America can turn a slow recovery into a strong comeback, one that grows our economy and firmly reestablishes our country as a powerhouse of ideas and production. One of the keys — and what will determine the winners and losers of an exciting new era — is our willingness and ability to lead the next “big waves” of productivity.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker today announced his plan to invest $6.4 billion in Wisconsin’s transportation infrastructure, including $824 million in new state funds.

The Harley-Davidson Foundation’s charitable giving topped $4.5 million in 2012, highlighted by a $200,000 grant to Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity for its Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative focused on the Washington Park neighborhood.

First Business Bank-Milwaukee announced the election of Timothy Wallen to its board of directors.

Anthony Jovanovich, chairman and chief executive officer of Community Banc-Corp. of Sheboygan Inc., announced that Community Bank & Trust posted record earnings of $5.0 million for 2012.

The state Public Service Commission on Thursday turned down an application for a wind farm to be built in northwest Wisconsin but left the door open for the proposal to be resubmitted.

The Chicago Sports Commission will stage a flurry of events and attractions in mid-March promoting the Big Ten men's basketball tournament, including a basketball court and tented festival area in Daley Plaza for the "Big Ten Hoops Fest" and a transformation of State Street into a Big Ten "mecca," complete with fight songs playing on street-side speakers.

Just hours after meeting with Mayor Rahm Emanuel today, Illinois' two U.S. senators issued an unusual letter to the new owners of American Airlines, strongly urging the carrier to proceed with the expansion of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as it faces federal “regulatory scrutiny.”

Faced with a crowded field of developers looking to launch downtown's next office towers, developer Steve Fifield has decided to go up.

Xorbix Technologies, Inc., a Milwaukee-based IT and mobile app development firm, has debuted an event-finding app that can track events according to location, a user’s interests and their specific schedule.

Historic Milwaukee, Inc. will present two events in the coming month to change residents' views of Milwaukee and engage them in bold discussions about the future of the city.

A Minneapolis couple has donated $8.3 million to the Marquette University’s J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication, Marquette President Scott Pilarz, S.J., announced Wednesday.