Business Beat: As Milwaukee goes, so goes Wisconsin (The Capital Times)

For Wisconsin's economy to stay viable, it needs a strong Milwaukee, and two developments last week suggest better times for the state's largest city. The first good news came from Johnson Controls, which announced it will research the commercial viability of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles under an $8.2 million federal grant. Plug-in hybrids, or PHEVs, have a battery that can be recharged ...

NSW rental crisis will get worse: institute (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

New South Wales residents are being warned the record number of people defaulting on their mortgages will add to the state's rental crisis.

Bulletin board (Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin)

Check out classes, concerts, groups, volunteer opportunities and more.

IN BRIEF (Pahrump Valley Times)

Mt. Charleston Elementary School will hold registration for new students 8-3 p.m. beginning the week of Monday, Aug. 18.

Segway sellers hope society will find a place to roll (La Grange Park Suburban Life)

They might not be “appropriate” at the zoo, but Segway dealers say the two-wheeled personal transporter is becoming more popular — and attitudes might have to adjust.