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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – A top University of Wisconsin economist predicted today that the U.S. economy would slide into recession next year, led by the downturn in the housing market. How severe that recession becomes remains to be seen, however, said Don Nichols, an emeritus professor of economics and former director of the LaFollete School of...

MADISON - As the doors swung open at the new Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, students and researchers found a facility designed to spark exchanges of ideas aimed at answering biological questions of unprecedented complexity and importance."The environment created by this building encourages the cross-disciplinary work and discussion that can help solve problems and advance research,"...

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Airlines (AMEX:MEH) and Northwest Airlines (NYSE:NWA) today announced they have signed an agreement to form a strategic codeshare partnership that will provide customers of both airlines a wider choice of travel destinations. The agreement formalizes a Memorandum of Understanding the two carriers signed in May and is the largest codeshare Midwest has entered...