Madison craft brewer Ale Asylum has more than doubled its staff this year and online apparel retailer Shopbop has added 50 employees, mostly in Madison. But they are the exception to the rule. More Dane County businesses say they expect to show a profit for 2012 and their sales are higher than last year?s. But most have not added workers. Those results are part of the 2012 First Business Economic Survey being released Wednesday. “I?d call this a positive report,” said Scott Converse, director, project management for the UW-Madison School of Business.
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