Manufacturers across North America are largely optimistic about future profit growth despite rising concerns about tariffs, according to a survey from Milwaukee-based advisory firm Wipfli.  After surveying about 300 manufacturing companies across the United States, Canada and Mexico last month, the firm found 55% of respondents are forecasting higher profits

More nursing home staffing leads to fewer hospitalizations and deaths, with the greatest impact seen from the workers providing day-to-day care, according to research presented during a UW-Madison seminar.  David Grabowski, a professor in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, spoke yesterday during an event organized

Republican lawmakers are circulating a bill to create a tax credit for sustainably produced jet fuel, in hopes of opening up a new market for Wisconsin timber and farm products.  Rep. David Steffen, R-Howard, as well as Sens. Romaine Quinn of Birchwood and Patrick Testin of Stevens Point, recently sent

Seven entrepreneurs went head-to-head during a recent Green Bay pitch competition in hopes of landing a $1 million investment from TitletownTech.  The venture capital firm, an effort of the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, last week held its Startup Draft Combine to showcase the startups hand-picked to participate in the

Dem lawmakers say keeping hedge funds from buying more single-family homes in the state would help address access and affordability issues in Wisconsin’s housing market.  Sens. Sarah Keyeski of Lodi and Brad Pfaff of Onalaska, along with Reps. Kalan Haywood of Milwaukee and Karen DeSanto of Baraboo, recently sent a

The Trump administration’s tariffs have been front-and-center at the Hannover Messe industrial trade show in Germany, where state officials and Wisconsin businesses are visiting this week as part of a WEDC trade mission.  That’s according to Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. In an interview

The seven companies participating in this week’s TitletownTech Startup Draft Combine are developing laser-based communications systems, battery manufacturing technologies and other innovations.  The venture capital firm TitletownTech yesterday announced details for the companies taking part in the national pitch competition, which coincides with the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay.

The Wisconsin Hospital Association says the state’s health care workforce “must grow faster” to meet the needs of an aging population.  In its latest Wisconsin Health Care Workforce Report, the group says hospitals in the state are already seeing some signs of improvement “as vacancies lessen” and turnover stabilizes thanks

Amid the chaos posed by the ongoing trade war, experts say short-term pain is inevitable but they expect global trade will stabilize as the conflict plays out.  Speaking yesterday during a “Talking Trade” podcast event at Carroll University in Waukesha, panelists explored impacts of the tariffs recently enacted under the

Firearm maker Henry Repeating Arms plans to move all manufacturing operations to Wisconsin after recently expanding its headquarters in Rice Lake.  In a release yesterday, the manufacturer announced its “firm commitment” to the move, which will involve transferring operations from its New Jersey plant to Rice Lake and nearby facilities

An international trade expert says business leaders should be “thinking global from the very beginning” in order to unlock faster growth and higher profits.  Roxanne Baumann, global business strategist and owner of Baumann Global in Pewaukee, spoke yesterday during the Wisconsin Tech Summit in Milwaukee, an annual event hosted by

MMAC President Dale Kooyenga says efforts to address the impacts of an air quality classification change for southeastern Wisconsin are “going well” as legislation to change federal law is in the works.  In an interview last week, the former Republican lawmaker discussed the EPA’s recent move to change a regional

The Water Council has selected 10 startup companies from around the world for its latest BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator program, helping advance technologies for water filtration and treatment, energy generation and more.  The Milwaukee-based organization yesterday rolled out the list of its latest cohort, representing entrepreneurs from six countries. These business

Gov. Tony Evers says the Trump administration is “betraying” Wisconsin’s farmers by cutting nearly $6 million in funding for a program that helps bolster local food supply chains.  The guv’s office yesterday released a letter from the USDA informing DATCP that funding will be cut for the Local Food Purchase

The latest Marquette University Law School Poll finds respondents are “really skeptical” of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the poll’s director says.  The poll, conducted in late February before this week’s Trump tariffs, found 32% of those surveyed said tariffs help the U.S. economy while 51% said they hurt the economy.

Wisconsin manufacturing groups are raising concerns about tariff impacts on supply chains and the cost of energy, while soybean farmers in the state are looking for a “quick resolution” to avoid long-term damage to their trade relationships.  President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada

Republican lawmakers are circulating a bill that would help fund rural economic development around tourism, the arts and more.  Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, and Sen. Romaine Quinn, R-Birchwood, recently sent a co-sponsorship memo to other lawmakers seeking support for the legislation. It would create a Rural Wisconsin Creative Economy Grant

A Gov. Tony Evers budget plan aims to protect innocent landowners from being put on the hook for PFAS contamination — termed a “good start” by one GOP senator spearheading legislation to combat “forever chemicals.” Evers and the Republican-controlled Legislature have clashed over proposals to spend the $125 million set

While Wisconsin still has yet to see any cases of bird flu in dairy cattle, the head of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory warns the impact of the virus could hit rural communities hardest.  Wisconsin in December identified multiple H5N1 cases in commercial and backyard poultry flocks, but has yet

Wisconsin last year had its lowest levels of venture capital activity since 2018, with less than $360 million in deals captured in an initial tally by the Wisconsin Technology Council.  Joe Kremer, director of the Tech Council’s Investor Networks, yesterday presented an early look at last year’s investment landscape during