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Building the foundation for supporting business success in Wisconsin by creating the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has certainly had its challenges during the first two years.

The mining bill was the first and top priority of the Wisconsin Legislature in 2013, but it may take...

Wisconsin’s employers and workers will benefit from a new $23.1 million investment by the U.S. Department of Labor, which today announced a grant to Wisconsin’s 16 technical colleges to address emerging needs in the information technology (IT) sector.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will conduct the Marketplace 2013 Governor’s Conference on Minority Business Development Oct. 15-16 at the Potawatomi Expo Center in Milwaukee.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has named William Jackson as executive vice president of the company's newly created Corporate Development function.
Jackson will report to vice chairman Alex Molinaroli.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has acquired all of the outstanding equity of G.W. Palmer Logistics, LLC, a non-asset truckload service provider based in Batesville, Ark.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. downgraded Milwaukee-based Brady Corp.'s stock from “outperform” to “neutral” with a price target of $33.00, down from $41.00, after a disappointing quarterly report Thursday.

Sheboygan-based Acuity announced it is open for business in Wyoming and Montana and has begun appointing agents in those states.

A local nonprofit organization announced it has acquired the Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse from the federal government and has plans to restore the 87-year-old structure and make it accessible to the public.

Wisconsin Bank & Trust will host an open house at its new mortgage loan origination office in Brookfield on Tuesday, September 24, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.