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1 in 5 firms getting taxpayer aid fail to file state report

100 years as engine plant, Kenosha acquires land

2,000 mink released from Calumet Co. farm

28 businesses selected to make presentations to investors

3 Wisconsin firms land $62 million in defense contracts

725-acre frac sand mine denied in Trempealeau County

900 civilians returning to work at Fort McCoy

A.O. Smith benefits from solid sales growth

Acuity plans massive expansion project in Sheboygan

Agriculture officials warn of cattle disease in Wisconsin

All 180 funeral homes join Wisconsin Funeral Trust settlement

Allen Edmonds, Men’s Wearhouse a ‘mismatch’? Some question the fit

Alliance Laundry plans major expansion, expected to create 150 jobs in Ripon

Alliance works to change state’s manufacturing image, increase education

Amazon prepares to launch Wisconsin online sales tax

Amazon warehouses, like the one slated for Kenosha, come with baggage

American Girl goes international with first Canadian stores

Amid a late harvest and low corn prices, farmers wait on Congress

Are free samples of hard liquor on tap for Wisconsin grocery and liquor stores?

Artisan Partners reports profit, increased revenue in 3Q

As Obamacare rollout begins, a crush online but not in person

Asbestos “abundant” at GTAC bulk sampling location

Asian carp reproduce in Great Lakes watershed

Assembly backs tax credits to restore historic buildings, despite questions

Assembly OKs business crowdfunding bill

Assembly passes pedal pubs bill

Assembly passes Walker’s property tax cut

Associated Bank cuts jobs, closes branch in La Crosse

Assurant Health to cut 108 jobs, citing Obamacare provisions

At end of shutdown, ag sector looks to passage of farm bill

ATC’s 10-year plan proposes more than $3 billion in transmission projects

Aurora Health Care buys Manitowoc Surgery Center

Baird strategist: Middle America suffering, but markets will stay bullish

Battle lines being drawn over ethanol

Bay Shipbuilding to hire at least 200

Bayshore restaurant opening shows strength of Sprecher Brewing brand

Bill would limit local control of frac sand mining

BMO Harris loses Milwaukee market share in latest FDIC report

Brady Corp. announces sudden retirement of Jaehnert

Briggs & Stratton appoints new European leader

Briggs & Stratton union workers approve new labor contract

Bucks need for arena shouldn’t pressure team: Kohl

Builders beef up training to meet need of upcoming construction boom

Burke’s run means scrutiny for Trek, too

Burlap bag gets new life at Menasha paper company

BuySeasons to be spun off

Cabela’s planning to come to Sun Prairie

Caterpillar cuts more jobs in Milwaukee area

Caterpillar to shift work from Texas to South Milwaukee

Celebrating Wisconsin’s privately and closely held companies

Cellular Dynamics International added to Russell 2000 index

CEOs say Wisconsin economy on the rebound

Clarion Partners exits local industrial market with $20.5M sale

Construction union head eyes labor pact for Northwestern Mutual project

Consumer group, Walker administration spar over insurance rates

Cooler summer clips Wisconsin Energy earnings

Corn says Potowatomi remain opposed to Kenosha plan

Corps of Engineers closes regulatory offices

Court orders inspection of fiberglass facility to investigate ‘serious’ workplace hazards

Craft brewers and distillers in limbo, with more delays in sight

Crop tour connects local farmers and national food manufacturers

CUB’s Higley takes American Transmission post

CUNA Mutual Group subsidiary paying $30,000 in HUD settlement of discrimination claim

CUNA Mutual Group to discontinue life savings insurance product

Dane Co. airport may add additional parking spaces

Deadline day for Kenosha casino proposal

Despite Selig’s retirement, Foley & Lardner hopes to keep MLB work

DNR to alter approach

DOT shaves $262M from estimated cost of I-94 rebuild

DOT: Water corroded Leo Frigo bridge support’s foundation

Eau Claire: Group presses city for April referendum on Confluence

Employees control D&S Manufacturing

Enrollment begins today for Affordable Care Act’s online marketplace

Epic Systems one reason for more parking at Dane County airport

Epic Systems, low vacancy rates drive high-end apartment boom

Exchange glitches ‘good news’ for some

Experts question soil under Green Bay bridge closed by pavement sag

Extended-stay Hilton by General Mitchell on final approach to approval

Faced with a new invasive fly, some Wisconsin raspberry growers give up

Far-reaching bill stirs conflict over who should — and can — monitor mining

Federal government shutdown delays release of state jobs numbers

Federal grant to aid cranberry growers

FedEx SmartPost moving HQ, hundreds of jobs to Brookfield from New Berlin

Feds to back cranberries in Wisconsin

Fiserv unveils mobile retail cash app

Fond du Lac: Agnesian starts $21 million project

Former Baird CEO contender Venable now Charter Steel GM

Former Cambridge Major Labs CEO buys Mequon building for startup

Former Harley exec says customers buy the experience, not the product

Former Obama adviser: Uncertainty is slowing economic recovery

Frac sand bill could alter other regulations

Frac sand bill to get hearing

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Frigo bridge work will involve seven piers

Frontier buyer to ‘take a hard look’ at expanding in Milwaukee

Generac acquires Baldor generator business in Oshkosh

Gogebic Taconite says tests will show extent of asbestos-like minerals at mine site

Golden Angels investing network opens to new members

Government shutdown, spending cuts pinch businesses in Wisconsin

Governor explores self-insurance for employees

Green Bay ‘food desert’ leaves many in wondering where to turn downtown

Green Bay’s Schneider National opposes increase in speed limit

Groups struggle to reach uninsured for signup

Halloween season in full swing at BuySeasons

Hard Rock signed on as Kenosha casino developer and manager

Hard Rock unveils details of casino

Harley-Davidson recalls some ’14 motorcycles

Harley-Davidson’s Project Rushmore helps push sales sharply higher

Health fears rise as frac sand mining booms

Henry Repeating Arms to manufacture rifles in Wisconsin

Home sales soar in Milwaukee market

Insurance ads play off fears of Affordable Care Act

Insurance sign-up stalls as federal site falters

Irgens buys Ruby Farm site for $10.17 million

Japan lifts ban on Wisconsin poultry products

Jet Air Signature Select expanding operations with new hangar

Job-creation weakens, but unemployment rate down

Johnson Controls considers selling off automotive interiors unit

Journal Broadcast to sell 2 Calif. stations

Kenosha council approves Amazon proposals

Kerry to expand Jackson plant, add 60 jobs

Kestrel Aircraft catches up on loan payments to WEDC

Kestrel still flies despite media reports

Key stem cell patents are approved for Cellular Dynamics

Kohler’s board initially skeptical of his plan for a hotel

La Crosse to consider charging landlords for licenses

La Crosse: County eyes downtown lot for offices, possible hotel or museum

Lack of soybean crushing facilities in Wisconsin costly for farmers

Lake perch project could benefit fish fries

Lakefront makes best farm-to-pint brewery list

Last fur shop to close in Madison

Layoffs help GE Healthcare increase 3Q profit

Legislation could limit local mining rules

Leo Frigo bridge repair bid range: $7.7M to $8.9M

Leo Frigo bridge sinks half an inch, early repair cost estimated at $50 million

Locals land top jobs on Northwestern Mutual’s downtown project

Lois: WiscNet director confident in its future after split from UW

Madison Landmarks Commission says proposed Langdon historic district meets criteria

Madison opposes proposed state changes to room tax

Madison Plan Commission gives nod to ‘tiny homes,’ but not without qualms

Madison: Developer considering housing, retail, transit project near Kohl Center

Madison: Developers offer dramatically different proposals for Judge Doyle Square

Madison: Historic Orpheum Theatre gets a new owner in advance of sheriff’s sale

Madison: Judge Doyle Square proposals require hefty but differing city investment

Madison: Metcalfe’s Market won’t be part of big redevelopment on the Near East Side

Madison: Tenney-Lapham waits for new grocer at 800 East Wash

Madison’s Bell Labs sells retail rodent-control brand Tomcat, retains R&D role

Major generator manufacturers thrive in Wisconsin

Major investor in Madison-based Spectrum Brands is sanctioned in a federal court order

Majority of Madison-area business leaders expect higher revenue, survey shows

Market basket report shows another boost in food prices

Marquette to prepare next wave of computer science professionals

Marshfield: Neighbors protest proposed apartment complex

Marshfield: PreventionGenetics sees continued growth

Mattke to succeed Lauer as CFO at MGIC

Medicaid pay jumps 78% for 4,500 Wisconsin doctors

Meijer buys land for Kenosha store for $2.75 million

Menominee chairman confident for casino agreement

Menominee make final pitch; argue other tribes agree to Kenosha casino

Menominee say casino proposal would cover 2 other tribes’ losses

Meriter to join Iowa-based UnityPoint Health

Milwaukee added to housing discrimination complaint against U.S. Bank

Milwaukee Brewers worth $615M, rank 22nd in MLB: Bloomberg

Milwaukee business to lay off 397 employees

Milwaukee community leaders seek more housing authority oversight

Milwaukee County explores legal options as Southridge moves bus stop

Milwaukee Courier, Madison Times form joint venture

Milwaukee IndyFest to return; date to be announced

Milwaukee launches online water monitoring for homeowners

Milwaukee Mustangs indoor football team relocating to Portland

Milwaukee School of Engineering plans to complete Staybridge purchase by year’s end

Milwaukee: Businessman sues city in dispute over east side mansion rentals

Milwaukee: Conference for young businesses to include speed networking event

New arena, education highlight MMAC annual meeting

New CEO of Diversey parent makes changes to rejuvenate company

New home permits rise in Wisconsin’s metro areas during September

New Joy Global CEO Doheny has Milwaukee roots

New Kohl’s ‘chief customer officer’ ready for holiday season

New law helps Wisconsin loggers

New metal-fab company could be opening in Wausau

New online health-insurance marketplaces still not working

No cure for common cold, but UW scientists make major breakthrough

Northwestern Mutual expects to pay $5.2 billion in dividends

O’Donnell Park sale to Northwestern Mutual raises concerns

Obamacare helpers getting a late start in Wisconsin

Obamacare rollout ‘frustrating,’ but insurers not panicking yet

Old Ashley Furniture store could rebound as trampoline park

Oshkosh Corp. prepares for long road to JLTV contract

Oshkosh: Industrial park TIF continues to prop up redevelopment zones

Outagamie County airport celebrates grand-opening of new $3.6M general aviation terminal

Outagamie County proposal sets $150K aside for economic development program

Owner of 3 McDonald’s accused of drug conspiracy

Owner of La Crosse companies charged with fraud

Pabst Farms developers may drop claim against Oconomowoc

Palermo Villa denies new allegations in labor dispute

Petroleum pipeline lies 12 feet from sunken pier

Pioneer Products turns to Racine program for ideas, advice

Plug in and go …

Plummeting military vehicle sales drive Oshkosh profits down

Poll shows strong opposition to sales tax for new arena

Poll: Current economy viewed negatively but majority see state headed in right direction

Port of Green Bay just off 2012 pace, report says

Portable watercraft inventor hopes to ride youth wave

Potawatomi Community opens casino digester

Prominent software firm PKWare takes radical path with new development

Proposal: Salary hikes for top UW system officials

Proposed tax credit has potential for ‘tens of millions’ in economic development in Racine

PSC chair: Water utilities need to plan for infrastructure upgrades

Public financing plan for Von Maur development advances in Legislature

QuadMed acquires Indianapolis company

Racine fees for business may rise — Proposed prices better reflect processing time, staff...

Racine off hook for any Milwaukee arena tax, business leader says

Regents appoint UW-Whitewater chancellor as interim system president

Report says Allen Edmonds may be takeover target

Report: September home sales rise 15.8%, median prices up 6.7%

Report: TIFs carry benefits, risks for local communities

Retail, office and housing space proposed for former Trane plant site in La Crosse

Riverfront CEO: People with disabilities would lose jobs under federal plan

Roehl Transport may face class-action lawsuit for driver training wages

Roundy’s to phase out pig gestation crates

Sagging Green Bay bridge could reopen by January

Sales tax break for aviation companies up for vote

Sand mine bill author concedes changes are needed

Sanimax odor issues present difficult balancing act for Brown County Board

Sears ponders Lands’ End spinoff

Second thoughts over Madison tech incubator: Concerns focus on costs and East Wash location

Seeking to attract tech talent, Strive opens office on Madison’s Capitol Square

Self-insurance for state employees could shake up Wisconsin market

Senate passes property tax bill

Sheboygan hopes to lure downtown development

Shutdown delays monthly state jobs report until November

Shutdown likely to delay payments to Wisconsin farmers

Soldiers, researchers brace for shutdown impact

South Korean journalists visit Cranmoor cranberry operation

Spectrum Brands opens new world headquarters in Middleton

St. Mary’s/Dean announces 1 percent reduction in positions

Stanley signs draft pact with biomass company

Startup focuses on pancreatic cells to help cure diabetes

State dairy exports grow more than 20 percent

State leaders encourage students to consider manufacturing jobs

State ruling keeps solar incentives suspended for rest of year

State surplus larger than expected

State’s certified organic farmers lose subsidy

State’s monthly cheese output falls for first time since 2011

Steelhead facility plays key role in state fishing industry

Stevens Point City Council approves lease for new business in former Dunham’s building

Suder going to Paper Council; Stone resigns Assembly to take PSC post

Superior’s Kestrel Aircraft late on loan payments to WEDC

Task force to pursue funding for new Milwaukee arena

TDS parent buys Colorado IT firm

Thefts of costly catalytic converters start to hit Fox Valley car dealers

Tom Still: Creating more jobs in Wisconsin is more than a political flap; it’s...

Tom Still: Crowdfunding trend gets green light in Wisconsin – but there are still...

Tom Still: How the federal shutdown affects Wisconsin – or not – depends on...

Tom Still: Tools for fighting wildfires include incentives to manage neglected forests

Tom Still: Why making connections abroad matters for emerging companies

Tosa gives initial OK to Mandel deal involving historic buildings

Trempealeau County to discuss 725-acre mine

TSA unveils faster screening program at Milwaukee airport

U.P. power line proposed

U.S. Bank slips in Madison market share as deposits in local banks decline overall

Union, insurers concerned about self-insurance proposal for state employees

United Ethanol in Milton cited by OSHA after employee death in April

UpFront: Legislators differ over impact of proposed Kenosha casino

US Silica could open Eau Claire County mine

Utilities file application for Badger Coulee transmission line

UW regents to consider pay-range increases

UW-Madison campus tech pursuits on upswing

VeloCity, a restaurant/apartments development, planned along bike trail in Verona

Virent is named finalist in energy innovation contest

Virent takes third place in nationwide competition

Walker calls for new property tax cut

Walker delays decision on Kenosha casino

Walker meets with tribes over Kenosha casino project

Walker says decision on Kenosha casino coming soon

Walker says Illinois casino not likely

Walker seeks meeting this week on Kenosha casino with 11 tribes

Walker seeks tribal meeting on proposed casino

Walker signs $100 million property tax cut

Walker touts Beloit school’s training program

Walker touts economy to WMC

Waukesha files new application for Lake Michigan water

Wausau postpones vote on landlord licensing ordinance

Wauwatosa’s Innovation Campus development making progress

We Energies can’t shut down Presque Isle power plant

We Energies open to possible purchase of its Michigan power plant

WEDC cuts state funding request by $18.4 million after surplus grows

WEDC launches online economic impact map

WEDC launches online economic impact map

WEDC rapped in national report on public-private economic development groups

Winter heating could cost 10 percent more this year

WisBusiness: The Show – Al Wearing, Group Health Cooperative

WisBusiness: The Show – Rebecca Larson, executive director of the Alliance of Health Insurers

Wisconsin at ‘global epicenter’ of frac sand mining industry

Wisconsin brewers pick up five medals at Great American Beer Festival

Wisconsin Brewing Co. starts like no other

Wisconsin business less optimistic about economy than rest of nation

Wisconsin Center District to study convention center expansion

Wisconsin dairy industry’s global vision is in sharp focus

Wisconsin farmers could receive much less for their corn this year

Wisconsin farmers, parks and others affected by the government shutdown

Wisconsin Funeral Trust can buy stocks, bonds again

Wisconsin geologist at center of Gogebic Taconite mine controversy resigns

Wisconsin high-capacity wells pumped more in 2012

Wisconsin Senate passes bill allowing businesses to sell stock online

Wisconsin ski areas look to South America to fill jobs

Wisconsin startup aims to be LinkedIn for lenders, business owners

Wisconsin to accept federal beer apps during shutdown

Wisconsin transitional jobs program helped unemployed, felons get jobs

Wisconsin’s largest nursing home wants to close

With a wink and a nudge, ‘breastaurants’ consider Milwaukee

With Kenosha facility in plans, Amazon.com to start collecting sales taxes in state

Work on temporary Leo Frigo bridge supports underway

WPS to cut about 175 jobs

WPSC Weston Plant begins work on emission control system

ZBB Energy to do reverse stock split to avoid delisting

Zenith Tech gets Leo Frigo bridge contract, faces Jan. 17 deadline

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