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In response to a significant increase in patient volumes, Columbia St. Mary's Hospital has opened its new Cancer Center at Columbia St. Mary' s Hospital Ozaukee, 13111 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon.

NBC News anchor and well-known journalist Tom Brokaw will address the Medical College of Wisconsin at the college’s Center for Digestive Disease Heathcare 2012 Dinner on Monday, Nov. 12.

Wisconsin gained 1,500 private sector jobs in September, and the state's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 7.3 percent from 7.5 percent in August, according to the latest seasonally adjusted employment data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

Recent federal findings criticizing the lack of openness in Wisconsin’s distribution of federal economic development funds highlights the need for a serious effort by state leaders to ensure these subsidy programs are transparent and accountable. A new WISPIRG Foundation report has found that Wisconsin taxpayers have access to almost no information about the outcomes from the millions of dollars invested in economic development subsidies from the past four years. The report, “Leaving Taxpayers in the Dark: The Urgent Need to Improve Transparency and Accountability in Wisconsin’s Economic Development Subsidy Programs,” finds that online transparency has gotten worse despite promises from state leaders to enhance transparency and accountability in these programs.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) recognized minority and women-owned Wisconsin companies for their achievements at this year's Governor's Conference on Minority Business Development in Milwaukee.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) recognized minority and women-owned Wisconsin companies for their achievements at this year’s Governor’s Conference on Minority Business Development in Milwaukee.

“Hard work. Dedication. And the mindset that failure is not an option.”

That is how former Green Bay Packer great Willie Davis answered a question about the secrets behind his post-football career as a successful executive in the beer distributing and radio businesses.

The AFL-CIO Center for Strategic Research today released a new report that questions whether Milwaukee-based Palermo Villa Inc. has lived up to its commitments to create family-supporting jobs after receiving $26 million in government subsidies.

As we settle in for the second presidential debate this week, it’s worth revisiting an important point that Mitt Romney made in the first debate two weeks ago. Whether you are a fan or a foe of his, one thing he did touch on was his views on regulation: “Regulation is essential. You can’t have a free market without regulation. At the same time, regulation can become excessive; it can become out of date.”

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of the medium voltage drives business of Harbin Jiuzhou Electric Co. Ltd.