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Home health care, assisted living and nursing home care costs remain high across the country, according to a Cost of Long-Term Care study recently conducted by The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Wisconsin credit unions have increased small business lending by more than 51 percent since 2007, according to a report by the Wisconsin Credit Union League.

Think robots, touch screen point of purchase displays, medical monitoring devices, sensors and even micro-computers that can run mobile devices and transportation vehicles. Now think Menomonee Falls.

A.J. Schweda, owner of Premier Machine Tool Midwest LLC in Hartland, got into sailing at a very early age. As a child, he lived on Lake Nagawicka in Hartland. His neighbor, a boy about the same age as him, had no one to sail with and asked Schweda if he'd crew for him.
Schweda became hooked on sailing.

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) found himself at the center of a controversy he did not create this month.

Social media serves many purposes for your business. You can leverage social media networks, such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to drive awareness of new content, announce promotions or new products, or demonstrate your expertise to connect with people in your industry. The potential uses are vast.

According to the results of the recently released 2011 Wisconsin Nonprofit Economic Impact report, nonprofits in the state will face more challenges in the year ahead, including increased demandS for their services and a decrease in government funding to help organizations provide those services.

Manufacturing resources

Kestrel Aircraft Corp. announced it will establish its manufacturing and headquarters in Superior, creating up to 600 new jobs.

Charter Automotive, a division of Mequon-based Charter Manufacturing Company, announced a major expansion of the company's European operations with the purchase of a 57,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Burntwood, England.