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Chief executive officers at more than 80 major U.S. corporations released a statement today to pressure Congress to reduce the federal deficit with tax increases and spending cuts.

The common stock shares of Generac Holdings Inc. skyrocketed $5.61 to trade at $33.94 per share this morning as investors speculated that demand will grow for the Waukesha company's portable generators in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Startup Weekend, a three-day entrepreneurial initiative devoted to the development of new area companies, will host its first event Friday, Nov. 9, through Sunday, Nov. 11, at Marquette University's Discovery Learning Complex, 1637 W. Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee County plays a significant role in economic development locally and regionally, and Milwaukee County government needs to do its part.

It's hard to find a Mitt Romney or Barack Obama mask for Halloween that's not made in China.

Waukesha State Bank announced it plans to open a new full-service bank branch and office at 14000 W. National Ave. in New Berlin.

Racine-based Twin Disc Inc. reported fiscal first quarter net earnings of $1.3 million, or 11 cents per share down from record earnings of $9.6 million, or 83 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Journal Broadcast Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Journal Communications Inc., announced it has closed on the purchase of WACY-TV in Green Bay for $2.038 million from ACE TV Inc.

Chief executive officers at more than 80 major U.S. corporations have released a statement to pressure Congress to reduce the federal deficit with tax increases and spending cuts.

Buoyed by a barrage of paid political campaign television commercials, Milwaukee-based Journal Communications Inc. reported third quarter net earnings of $7.7 million, or 14 cents per share, up from $4.4 million, or 7 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.