— Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton will hold a press conference at Madison’s Wingra Boats at 2:30 p.m. today to introduce new opportunities for small businesses via enhanced SBA loan programs with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Lawton will be joined by Eric Ness, district director for the SBA. — State revenue collections for May were off by 7.7 percent compared to the same month last year, resulting in a GPR drop of about $68 million, the state Department of Revenue says. Year-to-date GPR collections are down 7.4 percent or roughly $785 million. See the DOR release: http://wispolitics.com/1006/090615_DOR_May_09.pdf — Wisconsin Ford dealers in Madison Monday got to test drive the new Ford Taurus, a new version of the popular family sedan with a few Wisconsin connections. UAW workers at the 130th Street and Torrence Avenue assembly plant in Chicago will produce the car using a variety of Wisconsin fasteners from Miniature Precision Components in Walworth, Polymer Technologies in Whitewater and ITW Deltar in Chippewa Falls. Northern Engraving in La Crosse produced engraved nameplates for the new Taurus, and American Metal Technologies in Sturtevant, Wis, produced specialty metal components for the once-abandoned model that Ford has resurrected in a stylish new design. See more on the car: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=161809 — Hundreds rallied outside Milwaukee City Hall then packed a Common Council committee room to urge aldermen to formally oppose exploration of privatizing the city’s water works. The city had considered hiring a consultant to study a possible 75-to 99-year lease of the Milwaukee Water Works in order to generate money to fill a city budget gap, projected to be as high as $90 million for 2010. Speakers representing the Keep Public Our Water marched through City Hall and into the meeting of the Steering and Rules Committee, in which aldermen voted to defer a study on privatization. TOP STORIES Gestra makes BusinessWeek list: Gestra Engineering of Milwaukee was the only southeast Wisconsin firm selected for the BusinessWeek Small Biz “Inner City 100.” Marvel Manufacturing may cut up to 65 employees: The future for 65 Marvel Manufacturing employees is in a flux as management at the Oshkosh manufacturing company waits to see if economic conditions will continue to affect their business. Oshkosh Corp. gets $38M Army order: Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corp., announced Monday it was awarded a delivery order from the U.S. Army for more than 100 next-generation Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks.
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ECONOMY (back to top) – Citizens for a Stronger Oshkosh hosts meeting on state budget deficit
MANUFACTURING (back to top) – Nosbusch: Government aid needed to improve U.S. manufacturing – $2,500 motorcycle voucher proposed – MillerCoors sends beer to Iraq for July 4 celebration – Manitowoc Co. restructures credit terms
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REAL ESTATE (back to top) – Glendale may turn up heat on Glen Bay Plaza
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TRANSPORTATION (back to top) – Proposal to remake Badger Bus terminal approved by Plan Commission – Many Midwest flights aren’t Midwest at all
RETAIL (back to top) – Bergstrom buys Boyland Acura – Economy softens stigma of shopping a second-hand stores – Grocery store proposed for University Square – Papa John’s resists following rivals into pasta – Steinhafel’s to open east side store – Book store may open in former Schwartz shop – Laacke & Joys marks 165 years
REGULATION (back to top) – Businessman gets 3 years for ‘evil’ scam
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