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Warehouse Specialists to close Sturtevant facility: Warehouse Specialists Inc. plans to permanently close its Sturtevant facility, resulting in 32 layoffs. The plant is scheduled to close by January 2010, according to a plant closing notice filed Wednesday with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/10/19/daily66.html
Up to 100 NewPage employees idled by mid-December: NewPage Corp. has notified state labor officials it plans to idle one of the Whiting paper machines in December, laying off 75 to 100 employees.
http://host.madison.com/news/state-and-regional/wisconsin/article_0ea75649-054c-5674-bf26-4d24961c2168.html
Federal Ag Spending Bill Now Signed; Dairy Producers to Get Emergency Aid: President Obama has signed the fiscal year 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill on Wednesday, which included $350 million in additional assistance for dairy farmers. According to U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, who was instrumental in allocating the dairy funds, the USDA will now have to determine how the money is distributed.
http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=1269&yr=2009
Power line projects to cost $2.5 billion : American Transmission Co. is planning $2.5 billion in power line projects over the next 10 years, down slightly from the $2.7 billion forecast a year ago.
http://www.jsonline.com/business/65381277.html
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ECONOMY (back to top)
– State communities jumping on clean energy bandwagon
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/environment/article_b11bd1b4-bf08-11de-b32a-001cc4c002e0.html
– Beige Book: Upper Midwest economy recovering
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/10/19/daily60.html
MANUFACTURING (back to top)
– Cellu Tissue set to go public
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20091022/APC03/910220524
– Biz Beat: PETA in rat fight with Madison glue trap company
http://host.madison.com/ct/business/biz_beat/article_2d095132-be75-11de-a6b9-001cc4c03286.html
LABOR (back to top)
– Fox Cities jobless rate falls
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20091022/APC03/910220534
– Wausau, county jobless rates improve in September
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20091022/CWS03/310220075/-1/WDH03/
– Heavy charge drops Manpower to 3Q loss
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/10/19/daily41.html
– MillerCoors honored for support of LGBT community
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/10/19/daily62.html
– Unemployment extension proposal still would apply to Wisconsin
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/65317367.html
– Milwaukee: Area employment lowest since ’94
http://www.jsonline.com/business/65396362.html
SMALL BUSINESS (back to top)
– EZ Access Gear helps hunters get the hang of it
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20091022/APC03/910220529
REAL ESTATE (back to top)
– Shorewood apartment/retail project will include Alterra
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/65183612.html
RETAIL (back to top)
– Chippewa Falls: Gordy’s selling hardware stores
http://leadertelegram.com/news/front_page/article_208d9db0-f643-5a03-8be1-1ee8774b7b23.html
– BuyCostumes.com still selling controversial ‘illegal alien’ costume
http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/10/19/daily67.html
– Erehwon delayed at Bayshore
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/65266392.html
REGULATION (back to top)
– Madison: Gaming center gets slam-dunk OK from ALRC
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/article_afdcac00-bec3-11de-a6e7-001cc4c03286.html
TOURISM (back to top)
– Ashwaubenon travel company changing names
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20091022/GPG03/910220605
– Lang selling Erin Hills Golf Course
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/65269907.html
UTILITIES (back to top)
– Wisconsin ranks high on American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy scorecard
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20091022/APC0101/910220537/1979
– Wind-energy plant plans still in committee
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20091021/CWS03/310210082/-1/WDH03/
– ATC’s outlook totals $2.5 billion
http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/article_d33ea8b8-be93-11de-826d-001cc4c002e0.html
– Utility customers vent about increase
http://www.jsonline.com/business/65381292.html
FINANCIAL SERVICES (back to top)
– Bank Mutual’s third quarter earnings fall 23%
http://www.jsonline.com/business/65172892.html
