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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com When David Locke started at McFarland State Bank 30 years ago, it had assets of $4 million. There were also 12,000 community banks in the United States at the time, 460 of which were chartered in Wisconsin. The years have not been kind to small lenders, however. Due to consolidation, the country now has only...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE – Twenty-plus years ago, some politicos wanted to turn this city’s Third Ward and its 100-year-old buildings into a so-called "combat zone/red-light district," letting "adult" businesses concentrate in the area. But enough people – among them the recently deceased Isabelle Polacheck – thought that was a lousy proposal and torpedoed the idea. But it didn’t...

Contact: Rose Lynch, (608) 266-6753 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/newsreleases/2005/unemployment/oct05_local_lmi.pdf METRO AREAS Madison – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that ten of the twelve metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) had lower rates in October 2005 than in October 2004 or September 2005. Two MSAs, Green Bay at 3.8% and Fond du Lac at 3.6% were...

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Dallas, Texas Nov 23, 2005 Nearly 100 million pounds of food have been mobilized by Dallas-based Aidmatrix Foundation over the last four months in collaboration with America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network, and local food banks including the North Texas Food Bank, San Antonio Food Bank and others. “In a very real sense, Aidmatrix is helping...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Craig January, who comfortably wears the hats of both scientist and heart doctor at UW-Madison, has had numerous chances to go into business. But January, who developed a novel method to test drugs for heart toxicity in the late 1990s, resisted them – until recently. “I’ve had offers from drug companies over the years, and I’d toyed...