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WisBusiness.com Invincible Metal Furniture Company in Manitowoc has told state and local officials that it plans to close its plant on May 12 and lay off approximately 81 workers. The company is in receivership, and the notice was provided by receiver Michael Polsky, a spokesman for the Department of Workforce Development said. In his letter, Polsky said the closure...

When is the last time you made a shadow puppet? Most likely it has been a while, but in the Madison Children’s Museum Shadow Room you can revive your shadow puppet skills and teach the children in your life a few tricks. The Madison Children’s Museum was founded in 1980 by a group of early childhood specialists. In the...

When is the last time you made a shadow puppet? Most likely it has been a while, but in the Madison Children’s Museum Shadow Room you can revive your shadow puppet skills and teach the children in your life a few tricks. The Madison Children’s Museum was founded in 1980 by a group of early childhood specialists. In the...

With a majority of economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal now saying the U.S. has slid into recession, the next question is, how long and how steep will the decline be? Here in Wisconsin, the attitudes among consumers regarding something as simple as a trip to the grocery store may be as good a measure as any that...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- After a six-year absence, the Great Circus Parade is due for a return to Milwaukee next summer. City officials said bringing the parade to Milwaukee will cost $1.5 million. Though they have no specific figures, they hope the parade and related activities will bring in at least $25 million. That was the figure cited in...