Ingersoll-Rand report fuels layoff fears
Wisconsin set a record for unemployment claims in September of this year. News of the Janesville GM plant closing and other layoffs further rocked the state's economic outlook.
Western Wisconsin has seen some layoffs because of the recession. S&S Cycle in La Crosse and Viola laid off 60 people this past summer. Hutchinson Technology announced last year it would have...
Monday, Nov. 3
Recent third-quarter financial reports from major state power utilities show falling earnings.
And expectations for the future earnings appear to be dimming because of the poor economy.
...Madison-based Alliant Energy Corporation, which also operates in Iowa, reports that its profits for the period ending September 30th dropped from about $120 million a year ago to about $109 million this third quarter....
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-- TODAY: Luncheon with new UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin
The guest at WisBusiness.com Luncheon at the Madison Club is new UW-Madison Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy'' Martin.
To learn more about Chancellor Martin visit: http://www.chancellor.wisc.edu/
The event is open to the public, and the price for lunch is $19. Call the Madison Club to register at (608) 255-4861....
