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From WisBusiness.com ... -- Unemployment rates decreased in each of the state's 12 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in September compared to August, according to new figures from the state Department of Workforce Development. When compared to September 2007, rates were lower in three MSAs, higher in five and unchanged in four. The Madison MSA had the lowest rate...

PEWAUKEE -- Two national leaders with common roots in Janesville but divergent political views today delivered the keynote addresses to the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device Association. Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold and Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan provided the more than 300 conference attendees with sometimes widely varying views of the current economic and financial...

By David Wise WisBusiness.com FRANKLIN -- Gov. Jim Doyle joined Franklin Mayor Tom Taylor and Northwestern Mutual CEO Edward Zore today in cutting the ribbon to mark the opening of an $85 million addition to Northwestern's Franklin campus. The addition adds 230,000 square feet in office space to house 1,100 employees, includes a training facility, several multi-purpose conference and dining rooms, and...