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Deng Xiaoping, Mao Zedong successor, said this about the path China must follow to modernize: "Feeling the stones when crossing the river."

Suzy's Cream Cheesecakes, a producer of cheesecakes and other desserts, will move from St. Francis to a new, 50,000-square-foot building that will be constructed in the Menomonee Valley in Milwaukee.

Foreign trade is now a component of sales and/or purchasing activities for many businesses. The exchange rate can have a significant impact on profit margins. Businesses have tools available to mitigate the risk of currency fluctuations.

Steve Voss, mortgage loan officer at Brookfield-based North Shore Bank, picked up his first set of wine and beer making equipment at an estate sale 10 years ago.

The United Way in Waukesha County has set a goal to raise $4.3 million during its annual fall fundraising campaign. The amount represents a 5-percent increase over the organization's 2010 campaign results, which totaled nearly $4.1 million.

Ryan Blair, author of "Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur," did not always dream of making money or being successful. He grew up as an average kid with less-than-average ambitions.

From household scrubbing to moon rock collecting, Schaefer Brush Manufacturing's products have been used far and wide.

$83 million The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has $83 million to spend in its budget for helping...

Mary Haynor President and CEO Horizon Home Care and Hospice, Inc. 8949 N. Deerbrook Trail, Brown Deer,...

The United States has lost 2.8 million jobs, including 56,900 in Wisconsin, as a result of the U.S. trade deficit with China since that country gained entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001, according to a recently released study by the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.