Young man in a hurry

Manitowoc’s new mayor, Justin Nickels, is the state’s youngest mayor.

One day early in his legislative career, state Rep. Bob Ziegelbauer (D–Manitowoc) got a telephone call from one of his constituents.


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Industry Reports:
» Saving manufacturing jobs

Efforts are under way to make Wisconsin manufacturing more competitive.

For many years, Wisconsin had the second most manufacturing-intensive economy in the nation. But since 2000, when the number of Wisconsin manufacturing jobs hit an all-time high, the state has lost more than 140,000 of those jobs.

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» Medical e-records

Electronic medical information is being used to improve care.

Electronic data has been revolutionizing industry for decades.

For those in finance, it makes numbers easier to crunch. Marketers can more quickly determine trends. Journalists can better spot stories.

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» A project that hits the (Water)mark

The former Younkers site in Green Bay is changing into a “live/work/play/civic” project.

The conversion of an old building for new uses isn’t exactly commonplace, but it is becoming more frequent in Northeast Wisconsin.

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Economic Development: Northwoods
 
A tale of two bypasses

Shawano’s experience with the Wisconsin 29 bypass could predict the future of Oconto and Peshtigo with the U.S. 41 bypass.

This fall, the last non-four-lane portion of U.S. 41 between Milwaukee and the Wisconsin–Michigan state line will open.


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Feature Stories
 
The charge for manufacturing

Energy use is directly connected to profits.

Manufacturers wishing to jump on the green bandwagon might get there by hopping aboard the green-saving bandwagon first.

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Marketplace of Ideas
Steve Prestegard

A better way to budget and tax

By the time you read this, one of two events will have happened:

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