BMO Harris to cut 74 jobs statewide [September 17, 2012]

BMO Harris to cut 74 jobs statewide 9/17/12 BMO Harris Bank announced it will cut 74 positions around the state over the next five months, including 37 employees at its Sun Prairie data center. The same number of jobs will be lost at a Cedarburg location. BMO Harris purchased Milwaukee-based Marshall & Ilsley bank in 2011. Marquette Law Poll: Baldwin, Obama surging in Wisconsin 9/19/12 A new Marquette Law School Poll finds Rep. Tammy Baldwin taking the lead over former Gov. Tommy Thompson in the race for Wisconsin's open U.S. Senate seat by a 50% to 41% margin among likely voters. In the Aug. 16-19 Marquette poll, the lead was reversed, with Thompson ahead by a 50% to 41% margin. In the presidential race, President Barack Obama has seen a large post-convention bump, with voters preferring him to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 54% to 40%. In August, Obama led 49% to 46%. Read the full article. Goodwill opens new Fitchburg store 9/17/12 Goodwill Industries opened its new Fitchburg location at 6291 McKee Road. The 12,800-sq.-ft. building includes a Goodwill career center ? moved from Goodwill?s Royal Avenue store ? which is free and open to the public. It offers access to computers, the Internet, telephones, job information and referrals, and practice tests for the GED. Wisconsin Association of Counties promotes Internet sales tax resolution 9/17/12 According to an article in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, the Wisconsin Association of Counties (WCA) is urging the state?s county boards to support a WCA-backed resolution to force all companies making Internet sales in the state to collect state and local taxes. The state missed out on $157 million in 2012 state and local sales taxes from online sales from out-of-state companies, according to the state Dept. of Revenue. Judge throws out Promega damage award 9/17/12 U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb threw out a $52 million damage award for Promega Corp., ruling it had not adequately proved that Life Technologies, a California firm, infringed on Promega?s patent for technology used in DNA tests.

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