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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story 'Roller coaster' of a winter tests Madison-area businesses and festivals "We still have a lot of ground to make up before we would consider this an 'average' winter season sales-wise," Hasburgh said. Snowmobiling and tourism take a hit in northern Wisconsin In a rare occurrence, many snowmobile trails in southern Wisconsin have opened while trails in the Northwoods remain closed due to a lack of snow. American Girl to close its corporate offices in Middleton, cutting 30 jobs American Girl will close its Middleton corporate offices by spring, parent company Mattel said, and will cut 30 jobs as a result. Former Webcrafters plant closing on East Side, eliminating 100-plus jobs Parent company CJK Group's plant closing notice said the closure “has been prompted by the company’s significant downturn in business at the M… Record-breaking temperatures to hit Madison as Wisconsin rounds out warmest winter ever Anticipated highs on Monday and Tuesday will break records for those days set in 2000 and 1978, respectively. Madison-area businesses forced to adapt to warm winter, for better or worse The consistently warming temperatures in Wisconsin during the winters have snow removal and other businesses thinking about their long-term game plan. 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'Roller coaster' of a winter tests Madison-area businesses and festivals "We still have a lot of ground to make up before we would consider this an 'average' winter season sales-wise," Hasburgh said.
Snowmobiling and tourism take a hit in northern Wisconsin In a rare occurrence, many snowmobile trails in southern Wisconsin have opened while trails in the Northwoods remain closed due to a lack of snow.
American Girl to close its corporate offices in Middleton, cutting 30 jobs American Girl will close its Middleton corporate offices by spring, parent company Mattel said, and will cut 30 jobs as a result.
Former Webcrafters plant closing on East Side, eliminating 100-plus jobs Parent company CJK Group's plant closing notice said the closure “has been prompted by the company’s significant downturn in business at the M…
Record-breaking temperatures to hit Madison as Wisconsin rounds out warmest winter ever Anticipated highs on Monday and Tuesday will break records for those days set in 2000 and 1978, respectively.
Madison-area businesses forced to adapt to warm winter, for better or worse The consistently warming temperatures in Wisconsin during the winters have snow removal and other businesses thinking about their long-term game plan.
