Tom Still: In 2004, can Wisconsin’s economy keep pace with the national recovery?
By Tom Still
FITCHBURG -- The rule of thumb about Wisconsin's economic boom-and-bust cycle has always been that the "booms" weren't as high as the nation as a whole and the "busts" weren't as low.
The recession that began in 2003 proved half of that equation wrong. Wisconsin suffered every bit as much as the rest of the United States when...
Clare W. Zempel: Economic and Financial Market Prospects: Optimism Warranted
By Clare W. Zempel
Massive monetary and fiscal stimulus has worked. A self-sustaining economic expansion is now in place. Consumer spending and housing remain firm. Businesses have at last shifted from defense to offense. And the Federal Reserve’s determination to keep interest rates low means that more upside economic surprises are ahead.
The "post-bubble babble" that pandered to our worst fears...
John Umhoefer: EU restrictions on Old World names would cost cheese makers millions
Wisconsin has been watching California close the cheesemaking gap for several years now, but if the European Union has its way the battle between Badger and Bruin will be a minor event in a world dairy war.
Europe, like Wisconsin, is intent on branding its products. And cheese is one of its targets. In September, the European Union charged that...
What’ll you have? Pabst City will target the ‘creative class’ in Milwaukee
Measured by its physical size and dollar value, the Pabst City project will be one of the most significant real estate development ventures in Milwaukee's history. However, Pabst City's impact will extend beyond the fact that it will encompass seven city blocks or cost $300 million. Coupled with the redevelopment of the adjacent Park East corridor, the projects will...
Deron M. Curliss: Cry for capital will resonate at the Wisconsin Life Sciences & Venture Conference
Wisconsin's economy is closer to the page that organizers of the Madison Venture Fair envisioned in 1984, the year that work on a partnership between research scientists, government and the business community began to make technology an economic force.
Twenty years later, there are some familiar themes. Wisconsin is in a recession, like it was then. Manufacturing jobs are disappearing....
Howard Schnoll: Bo Black’s Departure Signals New Era for Summerfest
Howard Schnoll has been a member of the Summerfest Board since the festival started, but he has been on the hot seat in recent months as the leader of the board that ousted popular Executive Director Bo Black. Schnoll said the decision not to renew Black's contract after nearly 20 years was a tough one, but necessary as the...
