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MMAC Outlook Survey shows modest expectations
Business expectations for the third quarter improved modestly for southeastern Wisconsin companies in the latest Metropolitan Milwaukee Association...
Crystal ball is cloudy for manufacturers
Wisconsin's manufacturers have a mixed outlook on the remainder of 2009, according to a recent survey by The...
Local stocks show signs of life
The BizTimes Stock Index rallied in the second quarter to erase its earlier deficits and post a gain...
Most stimulus funds have not yet been spent
The state of Wisconsin was allocated more than $7.5 billion in federal stimulus money to invest in education,...
Money supply remains tight
Rising interest rates will slow residential mortgage refinancing during the final six months of the year, according to the...
M&A market remains sluggish
The mergers and acquisitions marketplace lost ground during the first half of 2009. Through May, there...
Deep freeze
Midway through 2009, most commercial real estate developers say it is extraordinarily difficult to obtain financing for new...
Some shovels in the ground
Although the credit crunch has made it extremely difficult for new real estate development projects to break ground,...
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Don’t bet the house just yet
The housing market in southeastern Wisconsin is still in decline, though the freefall is not as steep as...
Eyes on Washington
President Barack Obama made health care reform a critical part of his election campaign and in recent weeks...
The questions not asked in the health care debate
What troubles me most about the current debate on health care are the questions that are not being...
Security: Beware of cyber thieves
My thanks this month to Vistage/TEC member Stan Stahl, president of Citadel Information Group. I can only scratch...
