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Ambrosia chocolate plant in Milwaukee part of $440M sale to Cargill

10-story hotel off Square draws city staff support despite conflicts with plans

9 start-ups to vie for $100,000 investment by AOL co-founder

A drop-off in startups: Where are the entrepreneurs?

AARP challenges utilities’ rates

AB InBev seeks financing for SABMiller deal, report says

Advicent Solutions acquires Dutch financial software firm

Annual Epic Systems meeting will bring 10,000 visitors to Verona

Area hospital profits improved in 2013; St. Luke’s, Froedtert post double-digit gains

Arena construction — not just plans — linked to Bucks lease

Arena, cultural needs costs placed at $34 million annually over 20 years

As U.S. creates low-wage jobs, Wisconsin riveted to manufacturing

ASQ figures show managers’ gap in understanding firm’s quality

August home sales rebound in west; state numbers weak

Ball Corp. food container plant to lay off 24 workers in Milwaukee

Batteries Plus expands into Europe, acquires UK company

Beloit-based game maker Patch Products sold to private equity firm

Big farms, frac sand mines could feel force of judge’s groundwater ruling

Bon-Ton ready for change but ‘local’ still chain’s strategy, new CEO says

Brady narrows loss, names new CFO

Brewers’ attendance up for year but swoon could nick merchandise, 2015 tickets

BrightStar to invest in gener8tor graduates

British ambassador calls for striking down trade barriers

Burke, Walker spar over $1.8B budget shortfall estimate

Businesses find cash in composting organic trash

Butter, cheddar prices hit records on Chicago Mercantile

California biotech firm to hire 100-plus to make cancer drugs in University Research Park

Carroll Properties’ 37-floor apartment complex receives recommendation from plan commission

Casino issue heats up in thick of governor race

Cellular Dynamics files $90 million shelf registration

Chippewa Valley Technical to get $20 million for job training

Clashes at top led one WEDC exec to write resignation letter

Closure of Export-Import Bank could cost jobs: MMAC officials say

Coal mining slump pushes Joy Global revenue, earnings down

Convenience store operators line up to oppose Kwik Trip proposals

COSBE launches ‘Spark’ campaign with first workplace tour

Cost of worker health benefits up 3% as growth rate slows

Couture still plans boutique grocery along with new public spaces, streetcar stop

COWS report on jobs shows employment in Wisconsin still lags 2007 levels

Craft brewers placing greater emphasis on quality

Dairy expo expected to bring 300K visitors to Madison area

Data shows state’s 2012 start-up rate third lowest in U.S.

Despite on-field struggles, Brewers attendance increase tops National League

Ditch Witch subsidiary moving from Oconomowoc to Lake Mills

DNR reports $11.7M in timber sales

Duke-ATC power line would link Wyoming wind farm, Utah energy storage

DuPont Nutrition receives WEDC credits for Madison expansion

Elkhart Lake’s Osthoff Resort adds ballroom, meeting space

Emerging firms invited to attend state symposium

Energy Innovation Center aims to bring together research, businesses

EPA extends comment period for power plant rule

EPA releases 5-year plan to improve Great Lakes

Epic CEO Judy Faulkner horses around at Verona health IT company’s annual meeting

Epic Systems has truly epic impact on Madison area

Explosion rocks Kaukauna paper mill

Exports to China booming, so far, in 2014

Farmers expecting bumper crops of corn, soybeans

Federal court ruling removes limits on donations to political parties

Firms getting state aid must report job loss

Fiserv’s tokenization offering could benefit from Apple Pay adoption

Free Tuesday Trends sample: Agriculture rising, Miller mixed, WEDC falling

Free Tuesday Trends sample: Renewable energy rising, hospital hiring mixed, Milwaukee streetcar falling

Generac to hire 100 statewide, revamp manufacturing facilities

Gogebic mine owners delay Wisconsin application as iron ore prices plunge

Grand Avenue, downtown office could draw out-of-town interest

Green Bay building permits near $13 million in August

Group targets 11 recreational spaces in demand over public money for arena

Groups want delay in decision on Wisconsin Energy acquisition of Integrys

Grow North aims to expand broadband to boost tourism, wood industry

Hackerspaces help would-be inventors turn ideas into reality

Hearing on taxi lawsuit set as independent drivers line up for city licenses

HSA Bank to gain $1.3 billion of deposits in Chase deal

Huge mine may shrink away from Ashland County, Gogebic Taconite says

Hunters seek access to more Gogebic Taconite land

Inventor’s hive design tries to ease plight of the honeybee

Jake Leinenkugel retires from brewery

Johnson Controls reorganizes building efficiency business

Journal broadcast reorganization plan announced

Judge orders insurance companies to pay Johnson Controls $68 million

Judges dump challenge to IRS role in Obamacare penalties

Judges question size of state’s $1.15 billion malpractice fund

Kickstarter campaign supports Wisconsin-made portable standing desk

Kohl’s to up holiday hiring to 67,000

Lands’ End shares up sharply after strong quarter

Local colleges report better outlook for graduates

Madison’s capital budget doesn’t include Judge Doyle Square hotel

Mandel Group secures $53 million in financing for North End’s third phase

Manpower report: Wisconsin’s hiring outlook 4th best in nation

Manure tank spills 640K gallons in Door Co.

Marcus earnings fall 7.4% as moviegoers stay home

Mark Pocan bill seeks to boost federal research funding to ‘next generation’ scientists

Marquette’s $9M land purchase to include former UMB Fund Services building

MaryBeth Matzek: Bellin-ThedaCare tops in national Medicare program

MaryBeth Matzek: Health partnership looks to lower costs for consumers

MaryBeth Matzek: Program helps businesses fast track exporting program

MaryBeth Matzek: Ruling puts high-capacity wells under greater scrutiny

Mayor’s city of Milwaukee budget pledges $25,000 to Kiva micro-lending partnership

Medical College, Children’s Hospital, BloodCenter receive 50,000 grant

Medicare experiment rewards better health care at a lower cost

Meriter agrees to $82 million settlement in pension case

MillerCoors lawsuit says employee defrauded firm over 11 years, stole $13.4 million

MillerCoors to continue brewing Pabst brews

Milwaukee asks state PSC to reconsider streetcar decision

Milwaukee financial software company makes Netherlands acquisition

Milwaukee home sales down in August, marking eighth straight month of decline

Milwaukee Institute and UWM Innovation Campus partner for high-performance computing

Milwaukee lakefront plaza not among winners of federal grants

Milwaukee seeks designer for lakefront plaza near Discovery World

Milwaukee to evaluate impact of Wisconsin Energy’s acquisition plan

Milwaukee’s cab landscape changes as of Tuesday

MMAC backs nine-month extension of Export-Import Bank reauthorization

MobCraft Beer becomes first to use state’s crowdfunding law

MRPC re-shores manufacturing operations from China

NASA commercial space announcement ‘very disappointing’ for Madison’s Orbitec

National AFSCME president says Scott Walker is a top target

National Guard leads state’s cybersecurity battle

New CEO retools Johnson Controls for greater growth

New home construction falls for August

New jobs numbers show state’s growth lagging Midwest, nation

Next week: Meet the British ambassador on his first visit to Wisconsin

Northwestern Mutual switches to UnitedHealthcare from Humana

Obama to speak at Labor Day event in Milwaukee

Obamacare helps Aurora bottom line jump 210%

Ongoing changes at Johnson Controls come with challenges

Oshkosh Defense clears hurdle in DOD bid that could be worth billions

Oshkosh prototype vehicle completes Defense Department review

PatientTrak software keeps tabs on progress of patients

Personal finance site puts Wisconsin as the sixth-best state for teachers

Physicians Realty Trust makes public offering, acquisitions

Propeller Health raises $14.5 million, looks to expand

Quad/Graphics remains on a home-state hiring binge

Rep. Gwen Moore arrested at fast food wage protest

Report: Rising property values should temper tax rates

Roadrunner named to Fortune 100

Sale could bring major changes for MillerCoors, Milwaukee

Scenes from the president’s return to Laborfest: Slideshow

September Milk Price Expected to be a Record

Shoppes at Prairie Ridge sold as part of $318 million portfolio deal

Social innovation competition announces call for applications

Spectrum Brands signs deal to acquire Tell Manufacturing

Spectrum Brands to acquire European pet food business

Staples warehouse in Oak Creek sold for $17 million

State ban on co-ownership of cemeteries, funeral homes challenged

State firms receive help in bringing products to market

State ignores law in not revising energy conservation standards

State judge rules on high-capacity wells

State structural deficit approaches $1.8 billion

State’s manufacturers post third annual jobs gain

Student loan debt costs housing market billions, study says

Study: Wisconsin Agriculture Now a $88.3 Billion Industry

Sun Prairie product design firm tripling its space, expanding biotech services

Surge in big dairies backdrop for local efforts to curb cows’ environmental impacts

Survey shows home buyers willing to bust budgets

Sussex indoor sports complex development seeks investors

Timber Sales From State Lands Set New Value Record

Tom Still: Foreign direct investment plays growing role in Wisconsin’s economy

Tom Still: Multiple centers for research will help Wisconsin’s high-growth economy

Two more insurers sign up for insurance exchange

Two Wisconsin companies pitching to investors at St. Louis’ Ag Innovation Showcase

Unemployment down in every Wisconsin city, county

UW researcher: Cost cutting will increase use of packaged college courses more common

UW System wins OK for federal financial aid in flexible degree program

UW team finds surface stiffness influences stem cell growth

UW-Madison lands federal grant for cell research

UW-Madison tops global rankings in media, communications education

UW-Milwaukee’s Student Startup Challenge has 10 winners

UWM research shows electronic record keeping may deter patients from sharing information

Virent to expand production of plant-based chemicals

Water Council business accelerator accepts 6 companies

We Energies offers rate relief to some plants via real-time pricing

We Energies wants to spend $62 million to expand coal storage at Oak Creek

We Energies’ push for fixed charges would hurt MMSD

Wipfli partners with Vertex on sales tax software

WisBusiness: The Show – Quintessence Biosciences CEO Ralph Kauten

WisBusiness: The Show – Vicki Elkin, executive director of the Fund for Lake Michigan

Wisconsin apple growers optimistic about 2014 crop

Wisconsin Badgers get $2.7M worth of merchandise from Adidas

Wisconsin home prices increase despite slow economic growth, New York Times reports

Wisconsin loses ‘cheap power’ status; will it return?

Wisconsin slows updates of building and safety codes

Wisconsin’s sand mining industry poised for growth

Wisconsin’s skills gap won’t go away, but employers might

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate falls to 5.6% in August

Workers, labor group try to force Wisconsin to raise minimum wage

Zilber firm floats Wisconsin Avenue site for downtown arena

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