WisBusiness

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – Fifteen years ago, the average Wisconsin salary was higher than Minnesota’s. Since then, however, Minnesota’s economy has surged while the Badger State’s has only chugged along. Per capita income one state to the West is now $37,322, some $4,072 more than Wisconsin. Bill McCoshen, executive director of Competitive Wisconsin Inc., would love to close...

WisBusiness.com: Wisconsin’s economy remains resilient and is expected to grow next year, according to the quarterly Wisconsin Economic Outlook released by the Department of Revenue. The report also shows growth in personal income and employment, despite major drags on the national economy. “Under Governor Doyle’s leadership, Wisconsin is experiencing solid growth despite the economic challenges we face nationally and...

WisBusiness.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. After rising 34 perent in 2006, another 19,122 Wisconsin homes entered the foreclosure process in the first eleven months of 2007, which on average equals 89 foreclosures filed every business day. ...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com A proposed 2,900 hog Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) has been put on hold in Crawford County. The Crawford County Conservation Committee recently voted unanimously to table the decision on approving or denying a CAFO expansion permit for the operation, to be built near Wauzeka by A.V. Roth. A subcommittee of the Conservation Committee has been given...

By Sean Lewis WisBusiness ASHLAND – Are you in the market for a chunk of 50,000-year-old wood just waiting to become a masterpiece? You’re in luck. In Wisconsin’s North Woods you’ll find Ancientwood Ltd. But the wood comes from a surprising source, far from Wisconsin’s borders. Robert Teisberg, president of Ancientwood Ltd, has created a company that is the only provider...

WisBusiness.com Third Wave Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: TWTI) has secured a five-year, $25-million line of credit with Deerfield Management, a leading health care investment fund. The credit facility is available to provide Third Wave with additional capital as it executes its plan for leadership in the HPV and hospital laboratory markets. "This facility gives Third Wave additional flexibility to execute on...

Scottsdale, AZ — December 11, 2006 — myGoals.com today announced its annual predictions describing what types of resolutions people are expected to make during the coming New Year's season.myGoals.com, the Web's premiere site for setting and reaching personal and professional goals, bases its predictions on the current year's third quarter goal-setting activity. According to an anonymous, random sample of...

MADISON – Wisconsin’s economy remains resilient, showing growth in personal income and employment, despite major drags on the national economy, according to the quarterly Wisconsin Economic Outlook released last week by the Department of Revenue.  The steady growth is expected to continue into 2008.   “Under Governor Doyle’s leadership, Wisconsin is experiencing solid growth despite the economic challenges we face nationally...