Wisconsin State Journal Business Section Article, Jan 27, 2006

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Business editor
Tom Enwright
608-252-6155
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DIGEST
City maintains affordable rents
State improves
in economic report
Good grades have put the
state of Wisconsin on the
honor roll, at least according to an annual economic
development report released by a Washington,
D.C.-based nonprofit organization.
The Corporation for Enterprise Development gave
the state an “A” for economic performance, a “B”
for business vitality and a
“B” for economic growth
potential in its 19th Development Report Card for the
States.
The grades are good
enough to make Wisconsin
one of seven states on the
report’s “Honor Roll.” The
only straight “A” states were
Massachusetts and Minnesota.
According to the annual
report, Wisconsin improved
from last year in development capacity, but it is still
behind in technology employment and fostering new
business.
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Study finds no need for inclusionary zoning
By MARV BALOUSEK
[email protected]
608-252-6135
Plenty of affordable rental
housing is available in Madison, negating the need for the
city law requiring developers to
include affordable units in their
projects, according to the
Apartment Association of South
Central Wisconsin.
A three-year association
study found hundreds of available rental units below the
law’s price levels and Nancy
Jensen, the association’s executive director, said the results
demonstrate there is no need
for Madison’s inclusionary zon-
ing ordinance as it affects rental
housing.
“After we began compiling
the data and saw where the
rents were, we realized there’s a
large amount of vacant and
very affordable housing,” she
said.
The past several years have
been the worst ever for Madison’s rental market due to low
interest rates, which have allowed many former renters to
buy homes. That has resulted
in an increase in vacant apartments.
Brenda Konkel, a Madison alderwoman and director of the
Madison Tenant Resource Center, said the inclusionary zon-
ing law is needed because it
looks beyond the current market downturn.
The 66-page study looked at
how many rental units were
available in Madison in September through November for
the past three years that were
below affordable levels specified by the inclusionary zoning
law. Apartments and families of
different sizes as well as various
income levels were included in
the analysis.
The study found, for example, more than 40 two- or
three-bedroom apartments
available last fall that were
Please see RENTS, Page B7
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Madison’s affordable rental housing
A recent study found that more than 40 apartments were available
last fall throughout the city that were less expensive than the city's
mandated affordable housing rent of $762 for four persons in twoto three-bedroom apartments. Where the apartments were:
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Coreweekly, the free distribution weekly newspaper
for young Madison adults,
has ceased publication after
17 months. The staff was informed Thursday that this
week’s edition would be the
last one published.
“We are very proud of the
entertaining, innovative
newspaper produced by
publisher Catherine Nelson
and her talented staff, but
we were unable to achieve
enough advertiser support
to sustain the publication,”
said James Hopson, publisher of the Wisconsin State
Journal and chairman of
Capital Newspapers.
Coreweekly was first published in August 2004.
Eleven staff members will
be offered severance packages or jobs at other publications of Capital
Newspapers.
— State Journal staff , wires
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SOURCE: Apartment Assocation of South Central Wisconsin
State Journal
Soybeans,
corn make
electricity
By JUDY NEWMAN
[email protected]
608-252-6156
JOHN MANIACI – State Journal photos
Dane Manufacturing has been using an Italian-made laser since September to quickly cut metal parts, greatly decreasing its production time for a range of items. The company has invested more than $1 million in the machine.
Laser among changes at
Dane Manufacturing
By NATHAN LEAF
[email protected]
608-252-6126
Midwest Air Group reported a net loss of $13.8
million for the fourth quarter, compared with $19.4
million a year ago. But the
loss for the year was $64.9
million compared with
$43.1 million.
Operating revenue for the
quarter was up to $142.8
million from $103.6 million
during the fourth quarter of
last year, and for all of 2005
it was up to $523.0 million
from $415.2 million.
Coreweekly
stops publishing
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Drawstrings lead
to clothing recall
Popular college outfitter
Steve & Barry’s University
Sportswear is recalling more
than 15,000 children’s jackets, sweatshirts and fleece
garments sold in Wisconsin
last year.
The voluntary recall
comes after a Wisconsin
Consumer Protection investigation determined that the
garments were sold with
drawstrings, which are illegal to sell in Wisconsin in
upper outerwear, sizes 0-16,
due to choking hazard. No
injuries have been reported.
Customers who bought
the recallable boys and girls
drawstring items, which
were sold in Madison at
West and East Towne malls,
in Greendale at Southgate
Mall and in Racine at Regency Mall, are encouraged
to return the items to any
store but the Madison State
Street store for a refund.
The items cost between $6
and $10 and were sold between January 2004 and November 2005.
For information on the recall, call Steve & Barry’s at
877-866-7776, or visit
www.steveandbarrys.com.
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A robotic arm uses suction cups to load dehumidifier panels
onto crates after the pieces were cut from a large sheet.
DANE — Troy Berg uses
“Ferrari” and “F-16” to describe how his new toy performs.
It zips back and forth in a
white-hot blur — so fast it
exerts the gravitational forces
that fighter pilots feel in a
steep turn.
But this is no pleasure ride.
It’s an Italian-made precision
laser cutter that cranks out
fabricated sheet metal at
Berg’s Dane Manufacturing
in northern Dane County,
slashing days off his production time while also reducing
his production cost.
Berg has invested more
than $1 million in the
machine to
make his
operation
Berg
more efficient and keep the business
competitive.
The laser, made by the Italian firm Salvagnini, brings
the company more automation, said Berg. It has a robotic arm to feed the laser 24
hours a day as it accelerates
Please see LASER, Page B7
Soybeans may be lighting
your home.
Virent Energy Systems — a
Madison company developing
a system that turns waste sugars into fuel for electricity —
began sending power this
month to the grid that serves
our homes and businesses.
“It’s the first time anybody’s
been able to put together a
small system like this,” said Eric
Apfelbach, Virent’s chief executive officer.
The device turns soybean
and corn byproducts into a
mixture of hydrogen and components of natural gas that
burns very cleanly with few
emissions. “We call it Supernatural gas,” Apfelbach said.
Virent’s demonstration
model produces 10 kilowatts of
power, enough to light about
five homes, he said. The model
is owned by Madison Gas and
Electric Co.
“We think the Virent process
holds the potential for reshaping how people think about renewable energy. We are excited
to be a part of this effort with
Virent,” said Gary Wolter, MGE
chairman, president and chief
executive, in a written statement.
The unit is at Virent’s offices
at 3571 Anderson St. Not only
does it create power, it also
provides heat as a waste product of the electricity generation.
“We use it to heat our building, because natural gas is so
expensive,” Apfelbach said.
Potential customers have
said they want to use Virent’s
product as a refueling station
for hydrogen-powered vehicles
and for industrial processes
such as window glass manufacturing, Apfelbach said. Demonstration models are expected to
be available this summer.
Founded in 2002, Virent has
20 employees and expects to
add 10 by the end of the year,
Apfelbach said.
GM loses $8.6 billion in worst year since 1992
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP auto writer
DETROIT — General Motors
Corp. posted its largest annual
loss in more than a decade, laying bare the problems the automaker is facing: rising labor
costs, fierce competition from
Asia and falling sales at home.
It was another blow for the U.S.
auto industry, already reeling
from massive job cuts announced this week by Ford
Motor Co.
GM, which could lose its position as the world’s largest automaker this year to Toyota
Motor Corp., said it lost $4.8
billion in the fourth quarter
and $8.6 billion for all of 2005.
That was the worst showing
since 1992, when it lost $23.5
billion.
Sales gains in Asia, Europe
and elsewhere were more than
offset by huge losses in North
America, where GM lost $5.6
billion for the year.
Company executives insist
the results will improve in 2006,
but GM shares slumped as concerned investors wondered if
the company can win customers and extract sufficiently large
concessions from its unions to
stop the financial nosedive.
The company lost $15.13 per
share for the year, far more
than Wall Street’s forecast of a
loss of $4.19 per share, accord-
ing to analysts surveyed by
Thomson Financial. Worldwide
revenue of $192.6 billion for the
full year was down slightly from
2004.
GM shares, already down 36
percent since July, fell 80 cents,
or 3.4 percent, to close at
$23.05 Thursday on the New
York Stock Exchange. Moody’s
Investors Service said it was reviewing GM’s credit rating, already in “junk” territory, and
could downgrade it further.
“Two significant fundamental
weaknesses in our North American operations were fully exposed — our huge legacy cost
burden and our inability to adjust structural costs in line with
falling revenue,” said GM chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner.
He described 2005 as “one of
the most difficult years in GM’s
history.”
Wagoner and other executives said they will move forward with GM’s turnaround
plan, which calls for eliminating 30,000 jobs and closing 12
facilities by 2008. The company
won’t close its Janesville assembly plant.
GM anticipates stronger sales
this year because of its new
lineup of sport utility vehicles
and trucks, and it’s abandoning
costly, confusing incentives in
favor of lower prices on most
vehicles.
But some analysts doubt
GM’s new lineup of trucks and
SUVs will do well, particularly if
gas prices rise. Shelly Lombard,
a senior analyst at the corporate bond research firm Gimme
Credit, pointed out that SUV
sales fell 42 percent in the
fourth quarter.
GM also forecast that it will
save $4 billion in structural
costs this year, primarily because of a health-care deal with
the United Auto Workers. “We
do expect improved financial
results in 2006 and 2007,” GM
chief financial officer Frederick
“Fritz” Henderson said.
“There’s really no other
choice.”
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STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY
AMENDED SUMMONS
Case Number 06 CV 0016
Case Type: 30303
LANDMARK SERVICES COOPERATIVE
203 West Cottage Grove Road
Cottage Grove, Wisconsin 53527
Plaintiff,
vs.
MR. MOM'S KIDS TRANSPORT
SERVICE INC.
Registered Agent: Catherine Smith
4502 Tompkins Drive
Madison, WI 53716
and
CATHERINE SMITH
2579 Petersburg Circle
Fitchburg, WI 53719
and
JEFFREY SMITH
2579 Petersburg Circle
Fitchburg, WI 53719
Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN: To each person
named above as a Defendant:
You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named
above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action
against you.
Within 45 days after January 27, 2006, you
must respond with a written demand for a copy
of the complaint. The demand must be sent or
delivered to the court, whose address is Dane
County Circuit Court, 215 S. Hamilton St.,
Room 1000, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 and to
Kay & Andersen, S.C., Plaintiff's attorneys,
whose address is One Point Place, Suite 201,
Madison, Wisconsin 53719. You may have an
attorney to help or represent you.
If you do not demand a copy of the complaint
within 45 days, the court may grant judgment
against you for the award of money or other
legal action requested in the complaint, and
you may lose your right to object to anything
that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A
judgment may be enforced as provided by law.
A judgment awarding money may become a
lien against any real estate you own now or in
the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.
Dated this 20th day of January, 2006.
KAY & ANDERSEN, S.C.
Attorney Randall J. Andersen
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WSJ Legal Notices
State Bar No. 01012266
/s/ Randall J. Andersen
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Landmark Services
Cooperative
Post Office Address:
One Point Place, Suite 201
Madison, WI 53719
Telephone: (608) 833-0077
IF YOU REQUIRE THE ASSISTANCE OF AUXILIARY AIDS OR SERVICES BECAUSE OF A
DISABILITY, CALL 608-266-4311 (TDD 2664625) AND ASK FOR THE COURT ADA COORDINATOR.
PUB. WSJ: January 27,
February 3 and 10, 2006
(#6482768) WNAXLP
BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE
DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF ANNEXATION
OF TERRITORY IN THE CITY OF VERONA,
DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN TO MADISON
METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT.
TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held
before the Commissioners of the Madison
Metropolitan Sewerage District in the District
office, 1610 Moorland Road, Madison,
Wisconsin 53713, on the 13th day of February,
2006, at 8:00 a.m., to determine whether the
following described territories meet the standards of Section 200.05(4)(b) and (c) and
200.15 (3) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
CITY OF VERONA
DESCRIPTION OF NINE MOUND ROAD
LANDS
MMSD ANNEXATION 2006-01
Part of Lot 176, all of Lots 177 - 183, and Pollow
Road in the plat of Cross Point, lying in part of
the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, and
part Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of
Section 09, and part of the Northeast 1/4 of the
Northwest 1/4 of Section 16, Township 06
North, Range 08 East, City of Verona, Dane
County, Wisconsin more fully described as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of said
Section 09; thence along the South line of said
Section 09, S 89°02'20" E, 929.59 feet, to the
West line of said Lot 176 and the point of beginning of this description; thence along said West
line, N 03°16'10" W, 461.26 feet to the North line
of said Lot 176; thence along said North line S
89°02'10" E, 502.40 feet to the centerline of Nine
Mound Road; thence along said centerline, S
03°16'10" E, 252.23 feet; thence continuing
along said centerline, being a curve the left,
having a radius of 752.50 feet, and long chord
bearing S 15°07’05” E, 309.02 feet, thence continuing along said centerline, S 26°58’00” E,
982.92 feet to the Westerly extension of the
North right-of-way of Pollow Road; thence
along said Westerly extension and North rightof-way of Pollow Road, S 88°48’50” E, 355.50
feet to the Westerly line of Lot 183; thence
along said Westerly line, N 02°57’00” E, 100.16
feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 183;
thence S 86°56’52” E, 191.41 feet to the
Northeast corner of Lot 182; thence S
10°41’29” E, 470.52 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 180 and the South Line of the North
1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 16;
thence along said South line, N 89°06’37” W,
444.88 feet to the centerline of Nine Mound
Road; thence along said centerline, N 28°44’07”
W, 127.18 feet; thence continuing along said
centerline, N 26°58’00” W, 293.36 feet to the
Westerly extension of the North right-of-way of
Pollow Road; thence continuing along said
centerline, N 26°58’00” W, 982.92 feet; thence
continuing along said centerline, being an arc
of a curve to the right, having a radius of 752.50
feet, and a long chord bearing N 23°16’05” W,
97.09 feet to the South line of said Section 09;
thence along said South line, N 89°02’20” W,
532.75 feet to the point of beginning of this
description.
Said parcels contain 440,088 square feet or
10.10 acres.
CITY OF VERONA
DESCRIPTION OF THOMPSON FARM LANDS
MMSD ANNEXATION 2006-02
A parcel of land located in the NE 1/4 and SE
1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 21, T6N, R8E,
Town of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin towit: Commencing at the north quarter corner of
said Section 21; thence S 00°04'35" E, along the
east line of the NW 1/4, 32.05 feet to the point
of beginning; thence continuing S 00°04'35'” E,
along said east line of the NW 1/4, 2,086.37 feet
to the northerly line of the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources bike trail;
thence S 68°02'18" W along said northerly line,
681.55 feet to a point of curve; thence southwesterly along said northerly line on a curve to
the right which has a radius of 1,384.78 feet and
a chord which bears S 74°21'0I" W, 304.49 feet
to the east right-of-way line of United States
Highway 18 & 151; thence N 03°07’35" W along
said east right-of-way line, 598.26 feet; thence
N 21°11'19" W along said east right-of-way line,
622.64 feet; thence N 25°25'11 "W along said
east right-of-way line, 176.88 feet; thence N
05°07’16" W along said east right-of-way line,
244.72 feet; thence N 33°56'25" W along said
east right-of-way line, 62.71 feet; thence N
00°10'58" W along said east right-of-way line,
697.11 feet to the south right-of-way of West
Verona Avenue; thence continuing northwesterly, 290 feet, more or less, to the north rightof-way of West Verona Avenue and a point on
the West line of the Southeast 1/4 of the
Southwest 1/4 of Section 16; thence northeasterly along the north right-of-way of West
Verona Avenue, 800 feet, more or less, thence
S 88°22'32" W, along the north right-of-way of
West Verona Avenue, 470 feet, more or less;
thence N 84°12'47" E, 43.93 feet; thence S
01°29'40" E, 296.90 feet to the north quarter
corner of said Section 21; thence S 00°04'35" E,
32.05 feet to the point of beginning
Said parcel contains approximately 71.18
acres.
CITY OF VERONA
DESCRIPTION OF SCENIC RIDGE AND
CATHEDRAL POINT LANDS
MMSD ANNEXATION 2006-03
A parcel of land located in the SE 1/4 of the SW
1/4 and SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, the
NW 1/4 and SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 26
and in the NE 1/4, SE 1/4, SW 1/4 and NW 1/4
of the NE 1/4 and in the NE 1/4 and SE 1/4 of
the NW 1/4 of Section 27, T6N, R8E, City of
Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, to-wit:
Commencing at the west quarter corner of said
Section 27; thence S 89°13'51" E, along the
east-west quarter line of said Section 27,
1303.07 feet to the west line of the east half of
the NW 1/4 of said Section 27 and the point of
beginning; thence N 00°56'49" E, along the
west line of the said east half extended 3153.54
feet to the northerly right-of-way of USH 18 &
151; thence S 80°49'23" E, along said northerly
right-of-way, 894.96 feet; thence S 81°04'21" E,
continuing along said northerly right-of-way,
259.98 feet; thence N 71°15'41" E, continuing
along said northerly right-of-way, 121.57 feet;
thence N 74°22'41" E, continuing along said
northerly right-of-way, 70.23 feet; thence N
88°40'37" E, continuing along said northerly
right-of-way, 210.46 feet; thence S 72°49'59" E,
continuing along said northerly right-of-way,
149.70 feet; thence S 60°40'16" E, continuing
along said northerly right-of-way, 216.21 feet;
thence S 85°51'43" E, continuing along said
northerly right-of-way, 691.63 feet; thence N
88°43’54” E, continuing along said northerly
right-of-way, 58.14 feet; thence S 00°49'31" W,
966.79 feet; thence S 88°58'13" E, 1320.74 feet
to the east line of said NE 1/4; thence N
00°49'04" E, along said east line 142.86 feet to
the westerly right-of-way of Range Trail; thence
S 04°33'06" E, along said westerly right-of-way,
213.55 feet; thence N 85°26'54" E, 33.00 feet to
the centerline of Range Trail; thence S
04°33'06" E, along said centerline, 1352.52 feet
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to a point of curve; thence southeasterly continuing along said centerline on a curve to the
right which has a radius of 4,500.00 feet and a
chord which bears S 01°55'14" E, 413.17 feet;
thence N 89°37'31" W, 704.54 feet; thence S
87°38'19" W, 462.81 feet; thence N 89°23'28" W,
570.21 feet; thence S 89°49'22" W, 498.16 feet;
thence S 89°10'17" W, 539.97 feet; thence N
88°32'23" W, 33.00 feet to the centerline of
Locust Drive and a point on a curve; thence
southwesterly along the centerline of Locust
Drive on a curve to the right which has a radius
of 554.76 feet and a chord which bears S
01°43'08" W, 3.96 feet; thence N 89°13'51" W,
1336.59 feet to the point of beginning.
Said parcel contains 241.00 acres.
BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
MADISON METROPOLITAN
SEWERAGE DISTRICT
P. MAC BERTHOUEX, Secretary
PUB. WSJ: January 27 and February 3, 2006
(#6477816) WNAXLP
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STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY
NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
AND TIME LIMIT FOR FILING CLAIMS
(Informal Administration)
Case No. 05 PR 911
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
CHERYL SAMPSON
An application has been filed for informal
administration of the estate of the decedent,
whose date of birth was November 12, 1950
and date of death was November 18, 2005. The
decedent died domiciled in Dane County, State
of Wisconsin, with a post office address of:
2601 Old Camden Sq., Apt. 206, Madison, WI
53718.
Please take notice that:
1. The application will be heard at the Dane
County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin,
Room 1005 before the presiding Probate
Registrar, on February 21, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. or
when scheduled thereafter.
You need not appear unless you object. The
application may be granted if no objection is
made.
2. Creditors' claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before April 25, 2006.
3. Publication of this notice shall constitute
notice to any persons whose names or
addresses are unknown. The names or post
office addresses of the following persons interested (if any) are not known or reasonably
ascertainable: Raymond (Jeff) Sampson.
If you need help in this matter because of a disability please call 266-4311 (TDD 266-4625).
/s/ Peggy J. Young
Probate Registrar
January 24, 2006
Please
check
with
personal
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representative/attorney below for exact time
and date.
Theresa G. DeLong
2601 Old Camden Sq. #305
Madison, WI 53718
PUB. WSJ: January 27,
February 3 and 10, 2006
(#6483291) WNAXLP
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High
Low
11,047.76
4,306.09
438.74
8,068.17
1,838.78
2,332.92
1,294.90
773.09
720.30
13,016.59
10,000.46
3,348.36
331.73
6,902.51
1,391.73
1,889.83
1,136.15
623.57
570.03
11,195.22
Name
Dow Industrials
Dow Transportation
Dow Utilities
NYSE Composite
Amex Market Value
Nasdaq Composite
S&P 500
S&P MidCap
Russell 2000
Wilshire 5000
Last
Net
Chg
10,809.47
4,306.53
414.77
8,044.00
1,826.51
2,283.00
1,273.83
771.75
728.48
12,874.23
+99.73
+65.72
-3.85
+74.51
+.66
+22.35
+9.15
+8.79
+12.03
+101.92
%Chg
+.93
+1.55
-.92
+.93
+.04
+.99
+.72
+1.15
+1.68
+.80
YTD
%Chg
+.86
+2.63
+2.38
+3.74
+3.83
+3.52
+2.05
+4.57
+8.21
+2.85
12-mo
%Chg
+3.27
+21.17
+22.19
+14.12
+28.40
+11.52
+8.45
+20.65
+18.09
+11.34
MUTUAL FUNDS
Name
American Funds A: GwthA p
American Funds A: ICAA p
American Funds A: WshA p
Fidelity Invest: Contra
Heartland Fds: SelVal p
Heartland Fds: Value
Heartland Fds: ValPlus
Members Funds A: BalanA
Members Funds A: Bond
Members Funds A: CapAppA
Members Funds A: Gr&IncA
Members Funds A: HighIncA
Members Funds A: IntlA
Members Funds A: MidCap
Members Funds A: MCpGrA
Members Funds B: BalanB
Members Funds B: BondB t
Members Funds B: CpAppB p
Members Funds B: Gr&InB p
Members Funds B: HiIncB t
Members Funds B: IntlB p
Members Funds B: MidCap p
Members Funds B: MCpGrB
Mosaic Funds: Balanced
Mosaic Funds: Invest
Mosaic Funds: MidCap
Mosaic Funds: TFNatl
Mosaic Funds: TFVA
Nicholas Group: Nich
Nicholas Group: NichLt I
PIMCO Instl PIMS: TotRt
Thompson Plumb: Bond
Thompson Plumb: Growth
Vanguard Idx Fds: 500
Obj
XG
LV
LV
XG
XV
SC
SC
BL
IB
XC
LV
HC
IL
MV
XG
BL
IB
XC
LV
HC
IL
MV
XG
BL
XC
MV
GM
SS
XC
SC
IB
IB
XC
SP
Total Assets
Total Return/Rank
Pct Min Init
($Mlns)
NAV
4-wk 12-mo
5-year Load
Invt
73,622
32.12 +4.0 +22.7/B
+16.8/A 5.75
250
66,959
32.23 +2.5 +12.6/B
+22.8/B 5.75
250
62,374
31.53 +1.7
+8.8/D
+26.2/B 5.75
250
60,093
67.50 +4.1 +24.3/B
+46.5/A
NL
2,500
154
26.91 +5.4 +23.8/A
+86.6/A
NL
1,000
1,551
48.36 +8.4 +16.4/D +122.9/A
NL
5,000
275
27.38 +5.8 +12.2/E +137.6/A
NL
1,000
109
12.60 +0.1
+6.2/E
+11.6/D 5.75
1,000
62
9.87 -0.3
+1.5/D
+25.0/D 4.75
1,000
79
14.02 -0.1
+5.8/E
-14.2/E 5.75
1,000
105
13.75 +1.8 +10.3/C
+5.5/E 5.75
1,000
32
7.36 +1.0
+3.7/C
+33.1/C 4.75
1,000
62
14.28 +6.5 +24.6/C
+56.9/A 5.75
1,000
45
14.29 +3.8 +18.2/C
NS 5.75
1,000
34
5.89 +2.6 +18.0/C
-10.9/C 5.75
1,000
97
12.61 +0.2
+5.4/E
+7.5/D
NL
1,000
46
9.88 -0.3
+0.9/E
+20.4/E
NL
1,000
54
13.31 -0.2
+5.0/E
-17.3/E
NL
1,000
73
13.58 +1.7
+9.4/D
+1.5/E
NL
1,000
20
7.38 +0.8
+2.9/D
+28.2/D
NL
1,000
12
14.17 +6.5 +23.8/C
+51.1/B
NL
1,000
23
13.83 +3.8 +17.3/D
NS
NL
1,000
15
5.63 +2.4 +17.0/D
-14.3/D
NL
1,000
16
17.66 +1.0
+1.1/E
+10.6/D
NL
1,000
130
19.24 +1.7
+1.8/E
+5.8/D
NL
1,000
146
12.18 +1.6
+5.7/E
+53.5/E
NL
1,000
21
11.00 +0.3
+0.9/E
+21.6/E
NL
1,000
28
11.64 +0.1
+1.6/E
+24.1/D
NL
1,000
2,436
59.63 +2.3
+9.7/E
+6.8/C
NL
500
170
20.19 +4.7 +19.3/C
+36.4/E
NL 100,000
54,597
10.49
0.0
+2.9/A
+37.3/A
NL 5,000,000
30
10.05 +0.3
+0.7/E
+29.3/C
NL
2,500
984
45.57 +2.5
+3.7/E
+28.7/B
NL
2,500
69,375
117.37 +1.5 +10.4/A
+1.6/A
NL
3,000
BL -Balanced, GM -General Muni, HC -High Yield Taxable, IB -Intermediate Bond, IL -International Stock, LV -Large-Cap Val., MV -Mid-Cap
Value, SC -Small-Cap Core, SP -S&P 500, SS -Single State, XC -Multi-Cap Core, XG -Multi-Cap Growth, XV -Multi-Cap Val.Total Return:
Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min
Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. NA = Not avail. NE = Data in question. NS = Fund not in existence. Source: Lipper, Inc.
Bird flu top worry
for business leaders
By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS
Associated Press
DAVOS, Switzerland — The
global threat that most preoccupies the world’s business
leaders is the deadly H5N1 bird
flu virus, according to a study
released at the World Economic Forum.
Other global risks, such as
terrorist attacks and the possibility of an even bigger oil price
shock, were deemed just as
dangerous, but less likely to
happen in the coming year,
said the “Global Risks 2006” report.
The H5N1 bird flu strain has
ravaged poultry stocks in Asia
since 2003 and recently spread
Rents
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below the specified affordable
monthly rent of $762. The
study also analyzed the amount
of apartment advertising.
Jensen said statistics from
the Wisconsin Housing and
Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) show a vacancy rate of 8.3 percent for all
housing designated for federal
subsidies and 10.4 percent for
family projects.
She said the inclusionary
zoning law has persuaded
some developers to drop rental
units from proposed mixed-use
developments and make them
all condominiums.
Jensen said a needs study
wasn’t performed before the inclusionary zoning law was enacted.
Laser
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quickly over stationary sheets
of metal.
It’s just the latest investment
in the 89-year-old company
that bends and cuts sheet
metal into everything from joist
hanger bars to parts for dehumidifiers. When Berg bought
Dane Manufacturing in 2002, it
had 16 employees and aging
equipment. Berg has since invested about $3.5 million and
increased the work force to 40
because he said traditional customers had started to look elsewhere.
“Research Products (a Madison maker of ventilation products) and people like that were
kind of moving away from us
so I had to make some investments,” he said.
He said annual revenue has
grown from about $1.5 million
in 2002 to more than $4 million
last year. He expects that to rise
again to $5.5 million in 2006
to Europe through migratory
birds. World health authorities
fear the disease could mutate
into a form that spreads easily
from person-to-person, sparking a flu pandemic that could
kill millions of people.
So far, though, human cases
of the disease have been mostly
limited to people who have
come into direct contact with
infected birds. According to the
World Health Organization, 83
people have died of the disease
since 2003.
The report warned of other
possible severe shocks, such as
an oil price spike to $100 a barrel or an earthquake hitting
Tokyo, but said those risks had
a low likelihood of occurring.
“It’s fundamentally flawed,”
she said of the law. “It essentially attaches a lien on the
property for the term it has to
remain with a percent of units
rent-controlled.”
But Konkel, who helped craft
the inclusionary zoning ordinance, said the law ensures
that new developments on the
city’s periphery will have affordable housing.
“We’re building whole communities right now that don’t
have affordable housing options for people,” she said. “As
we build new neighborhoods,
we need to make sure we’re
providing a variety of choices.”
She said the law takes a
broader view of the city’s affordable housing supply.
“Inclusionary zoning is a
long-term solution,” she said.
“The rental market can fluctuate drastically throughout different years.”
and said the operation has the
ability to handle about $10 million in sales.
The Salvagnini laser has allowed Dane to compete for
contracts previously out of
reach, such as making parts for
dehumidifiers destined for the
rehabilitation projects in New
Orleans on short deadline.
The laser reduced production time from up to a week
with a stamping machine to
just hours.
“Every time you need to
punch some custom shape,
you need to order a tool,” he
said. “(With the laser) you just
program it and the next minute
you’re cutting.”
Josh Bass, a second-shift
foreman who works with the
laser, said the machine has
made a big difference in his
work load. “This is a lot faster,”
he said. “It’s less material handling for me. I handle the material twice rather than multiple
times. It makes my work a lot
easier.”
FARM MARKETS
Associated Press
Here is a summary of agricultural markets as reported
by the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s Federal-State Farm Market News
Service.
Hogs — At South St. Paul terminal market, barrows and gilts were 3.50-4.00 lower with 47-50 percent
lean 220-270 lbs. 36.50-37.00. Barrows and gilts at
Sioux Falls were 3.00 lower with 49-51 percent lean
230-270 lbs. selling at 37.00.
Livestock — At Wisconsin livestock auctions, veal
was not tested. Replacement Holstein bull calves were
steady, 100-120 lbs. $230.00-260.00 with a few at
$275.00. Replacement Holstein heifer calves were not
tested. Slaughter cows were steady. Holstein slaughter
steers: Choice: $84.00-88.00, Select and Choice:
$80.00-84.00. Slaughter steers: Select and Choice:
$87.00-90.00. Slaughter heifers: Package of Choice:
$91.00.
Grains — Grain and soybean bids rallied for the
day. Wheat continues to find support from dry conditions in the southern plains. Corn was steady to slightly
higher as the basis were firm. Wheat was 1-5 cents
higher. Corn was steady to 3 cents higher. Sorghum
was 1-4 cents higher. Soybeans were 6-10 cents higher
except St. Louis which was 2 cents lower.