Gundlach, small business owner, Madison

Webcrafters plans to reduce staff by at least 15 percent

WEDC ethics bill passes Senate

What do you think of the WisBusiness redesign?

Whitewater: Small business tries to expand in a struggling economy

Wind energy industry gets unexpected boost in Wisconsin

Wind tower orders rise at Broadwind

Winnebago County Board rejects land purchase for airport industrial park

Winona joins parade of sand mine moratoriums

Winter economy is hot for some, cold for others

Wis. delegation backs St. Croix bridge bill; measure headed to president

Wis. Realtors Association: Feb. home sales up for eighth straight month; prices down 1.7%

WisBusiness interview: Financial support, local backing helped Janesville land $85 million factory

WisBusiness: “Big Mike” Liautaud says positive attitude key to success

WisBusiness: As unions back new mine, company president says changes to bill could kill...

WisBusiness: Collaboration helps make medical imaging a big business for Wisconsin

WisBusiness: Gogebic Taconite pulls plug on Wisconsin plans after Senate rejects mining bill

WisBusiness: Head of mining group predicts turnaround for mining bill this week

WisBusiness: Health care expert sees transparency, cutting waste as keys to true reform

WisBusiness: Jobless rate drops under 7 percent as state adds 12,500 jobs in January

WisBusiness: Kohl’s exec touts Milwaukee innovation program

WisBusiness: Mining equipment sales would mean more sales tax, but not necessarily new jobs

WisBusiness: State adds 8,300 jobs – 4,000 in private sector – as Feb. jobless...

WisBusiness: The Show – Charlie Hoslet, managing director of UW Office of Corporate Relations

WisBusiness: The Show – Wisconsin Angel Network director Zach Brandon

WisBusiness: UW entrepreneur stresses need for long-term outlook on start-ups

Wisconsin a hotbed for craft brewing

Wisconsin cheesemakers get 30 first-place wins in World Championship Cheese Contest

Wisconsin Energy chairman paid $11 million in 2011

Wisconsin farm equipment sales get boost

Wisconsin maple producers endure worst year in memory

Wisconsin missing out on U.S. jobs gains

Wisconsin must do more to find veterans work, VA chief says

Wisconsin quietly a leader in medical technology

Wisconsin school districts settle with Stifel Nicolaus

Wisconsin School of Business climbs in annual ranking

Wisconsin Senate adopts bill limiting utilities back-billing authority

Wisconsin’s low female-owned business numbers expected to rise

WisPolitics: Conservative group starts recall process against senators over mining bill vote

WisPolitics: Joint Finance Committee passes amended mining bill

WisPolitics: Schultz won’t support Vos-Darling mining proposal; bill’s prospects dim

With Bradco acquisition, ABC Supply, Luck building on strong foundation

WPS files rate hike request with state

Xcel Energy, ATC dispute ownership of proposed Badger Coulee line

Yearly special events targeted for Lambeau

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