Kremer: Angel investing rises despite economic downturn
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
The recession has been cruel to start-ups – just as it has forced big companies to their knees – but it also has presented big opportunities for investors who are looking for good deals.
That’s the word from Joe Kremer, who heads the Wisconsin Angel Network, a group of well-heeled investors that backs companies that are...
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$3.4 million grant to assist 1,200 laid-off workers: The state of Wisconsin announced Friday that $3.4 million in additional assistance will be made available for more than 1,200 workers who were laid off from their jobs at 11 companies.
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Milwaukee aiming for big bucks : Milwaukee city officials are scrambling for up to $500 million, as the distribution of...
WisBusiness: Future looking bright for northern Wis. biofuel plant
By Samantha Hernandez
For WisBusiness.com
ASHLAND -- Robert Byrne, president of Flambeau River Biofuels, says "the political climate looks really good" for his company's planned $267 million biorefinery project that will create the country's first fossil fuel-free integrated pulp and paper mill.
Speaking at the the Lake Superior Technology Conference, Byrne said U.S. Rep. David Obey, D-Wausau, had been to the plant on Tuesday...
