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From WisBusiness.com … — More than 300 businesses and trade unions have joined a coalition opposing a right-to-work bill. Steve Lyons, spokesman for the newly launched Wisconsin Contractors Coalition, said right-to-work would lead to decreases in employee pay and benefits, further hampering efforts to fill thousands of unfilled jobs in skilled trades. “This system has been in place for a hundred years. and it’s worked really, really well,” Lyons said yesterday. “Why are we fixing something that’s not broken?” The coalition is primarily comprised of companies involved in construction. Lyons said those members are concerned they would have to take on roles currently served by unions — such as worker training programs — if right-to-work becomes law. A group backing the changes, Wisconsin Right to Work, was announced Dec. 1 and has been running radio ads. See more: — The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has been named by former Milwaukee Bucks owner Herb Kohl as the home for his $100 million gift promised toward the development of a new arena in downtown Milwaukee. The Board of Directors of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation approved receipt of Kohl’s gift with the directive that the funding be dedicated to a future arena. See more: — Pradeep Rohatgi, distinguished professor of materials engineering at UW-Milwaukee, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. The holder of 20 U.S. patents, Rohatgi is a world leader in synthesis of metal matrix composites, high-performance metal blends that are cheaper, lighter and stronger than the original alloys. The academic inventors and innovators elected to the rank of NAI Fellow are named inventors on U.S. patents and were nominated by their peers. See more: — Marquette researchers James Holstein and Richard Jones have joined forces with former Green Bay Packer George Koonce to examine the challenges facing players when they leave the NFL. The newly published book “Is There Life After Football? Surviving the NFL” looks inside life both in and after the NFL. See more: **************************************** 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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Joy Global reports strong 4Q, expects soft 2015
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Coalition of builders opposes right-to-work law
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Madison tech company SmartUQ raises $1.8 million
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DNR concedes its rules are faulty, then allows more frac sand mining
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Green Bay area health insurance costs quadruple
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Racine aldermen agree to lend Machinery Row developer $4.5M
http://journaltimes.com/85642a3e-8b4b-5595-82f1-60aa736255e6.html
Herb Kohl selects Greater Milwaukee Foundation to manage $100M arena gift
http://bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2014/12/17/herb-kohl-selects-greater-milwaukee-foundation-to.html
Steinhafels to build furniture store, anchor new Greenfield development
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BANKING ^top^
– Anchor’s Chris Bauer named a Community Banker of the Year by American Banker magazine
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– Associated Bank Wausau sites: one to upgrade, one to open, one sold
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CONSTRUCTION ^top^
– HSI offers to shave story off debated Wauwatosa apartment project
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– Freshwater Plaza plan, financing win council OK
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EDUCATION ^top^
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– UW students use ‘smart’ technology in football helmets to detect injuries
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HEALTH CARE ^top^
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– Wisconsin Hospital Association releases new three-star quality rating system
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INSURANCE ^top^
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MANAGEMENT ^top^
– Milwaukee-area business, community leaders we lost in 2014: Year in Review
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MANUFACTURING ^top^
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POLITICS ^top^
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– State lawmakers eye influence on Cuba policy
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REAL ESTATE ^top^
– Trocadero Gastrobar sold to Red Lion Pub ownership group
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– Bielinski Homes plans City of Pewaukee apartment development
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– Moorland Commons sale completed
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REGULATION ^top^
– Brown County blocks sales tax referendum proposal
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RETAIL ^top^
– Mayfair mall poets express your holiday sentiments
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SMALL BUSINESS ^top^
– Deadline nears for business plan contest
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– Madison’s Redox raises $350,000 in outside funding
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– Prospects dim for new arena at Journal building site
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