Wisconsin needs to build about 140,000 housing units by 2030 to meet current estimates for housing needs. But that number could be more than 200,000 if the state’s working-age population grows.  That’s according to a new report from Forward Analytics, the research arm of the Wisconsin Counties Association. While the

A new report from consulting firm Civic Economics finds locally owned retailers and restaurants in south central Wisconsin have a greater economic impact on the area than national chains.  The report was commissioned by Dane Buy Local, a nonprofit advocacy group based in Madison.  The organization surveyed local retailers and

A Madison startup called Voximetry has gotten FDA clearance for a tool that can estimate the amount of radiation absorbed by patients following treatment or diagnosis with radiopharmaceuticals.  This class of drugs uses radioactive isotopes for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The amount of radiation used for diagnostics is typically very

The RNC has announced the 2024 national convention in Milwaukee will run July 15-18, the earliest the party will meet to formally select its presidential nominee since 1980. Yesterday’s announcement formally kicked off the countdown until the convention rolls into Wisconsin’s largest city. Milwaukee also was set to host the

The director of the Wisconsin Early Childhood Association is calling for more public dollars for child care programs in the state to help avert a looming funding cliff.  “Child care is probably at the most fragile place that I’ve seen it at in 20 years,” Ruth Schmidt told WisconsinEye yesterday.

The Marshfield Clinic Research Institute is spotlighting roadway deaths as a major safety concern for Wisconsin’s agriculture industry.  The institute’s National Farm Medicine Center partners with the UW-Madison Division of Extension to produce the Wisconsin Farm Related Fatalities Reports. Six of the 40 ag-related deaths in 2019 and five of

Several utilities in Wisconsin are running pilot projects for electric vehicle charging infrastructure to gather data.  Mark Bender, special counsel for the law firm Godfrey & Kahn in Madison, gave an overview of several of these projects yesterday during a webinar. He explained the state Public Service Commission in late

Nearly three quarters of Wisconsin bank CEOs included in a recent survey expect the state’s economy to weaken in the next six months.  The Wisconsin Bankers Association’s biannual Economic Conditions Survey found 72 percent of responding bank executives have a negative outlook on the state’s economy for the first half

About 22,000 union workers and retirees in Wisconsin are expected to benefit from a $36 billion federal award being announced today for the Central States Pension Fund.  This funding from the American Rescue Plan Act’s Special Financial Assistance Program represents the largest award of federal financial support in history for

Beermaking has traditionally been a man’s job. But the craft brewing industry — and pioneering women in the field — are changing that. And they are supporting each other through a group called the Pink Boots Society, a national organization made up of women in the brewery business. In Wisconsin,

An expert with UW-Madison says the pandemic and supply chain disruptions have inflamed an existing workforce housing crisis in the state.  Kurt Paulsen, a professor of urban and regional planning with the university, says the cost of building new housing has risen by 35 percent in the past two years. 

Leaders of Madison College and United Way of Dane County say employers in Wisconsin have a role to play in addressing the state’s child care challenges.  Speaking during a recent webinar hosted by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Dane County Vice President of Community Impact Jody

A spokesperson for Vote Solar is applauding state utility regulators for ruling in favor of the group’s petition related to third-party financing for a small solar project in Stevens Point.  John Delurey is the senior regional director for the California-based renewable energy advocacy group. In an interview yesterday, he said

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has finished construction and equipment installation at its Beloit production facility, federal officials announced.  In a release yesterday, the National Nuclear Security Administration said this facility will “significantly increase domestic production capability” for a widely used medical isotope called molybdenum-99 once it’s approved by regulators. Mo-99 is

The number of deer killed during opening weekend was up compared to 2021 even though there were fewer hunters this year, according to the Department of Natural Resources. In a briefing yesterday, DNR officials said 102,347 deer were registered statewide during the opening weekend, a 15 percent increase over 2021.

The board chair for Milwaukee Women inc says a new Nasdaq rule requiring annual disclosures of diversity statistics will improve representation among business leadership.  “As we begin to see these organizations really making it an intentional business strategy to add diversity to their board, we will begin to continue to

An expert with UW-Oshkosh says Wisconsin’s farming and food production industries present a “tremendous” opportunity for biogas in the state.  UW-Oshkosh Director of Biogas Systems and Research Development Brian Langolf spoke Friday during an Appleton event hosted by UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Energy Institute. Biogas is a renewable energy source that’s produced