Housing market remains a major drag
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The southeastern Wisconsin commercial real estate market still faces significant headwinds. The metro area's office space vacancy rate is at about 22 percent, and the class B office space vacancy rate is close to 25 percent.
Exports will fuel pace of recovery
Editor's note: This report is a condensed version of Northern Trust Corp. chief economist Paul Kasriel's 2011 Economic Outlook.
There are some significant changes to key variables in this month's forecast compared with the November 2010 forecast.
Local stocks begin year on a high note
The local index began 2010 at 123.64 and ended the year at 162.50, flirting with a two-year high.
MMAC employers are optimistic about 2011
Solid optimism was expressed by Milwaukee-area businesses both for 2011 as a whole and for the year's first quarter, according to the latest Business Outlook Survey conducted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC).
‘2011 has the potential to be outstanding’
Small business executives bullish on 2011
Survival tips
The right foot
Manufacturers in metro Milwaukee and across the United States saw a significant boost in productivity and profitability through 2010, and many believe that recovery will continue well into 2011 and beyond.
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