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Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) announced this week a $1 million investment that will go toward supporting the state’s rural entrepreneurs.

Here's what leaders of the Fastest 5 attributed to their company’s success:

Scott Daly, the director of training for Columbus, Ohio-based business consulting firm Focus 3, will be the featured guest on the Oct. 12 episode of the 21st Century Business Forum free webcast.

U.S. Black Spruce Enterprise Group, Inc., the China-based owner of the blighted former Northridge Mall in Milwaukee must either demolish the mall or make what are estimated to be more than $6 million in repairs to structures and its grounds to bring the property back up to code.

Leslie Montemurro and Scott Johnson, two owners of the Milwaukee-based BelAir Cantina restaurants, have sold their stock in the companies to third partner, Kristyn Eitel, and chef Noe Zamora.

Milwaukee’s skyline is changing once again with two landmark additions thanks to our union partner’s pension fund investments. The recently...

The Idea Fund of La Crosse has launched its second venture fund focused on pre-revenue startups. Called Idea Fund II, the new venture fund has already attracted over $20 million in investment capital, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund’s goal is to raise up to $25 million.

Wisconsin’s real GDP shrank at a 1.9% annualized rate between the first and second quarter, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The Marcus family will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 9th annual BizTimes Media Nonprofit Excellence Awards program.

After a two-year hiatus, the Future 50 program returned this year to recognize the fastest growing privately-owned businesses in...