— It was another week of gains for the Dow Jones as it starts this week at 9,544, roughly 40 points higher than last week’s open. The WisBusiness index of 70 state stocks stayed steady and again opened the week just above 1,700. The week ahead will see a quarterly profit report from Milwaukee mining equipment company Joy Global on Wednesday. And Kohl’s Department Stores gives a look at its back-to-school sales when it releases its August numbers on Thursday. — The Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group and the Citizens Utility Board have filed a lawsuit against the Public Service Commission for allegedly ignoring state law in approving a wind power project to be built in Minnesota, owned by Madison-based Wisconsin Power & Light Co. and paid for by WPL’s Wisconsin customers. See details: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Content=82 — Explore Minnesota Tourism, the state’s tourism promotion office, has begun running two ads on Minnesota radio stations in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. The ads promote fall travel to both the Minnesota and Wisconsin sides of the St. Croix River and the Mississippi River. Each of these rivers is popular for viewing fall color, and this partnership markets both sides of the river as a joint destination. — BioForward, the member organization that represents the state’s biotechnology industry, announced that Bryan Renk has accepted the position of executive director and will be starting Oct. 1. Renk comes to BioForward with over 20 years of management expertise, most recently as president and director of aOva Technologies. Previously he has held positions as director of licensing at Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and director at Wm. F. Renk and Sons. — Today is the last day to sign up for the latest iteration of Wisconsin’s Do Not Call List. Residents must sign up for the No Call list every two years to avoid being dropped from the service. Today is the deadline to sign up for the next two-year list, which goes into effect beginning in October. Consumers can always sign up later, but they will not be on the list that becomes effective on Oct. 1. Wisconsin residents can sign up their cell phone or landline numbers by calling 1-866-9NO-CALL (1-866-966-2255). It’s toll-free and can be contacted 24 hours a day. Registration is also available online at https://nocall.wisconsin.gov/web/home.asp . TOP STORIES
Harley’s desire for central spot knocks out Tosa: Efficiency issues and a desire for a more centrally located factory led Harley-Davidson Inc. management to rule out Wauwatosa as a possible site for motorcycle assembly operations should the company decide to close its York, Pa., plant. Project aimed at water businesses: A $117 million business park proposed for Milwaukee’s 5th Ward along the Menomonee Canal would be aimed at water-based technology firms. M&I makes Appleton layoffs of 154 official: M&I Bank filed official notice Friday of its planned layoffs in Appleton. The Milwaukee-based bank said 154 workers would be displaced by Nov. 2 in the notice of mass layoff filed with the Department of Workforce Development. Spectrum Brands emerges from bankruptcy : The company said it completed its Chapter 11 reorganization after meeting all closing conditions as confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division. Groups sue regulators over giant wind farm: Two electric consumer groups have sued Wisconsin regulators alleging they followed the wrong process when they approved a giant wind farm in Minnesota. Union leader: No second vote for Mercury Marine workers in Fond du Lac: As a deadline neared on wage and benefit concessions Mercury Marine said it needed to keep 850 jobs from moving to Oklahoma, a union leader said a second vote would not occur.
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