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(WFRV)-- Some Wisconsin real estate agents say Gov. Walker's Budget Repair Bill will hinder the recovery of their struggling industry. Read More» (WFRV)-- A joint legislative committee has voted to require the State Utility Commission to develop new rules for siting wind farms.
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02/09/2012 - Wisconsin Launches New "Locate In Wisconsin" Site Selection Tool to Attract Businesses
MADISON, Wis., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and GIS Planning Inc. today announced the launch of a website www.LocateInWisconsin.com , a free online ...
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02/08/2012 - Guy Lofts: Realtors group pushing back against association’s support of Walker
Dear Editor: For 20 years I have hated the stances that the Wisconsin Realtors Association has taken in its endorsement of (mostly) political candidates. However, this support for Walker and his policies and nonleadership is just egregious and so obviously wrong for Wisconsin, its people and small business, that we, Real Estate Professionals for a Better Wisconsin (REPros), are pushing back.
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01/26/2012 - Biz Beat: Early Walker endorsement irks some Realtors
The Wisconsin Realtors Association backs Republican Gov. Scott Walker -- even with no set opponent or even an election scheduled.
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01/25/2012 - $4 million Spectrum deal had a stealth component
When the representative for the long-standing Madison company first sought money from the state to locate in Wisconsin, he didn't say they were already here.
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01/25/2012 - Wisconsin Housing Market
MADISON, Wisconsin (WXOW) - Home sales in Wisconsin rose slightly last year. But the prices of those homes dropped about 6.5%. Real estate agents sold about 51, 500 houses last year in Wisconsin -- up
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01/24/2012 - Home sales inch up, prices down
Home sales in Wisconsin rose slightly last year. But, prices for those homes dropped about 6.5 percent.
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01/09/2012 - Three things to know this week
The state Transportation Finance and Policy Commission will hold a public meeting Thursday to get ideas from citizens about Wisconsin’s transportation future.
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01/06/2012 - Walker choice Petersen withdraws nomination to investment board
Saying he feared it would become a "highly partisan affair," John Petersen III on Friday withdrew his nomination to the State of Wisconsin Investment Board.
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01/04/2012 - Petersen promises no repeat of mistakes on investment board
Facing criticism from lawmakers, a nominee for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board testified Wednesday that he had the experience needed to oversee the state's largest investment fund even as he acknowledged making mistakes during an earlier term on the board.
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01/03/2012 - Investment board nominee drew scrutiny in past stint
A nominee for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board drew scrutiny from a legislative audit during a past stint on the board as well as fresh criticism Tuesday from the former head of the state's biggest investment fund.
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12/21/2011 - Walker sued by woman passed over as Marinette County register of deeds
A woman passed over as Marinette County register of deeds this year sued Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday, saying he violated a federal law that prohibits denying people jobs because they have filed for bankruptcy.
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12/20/2011 - Home sales begin to thaw
Home sales in Sauk County and Wisconsin have improved this year over 2010, according to data from state real estate brokers. However, some observers are cautious about how strong growth will be for the long term.
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12/14/2011 - Wisconsin Governor Faces More Heat
The investigation into the election campaign of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker appears to be heating up. A Walker contributor was jailed Tuesday night after refusing to cooperate with a prosecutor investigating possible campaign law violations. Andrew Jensen, a real estate broker, was arrested as part...
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12/13/2011 - ON THE ROAD: The Millionaire Samaritan
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. -- If Jesus were to come back - would it be as a real estate broker in Wisconsin? Probably not -- but Lord knows, this bearded man in white -- burning the midnight oil - sure fits the bill -- more than anyone I've ever met. "We...
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12/09/2011 - Ryan rails against new foe: 'Lie of the Year'
Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan is trying to gin up the vote in PolitiFact's "Lie of the Year" contest for 2011. He has even put together a web video in his effort to stuff the ballot box in favor of a statement by Democrats that his budget plan would "end Medicare."
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12/07/2011 - Jean Lucey, wife of ex-Wis. governor, dies at 93
Longtime Democratic Party activist Jean Lucey, the wife of former Wisconsin Gov. Patrick Lucey, has died. She was 93.
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12/05/2011 - Giant-Landover Readies D.C. Store Construction
Giant Food of Landover, Md., has teamed up with local real estate company The Bozzuto Group on the development of Cathedral Commons, a mixed-use project on Wisconsin Avenue in northwest Washington.
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12/04/2011 - Pepco plans substation next to Friendship Heights Metro
Rachel Baye Examiner Staff Writer View Larger Map Pepco aims to turn a site planned for mixed-use development next to the Friendship Heights Metro station into a substation. Pepco bought the property at 5220 Wisconsin Ave. -- currently a classic car dealership -- for $14.5 million earlier this fall, said Pepco spokesman Bob Hainey. Real estate firm Akridge, the previous owner, fought with ...
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11/22/2011 - Journeys: Wisconsin Supper Clubs, Old-Fashioned and Open to All
Wisconsin supper clubs still seduce with iceberg salad, steak, a well-mixed cocktail and a ready table.
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11/21/2011 - Hot flip-flops make cool million
Scott Santy has always had a love affair with flip-flops, despite growing up in Wisconsin where the window for this type of footwear is narrow.
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11/19/2011 - Wisconsin's Walker at heart of emotional workers' rights battle
MADISON, WIS. -- V eterans of Wisconsin's year of political turmoil and recall like to say that this is what democracy looks like.
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11/18/2011 - Alan Fish named vice president at Johns Hopkins University
Alan Fish, associate vice chancellor for facilities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has accepted the job of vice president of real estate and campus services at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
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11/18/2011 - Campus Connection: UW-Madison's Fish leaving for Johns Hopkins
Alan Fish is leaving the University of Wisconsin-Madison to become the vice president of real estate and campus services at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
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11/18/2011 - DNR considers removing Butler's garter snake from endangered list
A small snake that's slithered for years over a fault line dividing the economy and the environment in southeastern Wisconsin could lose its status as a threatened species.
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11/15/2011 - Bargains, Stability Abound in College Towns
In March 2010, Elliott Vanskike and his wife bought a 2,000 square-foot home in Madison, Wisconsin for $375,000, pondering the quality of life for their kids as well as the quirks that come with thousands of college kids literally on your doorstep.
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11/15/2011 - Odd Wisconsin: Daughter had psychic flash when tycoon died
Accounts of psychic apparitions are scattered throughout the literature on Wisconsin history. What follows is a case widely reported in the 19th century.
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11/12/2011 - Wisconsin's Kovac Planetarium is worth the trek deep into the north woods
About the only thing more remarkable than the Kovac Planetarium is that on a Wisconsin tourism list of seven man-made wonders, it rates only an honorable mention.
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11/08/2011 - Bill Lueders: Realtors object to fee funneled to political issue groups
As Darcy Haber sees it, being a member of the Wisconsin Realtors Association is not an option; it's a professional necessity. Otherwise, the Madison Realtor would not have access to the Multiple Listing Service, a critical industry tool for tracking properties.
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11/04/2011 - Garrison Keillor's Wisconsin retreat for sale
Garrison Keillor is selling his Wisconsin retreat along the St. Croix River in Pierce County for nearly $1 million.
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11/04/2011 - Keillor's Wisconsin retreat for sale
Town of Clifton - Garrison Keillor is selling his Wisconsin retreat along the St. Croix River in Pierce County for nearly $1 million.
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11/03/2011 - Occupy protesters heckle Wis. governor
CHICAGO, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- About 60 people led by anti-Wall Street protesters heckled Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker during a speech in Chicago Thursday.
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11/04/2011 - Biz Beat: Wisconsin snubbed again in business climate ranking
Texas gets all the love from Site Selection magazine while Wisconsin fails to land in the Top 25.
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10/26/2011 - Wisconsin man's home-built planetarium takes visitors on wondrous celestial tour
MONICO, Wis. - About the only thing more remarkable than the Kovac Planetarium is that on a Wisconsin tourism list of seven man-made wonders, it rated only an honourable mention.
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10/24/2011 - Forbes Earnings Preview: Wisconsin Energy
In the month leading up to the Wisconsin Energy's (WEC) third quarter earnings announcement on Thursday, October 27, 2011, expectations have risen for the upcoming results. The consensus analyst estimate has gone from 46 cents per share to the current projection of earnings of 48 cents per share. What to Expect: The [...]
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10/23/2011 - Bielema criticized for making right call
Bret Bielema made the right call but Wisconsin lost, so many fans aren't thrilled with the coach the day after the Badgers' first defeat of the season.
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10/18/2011 - Pension-reform backers in San Francisco are not GOP heroes
In the commercial, an ominous, floating picture of Sarah Palin fills the screen while a woman’s voice urgently says, “The same tea party billionaires who funded [attacks on public unions in Ohio and Wisconsin] are funding Prop. D in San Francisco.” Wait, what? Proposition D is a pension-reform proposal that is the brainchild of Public Defender Jeff Adachi and was put on November’s ballot because ...
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10/17/2011 - Walker asks job creators for input
Walker met Monday at the University of Wisconsin Research Park with leaders from the health care industry, real estate, agriculture, construction and other sectors.
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10/03/2011 - Southeast Wisconsin foreclosure filings fell again in September
September mortgage foreclosure filings in southeastern Wisconsin dropped 30% from the same month last year, continuing an overall yearly trend of fewer filings.
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10/06/2011 - Long-term mortgage rates at record low level
With long-term mortgage rates hitting a record low, the buyers' market in residential real estate has shifted from pretty good to unbelievable, housing market professionals in southern Wisconsin say.
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09/27/2011 - Realtor warns of rental scam in Dells area
A Wisconsin Dells real estate agent said a local property he is handling is the target of a Craigslist hoax and wants to warn the public.
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09/16/2011 - Sale of land to Kohl’s finalized
The sale of land where Kohl’s will locate a new 55,000-square-foot department store at Seminary Square has been finalized, according to the Real Estate Transfer Declaration filed with the Knox County Assessor’s office. The Wisconsin-based department store chain purchased 4.65 acres of land at Seminary Square from Knoxville, Tenn.-based Horne Real Estate for $625,000, according to the filing. The ...
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09/13/2011 - Assembly passes bill to move presidential primary
The Assembly voted Tuesday to move Wisconsin's presidential primary from February to April of next year - a move that might mean a loss of influence for the state on the GOP race, experts said.
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09/06/2011 - Chalkboard: Wisconsin's cuts to school aid steepest of 24 states studied
Wisconsin has the dubious distinction of reducing state aid per student this school year the most of 24 states studied by an independent, Washington-based think tank, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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09/05/2011 - Up close and personal with the Wisconsin Gas Light Building "flame"
Recently, Amy Schroeckenthaler, the manager of the Wisconsin Gas Light Building, escorted OnMilwaukee.com's Molly Snyder on top of the Art Deco building to hang with the famous flame. They visited twice, once during the day and once at night.
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09/04/2011 - Craig Thompson: Going the distance for the birds
The road to protecting Wisconsin's birds routes through Latin America.
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08/31/2011 - Lending Can Lift Investors' Returns
Three months after he retired from his Wisconsin packaging business and moved to California, Don Passehl watched the bottom fall out of the stock market, seriously depleting his retirement savings. It was enough to prompt Passehl and his wife to look for a better, safer place to invest their money.
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08/28/2011 - In cell culture, like real estate, the neighborhood matters
( University of Wisconsin-Madison ) Ever since scientists first began growing human cells in lab dishes in 1952, they have focused on improving the chemical soup that feeds the cells and helps regulate their growth. But surfaces also matter, says Laura Kiessling, a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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08/24/2011 - Four state metro areas gain jobs in July; eight areas decline
Employment levels in Wisconsin's metro areas were mixed in July, with some areas adding jobs and others losing them compared with the previous month.
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08/23/2011 - State releases list of top financial scams
The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions is out with the annual list of financial scams that may hook unwitting investors, compiled by the North American Securities Administrators Association.
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