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Unadjusted Data MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate for March was 5.6 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from February's 5.8 percent and equal to the rate one year ago. The national rate for March was 5.2 percent, same as the February rate, but seven-tenths of a percentage...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Daniel Burrus is a technological futurist with, he boasts, a 25-year record of helping companies large and small make the right calls. “You have to use technology to change the rules,” said Burrus, who will speak Wednesday at the Manufacturing Matters! Conference in Milwaukee. “And there is a ‘perfect storm’ of technology-driven change that is about to...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Battered by soaring fuel prices, Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines says it will cut flights and lay off 109 employees, including 35 pilots. Midwest CEO Tim Hoeksema said the moves are necessary to trim costs because of what he called “staggering” fuel prices. But he said the company remains “committed to our core business routes.” Noting...

WisBusiness.com Wisconsin foreclosure filings continue at escalated levels, according to newly released data compiled by ForeclosuresWI.com. In March, 2,069 homes entered foreclosure, up nearly 30 percent over the same month last year. Robert Jansen, president of ForeclosuresWI.com, said foreclosures are up 70 percent for the past three years, from from 12,311 in 2005 to 20,995...

WisBusiness.com Battered by soaring fuel prices, Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines says it will cut some flights and lay off 109 employees, including 35 pilots. Midwest CEO Tim Hoeksema said the moves are necessary to trim costs stemming from what he called “staggering” fuel prices. But he said the company remains “committed to our core business routes.” Noting that several...

MILWAUKEE, WI, April 16, 2008 (foreclosureswi.com) – Wisconsin foreclosure filings continue at escalated levels, according to newly released data compiled by ForeclosuresWI.com, a leading provider of Wisconsin foreclosure resources and statistics.   Wisconsin foreclosures spiked 70% over the last three years (from 12,311 in 2005 to 20,995 in 2007), with the first three months of 2008 showing no sign of...