This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with returning guest Lisa Johnson, CEO of BioForward Wisconsin. She shares her perspective on the state’s demographic workforce challenges, arguing Wisconsin should be doubling down on supporting growing industries such as biohealth.
After a strong post-pandemic recovery, Glendale-based Weyco Group is looking to expand further into the outdoor shoe market and continue growing through acquisitions. That was the message CEO Tom Florsheim delivered yesterday to members of the Milwaukee Rotary Club. Speaking
Attorney General Josh Kaul and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin are accusing Meta of neglecting small businesses in Wisconsin whose social media accounts are hacked. In a recent letter to Meta Platforms Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Newstead, the state AG and
January home sales in the state dropped by more than a third over the year as prices rose, according to a recent Wisconsin Realtors Association report. A total of 3,114 homes were sold in Wisconsin last month, the group’s latest
The head of NFIB Wisconsin says the state’s small business community opposes elements of Gov. Tony Evers’ budget aimed at paid family leave and a targeted retirement savings program. “When the government mandates a retirement program, or mandates paid family
A newly formed lobbying and advocacy organization called Powering Wisconsin aims to “protect the status quo” around wind and solar development in the state. That’s according to Peder Mewis, regional policy director for the Clean Grid Alliance, based in Minnesota.
An overhaul of Milwaukee Tool’s trade compliance program has saved the equipment manufacturer both time and money. That’s according to Susie Schroeder, the company’s trade compliance director who was hired in 2019. She spoke yesterday at a Madison International Trade
Gov. Tony Evers wants to provide $290 million in one-time state funds to the board that oversees the Milwaukee Brewers stadium to finance ongoing improvements. In exchange, the Brewers would sign a deal to keep the team in Milwaukee through
Members of the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce are optimistic about the future of the area’s economy, according to a recent survey. “As we turn the page in 2023, businesses are focused on igniting the local economy and asserting their competitiveness,”
— The head of Stoughton Trailers says a new corporate headquarters and community park project will attract more workers to the local community. In a recent interview, President and CEO Bob Wahlin said the company aims to be “more of
A growing leadership development program called Forward 48 is now taking applications for the group’s spring cohort. This effort of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, the New North and the Wisconsin-based Hoan Group was launched two years ago. Since that time,
A senior manager with Molson Coors says a new entrepreneurship program for Black startup founders aims to reduce the racial wealth gap in Wisconsin. The Greater Milwaukee Urban League and Molson Coors recently announced the creation of the GMUL Entrepreneurship
Wisconsin will receive more than $400,000 through a settlement with the crypto-related company Nexo Capital, the state Department of Financial Institutions says. DFI this week announced a $22.5 million multi-state securities settlement against the company, which was created in 2018
A coalition of Wisconsin agriculture groups is calling on policymakers to boost funding for cover crop insurance premium rebates, dairy processor grants, export grants and other programs in the next state budget. The ag groups yesterday rolled out their shared
The chair of the state Senate Utilities and Technology Committee says the unprecedented level of broadband funding coming to Wisconsin presents a chance for bipartisanship. Speaking Friday at a conference in Brookfield hosted by the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association,
