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Froedtert completes purchase of 6 ProHealth clinics
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Froedtert Health has completed its purchase from ProHealth Care of the medical practices of about 50 doctors in Menomonee Falls, Germantown and Hartford.

Regulators approve AnchorBank's capitalization plan
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The parent of Madison-based AnchorBank is again considered"adequately capitalized" and has gotten conditional approval of its capital restoration plan from its primary federal regulator, the firm said Tuesday.

Harley-Davidson contract calls for use of lower-paid 'casual' workers
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Harley-Davidson Inc. employees in Milwaukee will be voting on a seven-year labor contract that calls for the use of"casual," or seasonal, employees in some cases working for a wage of $16.80 an hour compared with $30.50 for regular, fulltime employees.

Franklin Fueling acquires U.K.-based PetroTechnik
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Franklin Fueling Systems, a Madison manufacturer of petroleum equipment, said Tuesday it has acquired PetroTechnik Limited for an undisclosed amount of cash.

Companies slowly restore slashed pay
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Slowly and fitfully, companies have been restoring pay and benefit cuts made in the depths of the worst recession since the 1930s. The actions appear to be widespread enough to constitute a trend, but they're not universal, and they offer scant cause for celebration.

State pushed for Foley before bids
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A state agency asked for permission to hire Milwaukee-basedlaw firm Foley& Lardner for what has turned out to be a multimillion-dollar contract before interviewing either Foley or a competing law firm, newly released records show.

Tainted wells anger residents
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Dozens of private wells near the Oak Creek coal-fired power plant have elevated levels of a metal called molybdenum, and We Energies is providing some homeowners in the area with bottled water for drinking and cooking.

Crowded coolers create challenges for MillerCoors
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Two years ago, Tom Long was named president and chief commercial officer of MillerCoors LLC. Long recently spent some time talking about ways to improve sales of Coors Light and Miller Lite, the importance of Leinenkugel's in the MillerCoors portfolio and other issues.

Glacial recovery stirs debate
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Though the glacial pace of recovery in the jobs market roughly corresponds to that following the 1990 recession, the seeming intractable nature of the problem has unleashed a debate among economists about whether the issue is cyclical or structural.

Need to replace aging trucking fleet could benefit certain stocks
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Sure, places such as China, India and Brazil may offer broader growth opportunities. But there still are pockets of strength and pent-up demand in the U.S., said Adam Longlais, a Green Bay investment analyst.

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Swiss Colony hopes for sweet retail sales
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It's been years since Swiss Colony's chalet-style stores and kiosks disappeared from shopping centers. The Monroe-based company isn't bringing them back, but it has launched an initiative to put some of its sweet catalog products on store shelves around the country.

A fork in the open road for Harley, ad firm
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Together they built a marketing dynasty. So when Harley-Davidson Inc. and advertising agency Carmichael Lynch announced last week they were ending a 31-year relationship, it stirred up considerable interest.

Uline shipping breaks onto Wisconsin 75
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With $1.2 billion in sales in 2009, Uline shipping company ranked 11th on Deloitte's 2010 Wisconsin 75 list of the state's largest privately held companies, the only new addition to the list.

Divorce in L.A. puts proposed sports complex in limbo
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The future of a proposed $30 million youth sports in Juneau County is uncertain because of a pending divorce case thousands of miles away in Los Angeles.

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