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Previous: December 31, 2008

Wednesday 01.07.2009

• Federal government rejects Kenosha casino proposal
• USA Today plans $5 Obama paper
• Harley-Davidson pushes trade-in guarantee
• Fiserv Insurance to become StoneRiver
• Report: Online job postings tumble
• Survey: Job hunt is on in 2009
• Point Beach plant owner FPL to change name
• Time Warner Cable expects to see red
• Merge to keep operations in China
• PNC gets big piece of $15B in bailout investments
• Survey: Most think their jobs won't be cut
• Chairman of Business Journal parent honored
• Heinemann's closes last three restaurants

Tuesday 01.06.2009

• SBA graduates 15 local firms from program
• Artisan fund managers win Morningstar honor
• MMAC: Milwaukee economy continues decline
• National Association of Realtors pending sales index drops
• Wells Fargo buys loans and leases from GE
• A-B InBev to close London Budweiser brewery
• CVS Pharmacy to open in Franklin
• Gregory Marcus succeeds father as Marcus Corp. CEO
• U.S.: Milwaukee loses 12,400 jobs in November
• County names Torres' interim replacement
• Auto dealer Jack Safro dies of heart attack
• Milwaukee home prices up, bucking trend
• AirTran traffic increases in 2008
• Bank Mutual names new principal accounting officer
• WPRI names new leadership
• Rise in health care spending slows down

Monday 01.05.2009

• Online video viewing soars
• Penda Corp., Durakon Industries to merge
• MillerCoors puts MGD 64 on draft
• St. Norbert receives $1M sports complex gift
• Bradley Foundation to support UWM research
• Trucker to lay off 160 in Oak Creek
• Vital Source publication cuts back
• New hotel near Mitchell airport opens
• Mach One tentatively agrees to buy firm
• Venture capital-backed IPOs hit 30-year low in 2008
• PNC waiving ATM fees for customers
• 9to5 wants to help oppose sick leave law challenge
• Torres named CEO of La Causa

Friday 01.02.2009

• Enbridge settles state lawsuit for $1.1M
• Study: Some IPOs may surprise in 2009
• Report: Online holiday sales worst since '01
• Survey: Downturn stress impacting health
• Lee Enterprises receives notice from NYSE
• Foldy to lead Wisconsin’s Public Health division
• Sale of Brookfield bank closes
• Report: Wisconsin economy won’t recover until 2010
• Manitowoc closes on sale of marine unit
• Oshkosh wins $1.12B support services contract
• Viacom, Time Warner reach New Year’s deal
• Wells Fargo, Bank of America complete big acquisitions

Wednesday 12.31.2008

• Bradley Center reports $2.1M net loss
• PNC completes National City acquisition
• Milwaukee-area economy continues downfall
• Report: Bailout companies still shaky
• SpongeBob, Dora, Colbert all might go dark on Time Warner Cable
• Cell phones boost Wisconsin No Call list
• Bon-Ton recalls boys vests sold at Boston Store, other chains
• U.S. loan values drop 55 percent
• Erdman to lay off more than 100
• Shareholders approve Middleton Doll plan to go private
• Nuvo Construction wins $2M Milwaukee VA project
• Milwaukee-area executive to advise Israeli government

Tuesday 12.30.2008

• Delta, NWA to waive change fees for weather-impacted flights through Twin Cities
• Consumer confidence at historic low
• Home prices continue slide
• GMAC gets $5B lifeline from U.S. Treasury
• Wisconsin gets $2M in Cephalon settlement
• Great Wolf still in talks over Ohio resort mortgage
• Office equipment dealer makes acquisition
• Frontier posts profit for November
• NWA wants to delay Seattle-Beijing route
• Delta completes sale of 18.2M shares

Monday 12.29.2008

• Avalon nominates directors for TomoTherapy board
• Actuant added to S&P SmallCap 600
• Manufacturing index declines in November
• Appleton Sign adds West Bend branch
• Survey: IT interviews require more style
• MasterCard SpendingPulse report: Holiday sales tumble
• Analyst: Financial distress likely at Charter
• Leinenkugel to sell 1888 Bock
• Children's Hospital ranks 3rd in survey

Wednesday 12.24.2008

• State unveils new winter tourism campaign
• iPod is top seller for holidays
• Report: CEO compensation mix reallocated
• Poll: 25% of small firms fear their fate
• State settles case against Amgen, Immunex
• Cargill gives $500,000 for hunger relief
• Survey: Tech firms freeze pay, jobs in ‘09
• Schneider National unit reassigns workers
• Reinke wins award for buying ugly houses

Tuesday 12.23.2008

• Schools, tech colleges lead tax hikes
• Quadraccis give $1 million to food banks
• Area unemployment increases in November
• State settles with Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Wachovia shareholders OK Wells deal
• Journal grants execs ‘retention awards’
• Cardinal Stritch expanding to The Brewery
• National City acquisition approved
• Town Bank parent acquires mortgage firm
• UnitedHealth settles suit with SEC

Monday 12.22.2008

• Integrys names Schrock president, CEO
• Area businesses, residents get $13.4 million in flood loans
• MMAC files suit against sick leave mandate
• Transit fares increase Jan. 4
• Snap-on Tools tops Franchise 500 ranking
• KB Toys liquidation shifts gears
• QPS survey: 54 percent of firms in hiring halt
• Survey: Layoffs leading to IT theft
• Madison named healthiest city for men
• Manpower Inc. withdraws 4Q guidance
• S&P lowers MGIC financial strength rating
• Obama picks Karen Gordon Mills to head SBA