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— A year since Madison’s Capital Times converted from a daily, printed newspaper to a mostly online product, change has only just begun.
“Things have really continued to evolve,” says Cap Times editor Paul Fanlund, who came to the paper in 2006 after a reporting-editing career at the Wisconsin State Journal and a 5 1/2-year stint as vice president of operations at Capital Newspapers.
With the news business, indeed the whole economy, imploding in the last 12 months, the once-shocking cessation of a daily ink-on-paper Cap Times “seems like five years ago now,” he says.
Read more in a new WisBusiness article: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=152506
— Columbia Forest Products in Mellen has filed notice with the state about a temporary layoff of 75 workers expected to occur on May 11.
See the state filing: http://www.wisbusiness.com/1008/090317cfp.pdf
— Liberty Mutual has announced plans to close an underwriting group in Milwaukee, resulting in 40 layoffs between May 15 and July 31.
See the state filing: http://www.wisbusiness.com/1008/large/090317liberty.pdf
— In his newest piece, WisBusiness columnist Tom Burzinzki muses on the significance of the coordination involved in setting clocks for Daylight Savings Time.
Read his column: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Content=203
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GE Healthcare awarded defense contracts: GE Healthcare has been awarded two contracts with the Defense Supply Center in Philadelphia valued at a maximum of $63 million a year for up to 10 years.
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/03/16/daily36.html
Toro to lay off about 235 from Tomah site : The Toro Co. has told Wisconsin officials it will lay off about 235 workers from its Tomah site next month. The Bloomington, Minn.-based company makes products for landscape maintenance.
http://www.madison.com/tct/business/443439
GM exec says Janesville plant not likely to reopen : General Motors Chairman Richard Wagoner says the company isn’t planning to reopen its Janesville assembly plant. Wagoner said Tuesday the Janesville community shouldn’t be “overly optimistic” about the prospects of GM bringing different products there.
http://www.madison.com/tct/business/443440
Housing starts surge; wholesale prices edge up: Housing construction posted a surprisingly large increase in February, bolstered by strength in all parts of the country except the West. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that construction of new homes and apartments jumped 22.2 percent in February compared with January, pushing total activity to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 583,000 units.
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20090317/OSH03/90317112/1167
Thermo Fisher cuts 22 jobs : Thermo Fisher Scientific of Fitchburg has cut 22 jobs, reducing its work force of 450.
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/443403
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http://www.madison.com/tct/news/443307
– Reach for the stars: Racine firm key in U.N.’s Year of Astronomy
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– Twitter goes beyond socializing
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ECONOMY (back to top)
– Russ Darrow interests here not affected
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– Business Beat: Madoff heading to jail but Overture not fretting
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– Johnson Controls debt, equity sale raises $823.3 million
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MANUFACTURING (back to top)
– State firms awarded $6.7 million in military contracts
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LABOR (back to top)
– Midwest employee compensation tops $26 an hour
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– State to add $1.8 million to assist laid-off workers
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INVESTING (back to top)
– Wisconsin offers individual investors chance to buy bonds
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REAL ESTATE (back to top)
– Dane County home sales continue to slip
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AGRIBUSINESS (back to top)
– Judges cover the spread at cheese championship
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– Coalition ramps up effort to connect local meat, dairy producers with sellers
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RETAIL (back to top)
– Great Lakes Chocolate & Coffee Co. in Kimberly makes it easy to indulge
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TOURISM (back to top)
– St. Louis Rams will not be returning to Concordia
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UTILITIES (back to top)
– Grant used to study pellet fuels at UWGB
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090318/GPG03/903180594/1247
– Alliant subsidiary seeks electric rate hike
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– Bemis cut CEO compensation 4.3% in 2008
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