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Wisconsin BBB bucks national trend in complaints

by Brian Moon on March 10, 2010

in Business, Politics & Government

Wisconsin companies fared much better than the national average last year, when it comes to the number of complaints to the Better Business Bureau. State director Ran Hoth says Badger State businesses says while complaints were up almost nine percent across the country last year saw a nearly eight percent drop in complaints.

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Bill exempts medical billing firm from financial regulation

by Bob Hague 03/9/10 12:15 AM

A bill moving through the legislature could decide whether a Wisconsin company stays in Wisconsin. Currently, health care billing companies are regulated by the Division of Banking in the Department of Financial Institutions. This bill creates an exemption for Dominion Medical Management, although during recent debate on the legislation, state Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) argued [...]

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Bill helps businesses avoid unwanted contracts

by Andrew Beckett 03/5/10 3:52 PM

Business owners would no longer need to worry about hidden automatic renewal clauses in service contracts, under legislation approved in the state Assembly this week. The bill would require service providers to disclose if a contract includes an automatic renewal date and to also remind a business when that deadline is approaching.

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Barrett addresses business group, talks jobs

by Jackie Johnson 02/24/10 12:18 AM

A couple of gubernatorial candidates speak in Madison to Wisconsin’s largest business group.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is convinced it’s all about the jobs. The Democratic candidate for governor tells Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce he’s the man for the job because he’s been working to create jobs for the last six years as Mayor of Wisconsin’s [...]

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Walker talks to business leaders about jobs

by Jackie Johnson 02/24/10 12:03 AM

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker makes an ambitious announcement to members of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.
“If you elected me as your next governor, I pledge to you here today … by the end of my first term we will create 250,000 new jobs in this state and 10,000 new businesses by the end of that [...]

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