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WisBusiness Staff Stoughton Trailers has notified state and local officials that it plans to lay off more than 1,100 workers by June 22 at plants in Stoughton, Evansville and Brodhead. The majority of the dismissals will take place in Stoughton, where 677 employees will lose their jobs. Next comes Brodhead, where 315 workers will be furloughed; and then Evansville, where...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com The federal government sent $338 billion in 2005 to the states to fund research, buy products and pay for services. Wisconsin got $3.3 billion of that money, up 40 percent from 2004. But the Badger State could do much better, the new head of the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium (WSRC) told a Wisconsin Innovation...

GREEN BAY, Wis., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Many women are choosing dietary supplements for the management of menopausal symptoms -- especially since serious health concerns have been raised about hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Remifemin(R) black cohosh extract, the most extensively researched, non-prescription menopausal therapy has been found to safely and effectively reduce hot flashes, night sweats and irritability. Now,...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance Learning today announced that the company's reading practice software, Accelerated Reader (AR), was given high marks by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC). The rating means the program has "evidence of a positive effect with no overriding contrary evidence." The What Works Clearinghouse was established in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Education's...

In the copycat economy, even the best businesses must innovate or perish. That’s the message University of San Francisco professor Oren Harari will deliver during the keynote speech at Wednesday’s “Manufacturing Matters” conference in Milwaukee. Harari, a 57-year-old management consultant and author of “Break From The Pack,” will discuss the homogenizing effects globalization is having on American business. He also...

Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Tuesday Trends, a WisBusiness product previously available only to paid subscribers. This weekly look at the state of Wisconsin business is now available for free to anyone who signs up for the Tuesday Trends mailing list. To get the full version of Tuesday Trends in your inbox every week,...

WisBusiness Staff Stoughton Trailers has notified state and local officials that it plans to lay off more than 1,100 workers by June 22 at plants in Stoughton, Evansville and Brodhead. The majority of the dismissals will take place in Stoughton, where 677 employees will lose their jobs. Next comes Brodhead, where 315 workers will be furloughed; and then Evansville, where 134...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness The Amish in southwest Wisconsin will have some special interest when the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCAP) meets this Wednesday in Madison. A state law requires all farms with animals to register with the state and get a farm identification number. An animal ID component that would...