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Wisconsin ranks 29th in the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council's 2013 "Small Business Policy Index 2013: Ranking the States on Policy Measures and Costs Impacting Small Business and Entrepreneurship."

Green Bay-based Associated Banc-Corp announced it has appointed Milwaukee attorney Cory Nettles to its board of directors.

Potawatomi Bingo Casino distributed more than $1 million among more than 150 area nonprofit organizations on Friday evening through its 20th annual “Miracle on Canal Street” charity program.

Milwaukee Rotarians, along with friends and family, will gather to recognize Bill Randall's lifetime of achievements at the Rotary luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 11:30 a.m. at the Milwaukee War Memorial Center.  

Former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, is seeking new investors for the ownership of the team.

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's Corp. recently paid $15.2 million for the 300,000-square-foot former InnoWare Paper Company building at W165 N5830 Ridgewood Dr. in Menomonee Falls, according to state records. The building sits on a 25-acre site and was sold by Chicago-based CJF1 LLC.

Baptista's Bakery Inc. will expand into a 246,000-square-foot warehouse in Franklin.

The U.S. stock market soared this morning after the Federal Reserve Bank announced that industrial production in November posted its largest one-month gain in a year and surpassed its pre-recession peak.

Larry Williams has resigned from his position as vice president and director of athletics for Marquette University, according to an announcement the university released on Friday.

The Port of Milwaukee experienced higher cargo volume in 2013, with an expected total of 2.7 million metric tons, up from 2012’s 2 million tons.