By The Associated Press Caterpillar’s second-quarter easily beat Wall Street expectations thanks in part to the blistering pace of constructio…


MILWAUKEE (AP) — A little-known hometown company listed on NASDAQ will get a big boost with basketball and music fans, with its name displayed…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has reached a $20 million settlement with the Royal Bank of Scotland resulting from the bank’s marketing and…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group announced Friday that it plans to open an office in Green Bay, a key area for Gov. Scott Walker …
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group plans to invest in a $30 million recycling system that will significantly reduce the amount of water…
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (AP) — The newest ride at Noah’s Ark stands six stories tall, is 335 feet long and allows riders on inner tubes to reach…
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — The CEO of Taiwan’s Foxconn, which assembles Apple iPhones and other products for tech companies, said Wednesday that W…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group on Monday selected a company led by a Republican megadonor with close ties to Gov. Scott Walker …
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) – Fiserv Inc. (FISV) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $423 million. The Brookfield, Wisconsin-based compa…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A corn grinder began belching flames shortly before a deadly explosion tore through a southern Wisconsin mill last year, …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has approved a request to pull millions of gallons of water daily from Lake…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s escalating dispute with China over trade and technology is threatening jobs and profits in working-…
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s business economists are sketching a bright picture for the coming months, with a survey finding that more of their…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Bon-Ton Stores, which operates 260 department stores in the U.S., is expected to go out of business after two liquidation…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Companies across Wisconsin are turning to wellness programs as a way to save money and improve the health and productivit…
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — The latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says Illinois farmers are expected to continue planting mor…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois medical marijuana companies may have to deal in cash after the main bank serving operators has decided to pu…
CHICAGO (AP) — American Airlines says it’s opposed to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s $8.5 billion deal to expand O’Hare International Airport. T…
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — The southeastern Wisconsin village that will be the location of Foxconn Technology Group’s massive manufacturing complex i…
SHORTSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A century-old sauerkraut and pickle plant in a western New York village is shutting down as its parent company consol…
NEENAH, Wis. (AP) – Bemis Co. (BMS) on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $40.7 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources board overwhelmingly approved contentious new restrictions Wednesday on manure …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is proposing a new $50 million annual investment in rural economic development projects. Walker announc…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin agriculture officials are getting ready for changes to federal food safety laws that will affect vegetable and …
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials vowed Thursday to step up the competition to lure Amazon’s headquarters after the company named the city amon…
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials say more than 550,000 people took part in the second architecture extravaganza of its kind in the city that r…
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago mayor’s office says the number of tourists to the city in 2017 was more than 55 million — a new record. In a Sunday…
NEW YORK (AP) — Energizer will spend $2 billion in cash to acquire the battery and lighting assets of Spectrum, adding the Rayovac brand to it…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker’s job-creation agency has launched a push to convince Chicago-area millennials to leave the big city an…
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Caterpillar Inc. for the first time has officially listed its address with the Securities and Exchange Commission as be…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The number of dairy farms in Wisconsin is falling, despite an increase in milk production as commercial farms expand. Wis…
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Lavon Martin might be in the woods all day, and only his wife would know. It’s not uncommon for the 20-plus-year log…
CHICAGO (AP) — A utility in Illinois has launched a ride-sharing pilot program on Chicago’s South Side that relies entirely on electric cars. …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dairy experts say Wisconsin farmers need to tip the scales of supply and demand back into their favor in order to get bet…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Cher Mandel Diamond has had a good run. For nearly 25 years, she has used her late father’s recipes and his advice to cre…
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — McLean County officials are considering a proposal for a new central Illinois wind farm that would include about 100 …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison’s bike-sharing program is on target to record its highest annual ride total since selling its first ride more tha…
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A Sitka-based seafood company is strengthening their marketing efforts in the Midwest. Sitka Salmon Shares President and …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A nearly $2 billion high-speed Amtrak rail project in Illinois is in its final phase of construction. The Amtrak pass…