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GREENVILLE - School Specialty to exit bankruptcy within two weeks

 May 24, 2013 12:00 am

The company announced Thursday that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware entered an order confirming its reorganization plan. CONTINUE READING

FOND DU LAC - Buffalo Wild Wings, outdoor store among new businesses in Fond du Lac area

 May 24, 2013 12:00 am

New homes and businesses are springing up in the Fond du Lac area. CONTINUE READING

MADISON – LogistiCare lays of 64 at Madison call center

 May 24, 2013 12:00 am

LogistiCare, an Atlanta-based provider of non-emergency medical transportation, will lay off 64 people from its Madison call center, starting July 17. CONTINUE READING

MADISON – Regional economic development group Thrive rebrands

 May 24, 2013 12:00 am

Thrive, the eight-county economic development group for south-central Wisconsin is now the Madison Region Economic Partnership. CONTINUE READING

MADISON – Budget committee adopts UW tuition freeze, spending cut

 May 24, 2013 12:00 am

The Legislature’s budget committee approved a two-year tuition freeze for the University of Wisconsin System and cut state funding by $152 million from what Gov. Scott Walker had promised. CONTINUE READING

MOSINEE - Crystal Finishing to add 250 jobs, expand to Mosinee

 May 24, 2013 12:00 am

A Weston-based manufacturing company announced Thursday that it will add roughly 250 to 350 jobs and expand to Mosinee, a city that has lost hundreds of industrial jobs during the last two years. CONTINUE READING

MADISON – GOP lawmaker working on revamp of tax code

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

A Republican member of the Legislature’s powerful budget committee wants to overhaul the state’s income tax system, including eliminating little-used tax credits, reducing tax brackets and lowering overall rates. CONTINUE READING

MADISON – UW bids out concession contract

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

An aggressive maneuver by University of Wisconsin Athletic Department officials appears to have alienated members of its most prominent booster group. CONTINUE READING

LA CROSSE - Ho-Chunk Nation donates $100,000 to Safe-Cam Project

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

The Ho-Chunk Nation donated $100,000 Wednesday to the Safe-Cam Project to install 41 police security cameras downtown. CONTINUE READING

WAUSAU - Region loses jobs, lags behind state

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

Marathon County lost 300 jobs between March and April and 800 jobs between April 2012 and this year, according to local unemployment statistics released Wednesday. CONTINUE READING

EAU CLAIRE - Census: Eau Claire experiences growing gains

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

Eau Claire and Altoona were among the biggest winners in the population race among west-central Wisconsin cities in the first two years after the 2010 census. CONTINUE READING

MADISON – Opposition mounts against Walker’s rent-to-own budget proposal

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

Opposition is mounting against Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal to exempt rent-to-own companies from Wisconsin’s consumer protection laws. CONTINUE READING

U.S. Bank provides financing for Milwaukee housing project

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

U.S. Bank is providing nearly $10 million in financing to help Heartland Housing Inc. develop a 37-unit family supportive housing project on a once vacant piece of land in northeast Milwaukee. CONTINUE READING

Woman Executive of the Year: Maria Monreal-Cameron

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

BizTimes named Maria Monreal-Cameron, president and CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, Woman Executive of the Year at the BizExpo on May 16, 2013. CONTINUE READING

Milwaukee Biz Blog: Don’t write off the manufacturing renaissance

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

Some recent reports and commentary claim a manufacturing renaissance is just hype. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other financial firms have cast doubt on optimistic claims about the revival of manufacturing in America. CONTINUE READING

St. Joseph’s Hospital expands Special Care Nursery

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

Froedtert Health St. Joseph’s Hospital has completed the expansion of its Special Care Nursery at its New Life Center in West Bend, thanks to a $265,000 gift from an anonymous donor. CONTINUE READING

Orion to acquire Florida manufacturer

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

Manitowoc-based Orion Energy Systems Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Harris Manufacturing Inc. and Harris LED LLC of Green Cove Springs, Fla. CONTINUE READING

Business psychology firm expands in Milwaukee

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

Humber, Mundie & McClary LLP (HM&M) has enlarged its downtown Milwaukee headquarters with the addition of two testing rooms, a conference room, expanded lobby space and a dedicated video conferencing room. CONTINUE READING

Losses continue to mount at Bon-Ton Stores

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., the parent company of Boston Store with headquarters in Milwaukee and York, Pa., today reported a fiscal first quarter net loss of $26.6 million, or $1.41 per share, which was an improvement over a net loss of $40.8 million,... CONTINUE READING

Patina Solutions acquires Minneapolis company

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

Milwaukee-based Patina Solutions  has opened its ninth U.S. office in Minneapolis by acquiring Summit Advisory Group. CONTINUE READING

WISN-Channel 12 dominates TV ratings again

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

WISN-Channel 12, a media partner of BizTimes, dominated the southeastern Wisconsin May sweeps ratings period. CONTINUE READING

Fans pick ‘Barrelman’ name for new beer

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

By an overwhelming margin, “Bernie’s Barrelman Ale” was selected as the name for a new beer that celebrates a partnership between the Milwaukee Brewers and Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company. CONTINUE READING

UW-Madison tops Harvard as most popular business school

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

U.S. News and World Report has ranked UW-Madison School of Business as the most popular business school in the country, placing it ahead of Harvard’s business school, which has held the title of “most popular” for the last two... CONTINUE READING

The Couture might include hall for MSO

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is in early stages of considering plans to move its performances to a concert hall that could be built for the MSO in The Couture, the 44-story residential and hotel tower planned by Barrett Visionary Development... CONTINUE READING

BizTimes Bubbler Executive of the Week: Betsy Brown Wyatt

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

Betsy Brown Wyatt, EVP, General Manager, Cramer-KrasseltCompany address: 246 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202Website:  CONTINUE READING

Bubbler Calendar

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

*Thursday, May 23, the Racine County Economic Development Corporation will hold a 30th Anniversary Celebration featuring a keynote speech by Bill Rancic, host of "America Now" and former champion of "The Apprentice. CONTINUE READING

Bubbler Quote of the Week

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

"Mike Cudahy is a fearless, pot-stirring Irishman with an unquenchable thirst for improving Milwaukee. He is always looking for better ways to utilize the assets of this community so we can compete with the rest of the world and does not... CONTINUE READING

BizTimes collects Awards for Excellence in Journalism

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

BizTimes Media LLC received an unprecedented six Awards For Excellence in Journalism at the Milwaukee Press Club's Gridiron Dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Milwaukee Friday night. CONTINUE READING

Lands’ End celebrates 50 years

 May 23, 2013 12:00 am

Dodgeville-based Lands' End celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding on Tuesday. CONTINUE READING

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