By ?SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov.-elect Scott Walker knew people would take note when he guaranteed 250,000 jobs would be created in his four years in office. Unlike other Republicans candidates who campaigned this fall ...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Talgo Inc.’s chief executive officer said the company plans to cap its Milwaukee workforce at about 65 employees to avoid layoffs when it moves from train manufacturing to maintenance in 2012. That’s about half the 125 jobs ...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is touring the Talgo train-making facility in Milwaukee on Monday. Last week, the company said it would keep about 60 workers and convert its Milwaukee rail car factory into a maintenance facility. The ...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A group unhappy about federal train money being shifted from Wisconsin is holding a rally in Milwaukee Monday. In a news release, Citizen Action of Wisconsin accuses Gov.-Elect Scott Walker of costing Wisconsin 13,000 jobs. President Barack ...

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By Marie Rohde Federal money to upgrade Milwaukee’s downtown Intermodal Station may be unavailable even though some improvements are needed to comply with federal and state laws requiring access for people with disabilities. C.D. Smith Construction Inc., Fond du Lac, ...

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Talgo Inc., the Spanish manufacturer of high-speed train cars, will abandon its plant in Milwaukee in 2012, according to Nora Friend, a spokeswoman for the company. The decision was made after U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced Thursday that ...

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By Marie Rohde A visibly angry Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett accused Gov.-elect Scott Walker of conducting “ideological warfare” that led to the loss of $808 million that was to pay for high-speed rail in Wisconsin. Barrett said the move will ...

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By Marie Rohde

staff writer

Just nine months after Talgo announced it was moving into Milwaukee with the support of the governor and the Milwaukee mayor, the company is now asking: What happened? Where are you guys?

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To the editor: We write as two Republican leaders from a similar-sized state and suggest Wisconsin GOP leaders might want to take another look at intercity rail. Wisconsin was one of the lead states in receiving stimulus monies for what ...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — High speed rail advocates held rallies in Wisconsin to show their support even though the project appears dead. About 200 people attended a rally Saturday at Milwaukee’s Amtrak-Greyhound station and more than 50 people gathered at Rainbow ...

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