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By David Wise For WisBusiness MILWAUKEE -- Battered by the recession and a government-fueled stigma against corporate travel, hotels nationally have seen a dramatic decrease in revenues, Marcus Corp. President and CEO Greg Marcus told Milwaukee Rotarians today. But the factors causing a national drop could benefit Milwaukee, at companies look for a low-key alternative to hold meetings rather than places like...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com Nearly four dozen executives from Wisconsin companies will be in Washington today and Wednesday, meeting with legislators, their staffs and key agencies in an effort to drum up business and create jobs. “Last year we had 25-30 firms participate, but this year the number is closer to 40” current and would-be contractors, said...

For more information, contact Eric Skrum608-441-1216 or eskrum@wisbank.com Wisconsin bank CEOs say loan demand is flat across the board (MADISON) Rising interest rates will slow residential mortgage refinancing during the final six months of the year, according to the latest Wisconsin Bank CEO Economic Conditions Survey. Demand for other benchmark loan categories, including commercial and commercial real estate, is weak and...

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For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh        608/266-1221         Today, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, together with 40 other State Attorneys General announced a settlement with the TJX Companies, Inc.  The Assurance of Discontinuance between the parties resolves an investigation concerning TJX’s data security practices and whether they adequately protected customers’ financial information and sufficiently guarded against a massive data breach that...

CONTACT: Vince Sweeney, 608-265-2822, vjs@athletics.wisc.edu; Biddy Martin via University Communications, 608-262-0925 MADISON - Citing his deep knowledge of the University of Wisconsin-Madison community, his effectiveness as an ambassador on behalf of the institution and his experience, UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin has selected Vince Sweeney to be the university's first vice chancellor for university relations. Sweeney, who has since 2002...

 MADISON — The Department of Justice filed an enforcement action in Milwaukee County Circuit Court against GE-Milwaukee, LLC, d/b/a Great Expectations, and its parent company, JRM Management, LLC, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today.  The complaint alleges that the company has committed numerous violations of Wisconsin’s consumer protection laws relating to deceptive marketing practices and dating service contracts.    According to the complaint,...

New Kerry Headquarters Retains 800 Jobs, Creates 250 Jobs Contact: Carla Vigue, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 BELOIT – Governor Jim Doyle today joined with business and community leaders in Beloit to celebrate the grand opening of Kerry America’s Centre of Excellence $50 million expansion project. Governor Doyle has worked closely with Kerry Americas to help the company expand in...

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