Economy

4-county area shows less unemployment
BY JOEL DRESANG
7,600 jobs added within past year
(Published 4/26/2007; Page 6D)

Dow hits 13,000
BY JOURNAL SENTINEL, ASSOCIATED PRESS AND LOS ANGELES
Index reaches milestone, but analysts say it's not as monumental as it seems
(Published 4/26/2007; Page 1D)

Employers do little as workers age
BY AMY GUCKEEN
Manpower: Efforts few to hire, keep older staff
(Published 4/24/2007; Page 1D)

State still lagging in venture capital
BY AVRUM D. LANK
But health care, biotech sectors encourage observers
(Published 4/24/2007; Page 1D)

Does American economy have cold, flu – or just the sniffles?
COLUMNIST TOM SALER
(Published 4/23/2007; Page 3D)

Business group claims first success
BY JOHN SCHMID
Milwaukee 7 says it courted German firm
(Published 4/22/2007; Page 1D)

Doyle to create business council
BY JOHN SCHMID
Board will have representatives from state's 5 regional economic groups
(Published 4/17/2007; Page 1D)

Million bucks not as much as it used to be
BY AVRUM D. LANK
Muskego's Pendys have reached benchmark, but they still have middle-class concerns
(Published 4/15/2007; Page 1D; Muskego)

Proposal would increase minimum wage each year
BY JOEL DRESANG
After bump to $7.25, rate would tie to inflation
(Published 4/6/2007; Page 1D)

Economy still has room to grow
BY RICK ROMELL
2007 should be fine, but problems may arise in future, economist says
(Published 4/4/2007; Page 2D)

Minimum wage bump would help 1 in 10
BY JOEL DRESANG
(Published 3/30/2007; Page 2D)

Reverberations of Nixon's trip still rock global economy
COLUMNIST TOM SALER
(Published 3/26/2007; Page 3D)

Number of factory jobs in Wisconsin at 17-year low
BY JOEL DRESANG
But grim statistics don't tell the whole story, state economist says
(Published 3/23/2007; Page 3D)

Bill aims to overturn recycler tax exemptions
BY AVRUM D. LANK
Definitions of waste, facilities would change
(Published 3/22/2007; Page 6D)

It'll be slow, but economy should grow
BY RICK BARRETT
Despite rough spots, analysts don't foresee recession
(Published 3/18/2007; Page 1D)

Stocks plunge as worries rise
BY MADLEN READ
Subprime lenders see more troubles
(Published 3/14/2007; Page 1D; New York)

Black male joblessness takes rare fall
BY JOHN SCHMID
Milwaukee's slight decline is first in 30 years, study shows
(Published 3/13/2007; Page 1A)

Milwaukee area adds 11,100 jobs
BY PAUL GORES
Official calls state labor market healthy
(Published 3/8/2007; Page 6D)

State can't quite keep up with the neighbors
BY PAUL GORES
Progress made but report sees room to improve
(Published 3/6/2007; Page 1D)

Ramp it up, CEOs tell Milwaukee 7
BY JOHN SCHMID
Top CEOS demand results from seven-county economic group
(Published 3/4/2007; Page 1A)

Stocks post worst one-day loss since 9-11
BY AVRUM D. LANK AND RICK BARRETT
Fed may cut interest rates sooner than had been expected
(Published 2/28/2007; Page 1A)

Great Lakes region has untapped potential, report says
BY JOHN SCHMID
At luncheon, Brookings Institution author encourages states to use clout as economic, political bloc
(Published 2/9/2007; Page 1D)

State funds far from home
BY KATHLEEN GALLAGHER
Some miffed board's money profiting Seattle
(Published 2/4/2007; Page 1D)

Looking for change
BY AVRUM D. LANK
(Published 1/25/2007; Page 1D)

Kanavas unveils growth plan
BY KATHLEEN GALLAGHER
But Brookfield lawmaker's ideas to spur state economy pass over southeast region
(Published 1/24/2007; Page 3D)