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Northeastern Wisconsin Business Leaders Talk Innovation

December 7, 2012 - 11:55am

Hundreds of business people from around northeastern Wisconsin are converging in Appleton Friday. Leadership from the "New North" says the region is emerging from economic uncertainties.

The New North is one of nine regional economic development organizations around Wisconsin. It covers 18 counties around the Fox Valley region and Green...

Ashland Forum Draws Mining Opponents

December 7, 2012 - 11:50am

Lawmakers in Madison are debating the definition of "responsible mining" while people living in northwestern Wisconsin are wondering whether a potential open-pit mine there would be at all responsible. A mining forum was held Thursday night at Northland College in Ashland.

The mining panel voiced concerns to a crowd of about...

Development Centers Helping New Business

December 6, 2012 - 3:51pm

Wisconsin's Small Business Development Centers claim credit for helping more than 250 companies start up this year. The centers offer classes and counseling to small business owners, or to people who hope to open shop.

The data come from the fiscal year which for the SBDC ended on September 30....

Sun-To-Beer Connection Grows

December 6, 2012 - 3:49pm

Federal stimulus funds will help a small brewery in Milwaukee to become the third brewer in the state to use solar heat.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act helps fund a Milwaukee energy efficiency program called ME2. ME-2 is granting about $50,000 to the Milwaukee Brewing Company to help put 28...

Unemployment Benefits To Change At End Of Year

December 5, 2012 - 1:00pm

Wisconsin residents can currently collect unemployment benefits for up to 63 weeks through a combination of state and federal programs. But at the end of this month, the state's unemployed will only be able to collect benefits for up to 26 weeks.

Since 2008, the federal government has been providing funding...

Some Taxi Operators Worried About Cab Apps

December 5, 2012 - 12:38pm

Mobile apps are proving to be a boon for Wisconsin cab companies. But, they are also creating competition for taxi drivers.

John McNamara is a business manager for Union Cab Coop in Madison. He says Union Cab's mobile app has been a hit since its debut. Instead of having to call,...

2013 Wish List: Business

December 4, 2012 - 12:34pm

It's the time of year to be making up wish lists. We've asked people in Wisconsin in agriculture, education, health care, and business to give us their wish lists for President Obama and the next Congress. Here's Terry Bell with two small businesspeople who have wishes of their own....

Credit Unions Want More Leeway On Small Business Lending

December 3, 2012 - 3:18pm

Credit unions are asking the "lame duck" Congress to pass a bill that would allow them to increase the amount of small business loans they are legally able to make.

Representatives of the Wisconsin Credit Union League were in Washington DC last week, lobbying on behalf of a bill that...

Resorts Up North See Fewer Hunters

November 30, 2012 - 6:51pm

Northern Wisconsin cabins and resorts have seen decreasing rentals during recent hunting seasons, including the one that ended last weekend.

Heartwood Conference Center & Retreat in Minong say they weren't very busy during hunting season, but did have a "buy one get one free" specials on rooms for hunters.

Gary Dalzell of...

RV Sellers Hopeful

November 30, 2012 - 6:41pm

The RV industry is optimistic that sales will continue to rise nationally as the economy starts picking up.

In 2009, DeHaan RV Center in Elkhorn stopped carrying motorhomes. Owner Kim DeHaan says people quit asking for them.

"When the economy kind of took a plunge, people were more concerned about keeping their...

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