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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com The nation’s credit markets may be all but locked up and the country’s finances teetering over an abyss, but Wisconsin’s economy is holding its own -- at least for now. That’s the assessment of David J. Ward, head of Madison-based NorthStar Economics and the acting chancellor at UW-Green Bay. While the jobless rate has increased somewhat...

Mitch: Finally, someone asked, “The Question.” In my eight-plus years in the clothing business, it is nice to hear someone verbalize their questions regarding their dressing habits. Ironically enough I think about 99 percent of us ask this very same thing each morning before heading to the office. We are just to afraid to ask whether we are right...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- The nation’s credit markets may be all but locked up and the country’s finances teetering over an abyss, but Wisconsin’s economy is holding its own – at least for now. That’s the assessment of David J. Ward, head of Madison-based NorthStar Economics and the acting chancellor at UW-Green Bay. While the jobless rate has increased somewhat...

WisBusiness: In a WisBusiness comparison of stock prices for companies with substantial Wisconsin operations, three large-equipment manufacturers were among the biggest percentage losers in the quarter that ended Tuesday. The stock prices of mining equipment companies Joy Global and Bucyrus International both declined by more than 35 percent, while Manitowoc Co., which makes large cranes and is involved in...

By Amanda Ciesielczyk For WisBusiness.com MADISON - Powered Green, a new Madison start-up, has launched a product the company says will let laptop users certify that their computers are essentially powered by renewable energy. "We recognized people's desire to reduce their environmental impact coupled with a lack of opportunity to express that commitment and identify themselves within the growing community of green...