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Raising the federal debt ceiling is something that really should have been as simple and routine as it was...

As far as accomplishing his political objectives, Gov. Scott Walker has had a sweet run of it since taking...

New applications for unemployment benefits fell nationally last week to the lowest level in three months, but rose in Wisconsin.

Lee Enterprises Inc., the Davenport, Iowa-based parent company of the Wisconsin State Journal, the Capital Times and the Racine Journal Times in Wisconsin, has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange that its 30-trading-day average share price has fallen below the $1 minimum standard and will need to cure the deficiency within six months for continued listing.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. senior research analyst Colin Sebastian has initiated research coverage of Internet and interactive entertainment companies.

In the wake of BMO Financial Group’s acquisition of M&I Bank last week, U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin) expressed concern that the acquisition of local banks by large out-of-state banks has a negative effect on small businesses and farmers.

On July 8, 2011, Gov. Scott Walker signed into law new legislation permitting licensed individuals to carry concealed weapons....

Banking Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions  Federal Deposit Insurance Corp....

Alex Kramer, CFP, has been hired as senior vice president of wealth management sales at Johnson Bank. He has...

Blackthorne Partners Ltd., a Milwaukee-based private equity firm, announced today that it recently acquired the assets of Lannon-based JPRS New Way, a pallet recycling company.