Hospitality leaders say federal COVID relief only way to prevent economic pain

Business leaders in Milwaukee’s hospitality industry urged the federal government to pass additional COVID-19 fiscal relief as the only way to prevent long-term pain to the local economy.  In a Milwaukee Press Club virtual event, hosted in partnership with WisPolitics.com, Rodney Ferguson, CEO and manager of Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, Omar Shaikh, restaurateur and VISIT Milwaukee chair, and Gary Witt, CEO of the Pabst Theater Group, all told viewers their businesses have seen substantial revenue loss this year compared to previous years.  Witt said his group has made only a little over 10 percent of the revenue this year that

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New report outlines rural Wisconsin’s economic challenges, opportunities

Workforce limitations, broadband gaps, housing shortages, health care affordability and industry stress are the economic challenges facing rural Wisconsin, according to Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. WMC Foundation’s Future Wisconsin Project released its “Revitalizing Rural Wisconsin” report yesterday in an effort to bring attention to policies and ideas that can promote economic growth and workforce development in rural Wisconsin.  “While the challenges facing rural Wisconsin may not be new, that does not diminish the need for action,” said WMC Foundation Executive Director Wade Goodsell. The report also details a number of best practices and strategies — “Ideas that Work” — aimed

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New report outlines rural Wisconsin’s economic challenges, opportunities

Workforce limitations, broadband gaps, housing shortages, health care affordability and industry stress are the economic challenges facing rural Wisconsin, according to Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. WMC Foundation’s Future Wisconsin Project released its “Revitalizing Rural Wisconsin” report yesterday in an effort to bring attention to policies and ideas that can promote

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