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Nearly every major automobile manufacturer in the world has either developed or is developing a plug-in electric vehicle. Some, including the Chevrolet Volt, have already been released to the Wisconsin market, and most of the others will be released in various markets across the country before 2013.

The residential real estate market has been in a funk since the housing market collapsed in 2007, a major contributor to the Great Recession. The number of homes sold, and the value of those homes, has decreased significantly in recent years. Many homes went into foreclosure during and after the recession, which has contributed to declining home values.

Commercial real estate development ground to a halt during the Great Recession as financing became extraordinarily difficult for developers to find and demand for new projects slumped.

The U.S. stock market finished the second quarter with a flourish, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallying on the final four days of June.

Milwaukee-area businesses are optimistic about future economic growth, according to a business outlook survey conducted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC).

When Noah was directed by the Lord to build an ark, he was given a specific scope of work and detailed instructions on how to construct it.

The recent season of "American Idol" included a significant shift in the approach of the judges. Absent was the caustic criticism of past seasons. The strongest message was affirming and appreciative rather than critical and demeaning. Did the change in the judges' behavior impact the performance of the contestants from week to week? There is growing evidence that in fact, it may have.

How does the lack of transparency impact the success of the strategy? As U.S. health plan premium increases continue to outpace inflation, employers have shifted costs to employees, offering them difficult choices such as:

Dave Zweifel wrote the other day about a friend from out of state calling him to ask what the...