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The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that five additional Wisconsin community banks received a total of $31.9 million as part of the final wave of funding provided through the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF).

Bank of America Corp. is planning to charge millions of customers a $5 monthly fee to use their debit cards, and other large banks are expected to follow suit.

Sealed Air Corp. of Elmwood Park, N.J., announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Sturtevant-based Diversey Holdings Inc., a leading solutions provider to the global cleaning and sanitation market.

An alumni couple has donated $5 million to the Marquette University College of Engineering to establish an endowed chair in electrical engineering, Opus Dean of Engineering Robert Bishop announced.

Wells Fargo & Company informed the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development last week it will permanently eliminate 31 employees at its 100 E. Wisconsin Ave. location in Milwaukee.

The Wisconsin Technology Council has announced a partnership with Monument Capital Group LLC of Washington, D.C.

I recently posted a question in an Expert Negotiator blog dealing with negotiators who bully people. Bullying is manifested by a number of behaviors, including making outrageous demands, insisting on their position and threatening to walk away from the negotiation.

Steve Jobs' resignation from Apple gave us an immediate understanding of how much the market values creativity and innovation in a company. Apple stock took an immediate hit.

President Bill Clinton, in a Sunday morning interview, suggested that "conflict makes good politics; collaboration, good economics." He said that "the American people need to be able to think."

By now you are probably aware of the buzz surrounding the recently enacted patent reform legislation. One of the...