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Ultra Tool & Mfg. builds its future workforce

Ultra Tool & Manufacturing Inc. started training apprentices from its 1969 beginning so it could fill the future ranks of skilled employees, said president Terry Hansen.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a challenge by the American Petroleum Institute to block the sales of E15, a 15-percent ethanol blend of gasoline. That means more gas stations are likely to sell E15.

Have patience with venture capital program

If you doubted the pent-up demand for early stage capital in Wisconsin, consider this note from a startup company founder before a bill creating a state-leveraged fund had passed the full Legislature: “We're eager to learn more about who we can contact, and how soon, about presentation opportunities for our company in front of the new fund. We believe we have a great story to tell!”

Mike Darrow, president and chief operating officer at Russ Darrow Group

What was the smartest thing your company did in the past year?


"We shifted our mindset from defense to offense to help create a greater growth mentality among our management team."

Anemic economic numbers for Wisconsin

The steady drumbeat of less-than-spectacular economic data for Wisconsin in recent months appears to be having a negative impact on the collective psyche of the state's employers.

U.S. Bank to host fireworks tonight

U.S. Bank will sponsor a fireworks show on downtown Milwaukee’s lakefront tonight, starting at about 9:30 p.m.
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Wauwatosa retail building sold for $6 million

The Stratford Plaza building, a 25,725-square-foot, multi-tenant retail building located at 12132 Capitol Drive in Wauwatosa, was sold recently for $6 million, according to state records.

Television preview of BizTimes Mid-Year Economic Forecast

The U.S. stock market is building on record highs, the housing and automotive markets continue to recover, the banking industry has stabilized, gross domestic product continues to grow, the unemployment rate is falling and new jobs are being added every month.

Most businesses won’t be affected by Obamacare delay

The news Tuesday that the Obama administration will delay until 2015 the requirement that employers with more than 50 employees provide insurance does not impact the vast majority of small business owners.

Real estate odds and ends

Wauwatosa retail building sold for $6 million The Stratford Plaza building, a 25,725-square-foot multi-tenant retail building located at 12132...

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