MILWAUKEE (AP) — Harley-Davidson Motor Co. and its union leaders have reached a proposed labor agreement that would keep manufacturing operations in Wisconsin that have 1,340 active employees. The company declined to reveal Friday the terms of the proposed contract. ...

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By Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington (AP) — Fewer construction workers will be needed. Don’t expect as many interior designers or advertising copywriters, either. Retailers will get by with leaner staffs. The economy is strengthening. But millions of ...

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By Daniel Wagner AP Business Writer Washington — Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase. The manufacturing sector — for months a rare bright spot in the economy — produced ...

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By Sean Ryan Milwaukee won the competition for Talgo’s Wisconsin manufacturing plant, but the company still is considering Milwaukee and Madison for a train maintenance building. The $810 million federal grant to build a Madison-to-Milwaukee high-speed rail line includes $41.7 ...

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By Sean Ryan Renewable energy requirements that will help Ingeteam Inc. thrive in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley are a threat to businesses already in Wisconsin, according to a statewide business group. “Wisconsin’s not going to be able to attract businesses to ...

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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An unexpectedly strong report on manufacturing activity Monday bolstered confidence that the nation’s factories will help sustain an economic recovery. The report by a private trade group signals that industrial ...

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The Associated Press A look at the decade that was and the decade to come, by industry: BANKING THE PAST DECADE: The nation’s big banks swaggered into the decade as owners of the world. They leave it humbled and, in ...

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By Sean Ryan Private lenders slammed shut their vaults this year just as energy companies were reaching for money to expand their businesses. The timing undercut a state focus on rebuilding the manufacturing industry on the shoulders of companies such ...

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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment. That’s customarily a positive ...

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By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in October, a smaller-than-expected increase that signals a bumpy recovery ahead. Stronger activity at utilities drove last month’s gain, but production at factories — the ...

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