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UW-Madison Chancellor Carolyn ``Biddy'' Martin on the future of UW Madison The next WisBusiness.com Luncheon at the Madison Club, organized by the Madison Club, Madison Magazine, and WisBusiness.com, is slated for Monday Nov. 3 at 11:45 a.m.. The guest 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...

NOVEMBER 18: State Economic Development in Recessionary Times --A post-election look at where the state economy is heading--Featuring: Commerce Secretary Richard Leinenkugel, former Commerce Secretary Cory L. Nettles of Quarles & Brady, Competitive Wisconsin Director and former Commerce Secretary William McCoshen, state Sen. Ted Kanavas, a member of the Senate committee on economic development, and UW-Madison political scientist Ken...

By Tracy Will WisBusiness.com MADISON -- "Managing risk is really the key to success in business," 3M corporate development manager Raymond B. Eby said Thursday, adding that "transparency is key to success in acquiring businesses in other countries." During a Thursday forum at Edgewood College, Eby discussed his experience in acquiring businesses in Latin America, Europe, and Africa, and the influence of...

By Gregg Hoffmann Secretary Matt Frank of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and other officials gathered near the banks of Timber Coulee in Vernon County Thursday to announce a major increase in stream habitat restoration for 2009. Seven local chapters of Trout Unlimited have been granted more than $800,000 in federal funds for 10 stream projects in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area,...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman announced Thursday that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate for September was 4.4 percent, down 0.3 percentage points from August. The national rate for September was 6.0, down 0.1 percentage point from August, and up 1.5 percentage points from September 2007. "Wisconsin's unemployment...