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From WisBusiness.com … — In her newest column, MaryBeth Matzek looks at the exporting strategy followed by Bernsten International, a Madison-based manufacturer of survey and wayfaring markers. The firm first got into exporting by accident more than 30 years ago when it received a custom order from Saudi Arabia. Later, Bernsten president Rhonda Rushing wanted a more deliberate plan for the company’s exporting endeavors She turned to the ExporTech program, which is supported by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. and offered by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The company focused on Canada as its top strategic market. Read her column for more: — The WEDC has announced a trade trip to Mexico in March. The agency has partnered with the Council of Great Lakes Governors on the seven-day trip, which includes stops in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. Mexico is the state’s second-largest export partner; the WEDC has also scheduled a trade trip to Canada — its largest trade partner — later that same month. See the release: — Wisconsin’s monthly unemployment rate in November was the lowest it’s been since September 2008, but quarterly figures show the state continues to lag the rest of the country in new jobs. Wisconsin added 16,500 private sector jobs in November as the monthly unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent from 5.4 percent in October. Combined with an upward revision in the number of jobs created in October, DWD Secretary Reggie Newson said the state has now recovered all of the private sector jobs it lost during the ”great recession.” That’s based on monthly job estimates the Walker administration has previously warned can vary wildly. For example, the job numbers for October have been revised upward by 6,900. Meanwhile, the more reliable quarterly numbers reported to the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the state gained 35,021 private-sector jobs for the 12-month period that ended in June. The growth rate of 1.5 percent put Wisconsin 32nd and behind the national rate of 2.3 percent. See the DWD release: **************************************** RESERVE YOUR AD IN THE 2015 WISPOLITICS.COM DIRECTORY & ALMANAC By advertising in the 2015 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac, you’ll put your message before the state’s business and political elite, who will carry this handsome volume as a handy reference item throughout the year. Changes in the Assembly (25 new members), the state Senate (seven new members), legislative leadership, the Joint Finance Committee, the Walker administration and Congress (new delegation member Glenn Grothman) will be highlighted in the 2015 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac now being assembled for publication in January. Contact Colin D. Schmies at 608-206-0476 or schmies@wispolitics.com for more information. |
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STORY TOPICS
AGRIBUSINESS ^top^
– Wisconsin health officials release report on raw milk case
http://jsonline.com/business/286240051.html
ECONOMY ^top^
– Wisconsin’s private-sector growth rate lags nation
http://jsonline.com/business/286226601.html
– State companies invited to join WEDC trade trip to Mexico
http://host.madison.com/1cea0df3-0ffc-58bd-9959-85b3e09ba95c.html
EDUCATION ^top^
– Wisconsin Institute for Discovery chief David Krakauer is leaving UW-Madison for Santa Fe
http://host.madison.com/4a9429d9-b5c9-59f5-99bb-7c445ac79f04.html
– Marquette expands on John McAdams controversy
http://jsonline.com/news/education/286304231.html
– Parents protest loss of principal after MPS official’s reassignment
http://jsonline.com/news/education/286298281.html
FINANCIAL SERVICES ^top^
– Credit Union National Association names new deputy chief of staff
http://host.madison.com/27f7e626-5243-5520-95ce-3aba42a39db2.html
HEALTH CARE ^top^
– St. Elizabeth Hospital names new president
http://postcrescent.com/story/money/2014/12/17/20553797/
– Aurora to publish Quarterly Health of Wisconsin Report
http://jsonline.com/business/286237501.html
LABOR ^top^
– PendaForm cited by OSHA in chemical spill at Portage plant
http://host.madison.com/4d74a227-4259-56e2-b8f7-976ef3fb3e8e.html
LEGAL ^top^
– Beaver Dam attorney avoids suspension for son’s use of client account
http://jsonline.com/business/286303611.html
MANUFACTURING ^top^
– Johnson Controls lithium-ion batteries to power hybrid luxury SUVs
http://jsonline.com/business/286318281.html
– Andrew Dahl to be Dahl Automotive’s fourth president
http://lacrossetribune.com/2b2374f9-99fc-596f-a329-ef0fc26f9b00.html
– Azco expands fabrication shop in Town of Menasha
http://postcrescent.com/story/money/2014/12/18/20588913/
– Oshkosh Corp. lands two military contracts worth $100 million
http://thenorthwestern.com/story/money/2014/12/18/20580935/
MEDIA ^top^
– Madison company Vidmaker says it has been acquired by YouTube
http://jsonline.com/business/286239551.html
– Theater revenues drive strong 2Q for Marcus
http://biztimes.com/article/20141218/ENEWSLETTERS02/141219763
POLITICS ^top^
– Sen. Johnson criticizes Obama’s approach to Cuba
http://lacrossetribune.com/83e73dc1-4cc8-54d1-a81a-bd38138860e1.html
REAL ESTATE ^top^
– La Crosse Board says yes to Park Plaza sale, landfill area purchase
http://lacrossetribune.com/c61ef917-adac-5b84-9a6f-86e3769925fe.html
– County Board narrowly rejects O’Donnell Park sale
http://jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/286248631.html
– Developer drops Cudahy mixed-use project plan
http://jsonline.com/blogs/business/286272471.html
– U.S. Bank closes on $2 million in financing for West Allis hotel
http://biztimes.com/article/20141218/ENEWSLETTERS02/141219764
REGULATION ^top^
– County blocks sales tax referendum proposal
http://greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2014/12/17/20571061/
RETAIL ^top^
– ‘Super Saturday’ likely to eclipse Black Friday’s sales totals
http://jsonline.com/business/286309301.html
SMALL BUSINESS ^top^
– Madison startup dreams up Dane County Farmers Market app
http://host.madison.com/660ee9fd-b7e1-5a51-9666-64912dd765e8.html
– First look at Ward 4, Pritzlaff startup hub from CSA Partners
http://bizjournals.com/milwaukee/blog/2014/12/first-look-at-ward-4-pritzlaff-startup-hub-from.html
SPORTS ^top^
– Bucks new owners: Casual in person, serious about team, arena
http://bizjournals.com/milwaukee/blog/2014/12/bucks-new-owners-casual-in-person-serious-about.html
TRANSPORTATION ^top^
– 31-hour shutdown of I-94 near Miller Park starts Friday night
http://host.madison.com/b672fe81-cb1e-5208-bc36-b1e386080028.html
– DOT awards $23 million contract to start Highway 12 Baraboo bypass
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