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Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham St. Croix EDC 715-381-4383 ### The UW- River Falls Center for Economic Research (CER) in partnership with St. Croix Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) has released the February edition of the St. Croix Valley Economic Dashboard. The dashboard presents a snapshot of the economic condition of the labor, consumer and housing markets in the three county area. It presents the latest...

It was one of Scott Walker's first acts as Governor in early January. Meeting in a special session, Wisconsin lawmakers were charged to come up with "a bold set of reforms aimed at helping businesses create jobs." Not surprisingly, the new Governor laid down the gauntlet, calling for, among other things, an overhaul of the Commerce Department and small...

CONTACT: Ann Mazer, Jannsen + Company, (262) 513-9292, Ann.Mazer@jannsen.com Pewaukee, Wis. – Kourtney Hunt, an accountant with Jannsen + Company, has earned certification as a QuickBooks ProAdvisor. The certification acknowledges Hunt’s expertise in helping business clients customize QuickBooks for their specific needs, and in assisting them with all aspects of the Intuit accounting software program. Hunt earned the certification by completing...

Contact: Mike Ruzicka 414.870.1876 or 414.778.4929 February 10, 2011 – The Metropolitan Milwaukee real estate market began the new year on a surprisingly high-note, with January sales up 17.9% over January 2010, according to housing statistics released today by Metro MLS, Inc. a subsidiary of the GMAR. The large increase was due to improved market conditions locally – terrific mortgage rates,...

CONTACT: Cameron Currie, 608-265-8034, currie@bact.wisc.edu; Garret Suen, 608-890-3972, gsuen@wisc.edu MADISON - Leafcutter ants, signature denizens of New World tropical forests, are unique in their ability to harvest fresh leaves to cultivate a nutrient-rich fungus as food. Now, this mutualism - a complicated interplay of ants, fungi and a suite of bacteria - is coming into sharper focus as a team of...

The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and GrandStay Hospitality is happy to announce the return of Schaeffer Oil Products as a contingency sponsor in 2011. "Schaeffer Oil has really stepped up their involvement in 2011 and will aggressively be promoting new innovative racing products to our teams this year. I believe they...

Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Thursday Trends. The full version of this weekly look at the state of Wisconsin business is now available for free to anyone who signs up for the Thursday Trends mailing list. The full product includes several items in each of the rising, mixed and falling categories plus a...