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By Tracy Will For WisBusiness.com Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton today joined with federal Small Business Administration officials to unveil new SBA loans for small Wisconsin businesses. Saying small businesses are the backbone of Wisconsin’s economy, Lawton said “small business owners need to know that SBA loan fees have been eliminated, we’re trying to get banks back in the mood to...

By Tracy Will WisBusiness.com MADISON -- Wisconsin Ford dealers in Madison Monday got to test drive the new Ford Taurus, a new version of the popular family sedan with a few Wisconsin connections. UAW workers at the 130th Street and Torrence Avenue assembly plant in Chicago will produce the car using a variety of Wisconsin fasteners from Miniature Precision Components in Walworth,...

CONTACT: Melissa Sharp (202) 314-2068 Washington, June 16, 2009 — Karen Harned, executive director, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, issued the following statement in response to the decision issued by Milwaukee’s County Circuit Judge Thomas Cooper that found the city’s paid sick day ordinance unconstitutional: “This ordinance, if enforced, would have cost Milwaukee jobs....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Melissa Sharp (202) 314-2068 Court Rules Milwaukee’s Paid Sick Day Ordinance Unconstitutional Washington, June 16, 2009 — Karen Harned, executive director, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, issued the following statement in response to the decision issued by Milwaukee’s County Circuit Judge Thomas Cooper that found the city’s...