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As Wisconsin gets closer to considering an early stage investing bill, it is important to get the basic principles right. Here’s my take on how to proceed on solid ground:

The principals of RN Realty LLC and Varin Realty LLC announced that they have purchased the Silver Spring Golf & Banquet Center at N56 W21318 Silver Spring Dr., Menomonee Falls.

The Milwaukee Common Council has decided to eliminate the position of communications director for the Milwaukee Police Department held by Anne Schwartz.

The Milwaukee Public Library has changed its hours of operation, effective this week. Several other area libraries have also modified their hours. New hours are as follows.

The state legislature will consider the creation of a new venture capital fund. Such a fund should be a public/private partnership, according to Sen. Frank Lasee.

Waterstone Mortgage Corp., one of the largest mortgage lenders in the U.S. with more than 500 employees in 11 states, will move its corporate headquarters from 1133 Quail Court, Pewaukee, to the former GE Medical Systems building at N25 W23255 Paul Road, Pewaukee.

Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based National Health Investors Inc. announced it is acquiring Charleston House, a 120-unit assisted living and memory care facility in Beaver Dam, for $20.2 million.

Cudahy-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. announced it has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Direct Connection Transportation (DCT), a non-asset truckload service provider based in Phoenix, Ariz.

Barely one-third of states added construction jobs on either a monthly or annual basis in November, as the prospect of a more severe contraction in 2013 keeps hiring down, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Association officials noted that the threat of the looming fiscal cliff’s spending cuts and tax increases is offsetting slight growth in construction spending and keeping employment levels down.

Concordia University Wisconsin plans to build a 5-story, 274-bed dormitory on the north side of its campus at 12800 N. Lake Shore Dr. in Mequon.