WisBusiness: Uline founder upbeat on move to Wisconsin
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
The drive from the northern Chicago suburb of Waukegan to the Kenosha County town of Pleasant Prairie takes only about 15 minutes. But in between the two communities is the Illinois/Wisconsin border.
Which makes the plans to relocate the Uline company headquarters to the Badger State, build a million-square foot distribution center, a 200,000-square-foot corporate...
WisBusiness: Verizon to lay off 99
WisBusiness.com
Verizon Business has notified state and local officials that it plans to discontinue its "tele-relay service functions" at its call center on D'Onofrio Drive in Madison and lay off 99 employees in the middle of March.
The company said the workers have no seniority bumping rights and that the layoffs will be permanent.
Johnson Controls shows gains
Johnson Controls Inc. today reported record sales and income from continuing operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2008.
The Glendale-based company reported quarterly net income of $235 million, or 39 cents per share, which was up from $162 million, or 27 cents per share, in the same period a year ago. The company's quarterly net sales grew to...
