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			<title><![CDATA[Small banks are staying strong]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294689</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Most community banks in southern Wisconsin remain financially strong despite writing fewer home mortgages due to the housing market slowdown, according to the latest scores by two bank-rating firms.   No area banks received the worst ratings from either TheStreet.com&nbsp;or Bauer Financial, based on first-quarter data. The ratings measure each bank &#39;s financial strength and stability, which are important to the ability to survive tough economic times.   Mortgage writedowns and rising loan-loss reserves at the ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[MARV BALOUSEK608-252-6135]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-03T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Executive Q&A: Sonic Foundry leader bets on Webcasts]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294690</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Rimas Buinevicius spent the majority of his professional career in various research and engineering development roles in the biomedical, defense and industrial control industries before joining Sonic Foundry in 1994.  At the time, Sonic Foundry, founded in 1991 in Madison, was trying to make it as a multimedia software company specializing in audio software. Buinevicius helped take the company public in 1998.  After the dot-com bubble burst, Buinevicius, now chairman and chief executive officer, sold off Sonic ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Heynan608-252-6126]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-03T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[M&I to face heavy losses]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294694</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Regional bank Marshall &amp; Ilsley Corp. said Thursday a hefty loan loss provision it expects to post in the second quarter will push it into the red for the period.  The Milwaukee-based company said it will take a loan loss provision of up to $900 million to cover charge-offs during the second quarter and to reserve extra cash to cover future losses. Banks across the country have been increasing loss reserves amid a surge in defaults ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-03T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Middleton Costco hiring 200 employees]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294695</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Costco will open its Middleton store&nbsp;Aug. 20 with an advance preview event on Aug. 19, said Doug Schutt, chief operating officer for the store &#39;s northern division. He said the store is in the process of hiring about 200 employees and also will transfer some employees from other Costco locations.   &quot;We are actively recruiting from the university, &quot; he said, adding that the store has been interviewing on campus. &quot;We put a high value on hiring ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[State Journal staff]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-03T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Making a living, and more, from do-it-yourself junkyards]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294696</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ DETROIT -- It took an hour &#39;s worth of work, but Roman Knight didn &#39;t mind.  The 18-year-old needed a bumper for his &#39;94 Buick LeSabre, and a Detroit salvage yard had the right one. So he got down to business, prying off the bumper from a junked-out car, walking it to the clerk &#39;s desk and hoisting it up to the checkout counter.  Then he went back for more.  The teenager is one of hundreds of customers ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By MARGARET HARDINGAssociated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-03T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart chain buying more locally grown produce]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294466</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Wal-Mart stores in Arizona now stock Grand Canyon sweet onions while aisles in New York display state-grown eggplant, as the world &#39;s largest retailer says it has become the nation &#39;s largest buyer of locally grown fruits and vegetables.  Wal-Mart Stores plans to purchase and sell $400 million worth of produce grown by local farmers within its state stores this year, an effort the company says will only grow. Academic studies show buying locally reduces transportation ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Jon GambrellAssociated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-02T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lands&#39; End president leaving for new job]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294467</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ David McCreight, president of Dodgeville-based Lands &#39; End since 2005, has been appointed president of Under Armour, a publicly traded Baltimore company that makes athletic shoes and apparel.  McCreight, 45, will leave Lands &#39; End on July 18 and start his new job in September.  Under McCreight &#39;s leadership, Lands &#39; End opened more than 200 specialty stores within Sears stores. Lands &#39; End also achieved record profitability in 2006 and 2007 in its traditional catalog ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Judy Newman608-252-6156]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-02T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lands&#39; End president joining Baltimore company]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294387</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ David McCreight, president of Dodgeville-based Lands&#39; End since 2005, has been appointed president of Under Armour, a publicly traded Baltimore company that makes athletic shoes and apparel. McCreight, 45, will start his new job in September.  Under McCreight&#39;s leadership, Lands&#39; End opened more than 200 specialty stores within Sears stores. Lands&#39; End also achieved record profitability in 2006 and 2007 in its traditional catalog and online sales and inlet stores, &quot;despite a difficult economic environment,&quot; ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[State Journal staff]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-02T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Starbucks won&#39;t release list of stores to be closed]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294389</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Starbucks Corp., which Tuesday announced plans to close 600 company-operated stores nationwide by next year, is not providing a list of affected stores.   &quot;Out of respect and dignity for our partners and our desire to share this information with our impacted partners first, we are not disclosing the list of stores scheduled to close,&quot; regional marketing manager Kelly Mattran said in a written statement.  She said employees of individual stores will be notified about a ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[State Journal staff]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-02T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Northern Bay files for bankruptcy; resort remains open]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294106</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Northern Bay, the company that owns Northern Bay Golf Resort &amp; Marina, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in U.S. District Court in Madison on Monday.   But the resort, on Castle Rock Lake in Adams County, about 30 minutes north of Wisconsin Dells, will stay open and continue to operate normally, the company said.   &quot;The bankruptcy filing is strictly a corporate issue resulting from the general downturn in the real estate and mortgage markets. ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Judy Newman608-252-6156]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-01T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Starbucks to close 600 stores]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294199</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ SEATTLE -- Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 company-operated stores in the next year, up dramatically from its previous plan for 100 closures, a sign the coffee shop operator is still feeling the pain from the faltering U.S. economy.  Starbucks said in a statement that 70 percent of the stores to be closed were opened after the start of 2006. The locations set to close include ones that &quot;were not profitable and not projected ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-07-01T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Spectrum Brands stock takes another hit]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294016</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Spectrum Brands shares dipped 5.9 percent Monday after the company said its plan to sell the pet-supplies division hit a snag.  Senior lenders are blocking the proposal to sell the pet unit to a division of Salton for $915 million, the Atlanta consumer products company said in documents filed with federal regulators.  But Spectrum Brands, whose Rayovac and Remington brands are based in Madison, said the sale to Salton subsidiary Applica Pet Products still is &quot;in ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By Judy Newman608-252-6156]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-06-30T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What I do: Pyrotechnician]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294017</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I sell consumer fireworks such as sparklers, bottle rockets, firecrackers, multiple-shot repeaters and more in my 15,000-square-foot store. There are over 3,000 cases of items on display and I &#39;ve helped to design many of the products. Cornellier Fireworks Co. began in the early 1970s when my dad, Larry Sr., met a fireworks wholesaler while traveling through Poynette. My dad inquired about selling fireworks and, after getting information about the business, he borrowed $200 from a ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wisconsin State Journal]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-06-30T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Paper mill closing batters N.H. town]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294056</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ GROVETON, N.H. -- First, it was the orders coming into Wausau Paper that dried up. Then it was the jobs.  Battered by economic forces beyond its control, this village faces a bleak future in the wake of rising gas prices and the paper mill &#39;s closing, which threw 303 people out of work in December and further eroded what was once a vibrant place.  Like other cities pinched by hard times, it now must find ways to ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[By John CurranAssociated Press]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-06-30T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lenders block proposed sale of Spectrum Brands&#39; pet division]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//293949</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Spectrum Brands, whose Rayovac and Remington brands are based in Madison, says it has run into a problem selling its pet supplies division, but it will continue to pursue the deal.Senior lenders are blocking the proposed sale to a division of Salton for a total of $915 million, the Atlanta consumer products company said Monday. In a written statement filed with federal regulators, Spectrum Brands said the company still thinks the sale to ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[State Journal staff]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-06-30T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Upgrade planned for Brokaw factory]]></title>
			<link>http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//294057</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Wausau Paper is improving the Brokaw mill &#39;s efficiency. Mosinee-based Wausau Paper is investing $15 million in its Brokaw mill, north of Wausau, to improve efficiency.  On June 12, the company announced plans to improve fiber-handling and stock-blending systems while reducing labor costs.  Thomas Howatt, president and chief executive, said it is the last step in the Printing &amp; Writing segment &#39;s three-part profit-recovery plan.   By closing the Groveton, N.H., mill, the company reduced production capacity by 28 ... ]]></description>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[State Journal staff]]></dc:creator>
			<pubDate>2008-06-30T05:00:00Z</pubDate>
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