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A business consultant is urging company leaders to approach diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives with a systematic approach that goes beyond recruiting. “That is probably the most common sticking point that I see organizations fall into,” Deborah Biddle said yesterday
Organizations supporting diverse businesses across Wisconsin say they’ll use new grant funding to bolster mentorship, training, technical support, staffing and more. Officials yesterday announced $15.7 million in new grant funding for these groups. At a press conference at the Sherman
An expert with the Student Borrower Protection Center estimates the Biden administration’s student loan relief plan will eliminate $4.14 billion in federal student loan debt in Wisconsin. Ben Kaufman is the director of research and investigations at the nonprofit organization
Several hundred thousand borrowers in Wisconsin could get relief from billions of dollars in debt because of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan. Nick Hillman, director of the Student Success Through Applied Research Lab in Madison, says as many
Higher mortgage rates and interest rates likely contributed to a recent decline in new homebuilding in Wisconsin, according to an economics expert at Marquette University. David Clark is a professor of economics and executive associate dean in the university’s College
A finance expert at UW-Milwaukee expects Milwaukee’s national profile will be elevated in 2024 when the Republican National Convention comes to Wisconsin’s largest city. “Presumably this is going to be on all the cable news networks, and there are going
With over 17 million active users and valued at $3 billion, Fetch Rewards is looking to expand from grocery chains into other retail stores and restaurants. That’s according to company co-founder Tyler Kennedy, who discussed the company’s path forward yesterday
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” energy specialist Emily Pickrell highlights industries and companies likely to benefit from the federal Inflation Reduction Act. Pickrell is a journalist and energy scholar at the University of Houston and currently writes about
A project advisor for the Federal Reserve says about 750,000 people in Wisconsin are impacted by “benefits cliff-related issues,” arguing this is holding back the state’s workforce. Graham Anderson, lead project advisor for the Federal Reserve Branch of Atlanta Benefits
Experts say Taiwan’s semiconductor industry will remain critical to the U.S. economy and national security despite investments from the CHIPS and Science Act. Mike Splinter, chairman of the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council and general partner at WISC Partners in Madison, discussed
Water Council President and CEO Dean Amhaus says technological innovation is needed to address national and global water scarcity. Speaking yesterday to members of the Milwaukee Rotary Club, Amhaus highlighted a number of lakes and other freshwater reservoirs around the
The Water Council is touting a new agreement for a product that can remove phosphorus from stormwater, agricultural runoff and other municipal wastewater. According to a release from the Milwaukee-based water technology organization, the phosphorus-absorbing pellets were developed by a
Business groups representing manufacturing, real estate, construction, health care and farming spent the most money lobbying Wisconsin lawmakers in the first six months of the year. The top five for spending were: Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, $348,511; Wisconsin Realtors Association,
The Metropolitan Builders Association says an “acute shortage” of available lots in the Milwaukee area is limiting the home building industry. A release from the Waukesha-based trade association shows total lots in the metro Milwaukee area reached a peak of
The head of SHINE Technologies’ therapeutics division says the company is moving from research and development into the commercial stage for a precision cancer treatment product. The Janesville company recently submitted its “drug master file” to the FDA, which includes
— The Department of Natural Resources has announced new PFAS standards are now in effect for drinking and surface water as well as new requirements for firefighting foam. The Natural Resources Board approved the new regulations in February. They require
The head of the Wisconsin Arts Board is calling for greater state support for the arts and cultural sector, saying “it’s going to be a tough time ahead.” “It’s going to take extreme creativity,” Executive Director George Tzougrous said Friday
— The state Department of Justice has announced multiple states have reached “an agreement in principle” on financial terms for a potential $4.25 billion settlement with opioid maker Teva. “This agreement, if finalized, will mark another significant step forward in
The head of the state DWD says focusing on potential workers in Wisconsin is a “much better solution” to workforce challenges than attracting those from outside the state. Speaking yesterday to WisconsinEye, Department of Workforce Development Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek highlighted
The chief economist for the state Department of Workforce Development says employment in the leisure and hospitality sector is lagging due to fewer people working multiple jobs. In a recent media briefing, Dennis Winters noted Wisconsin’s leisure and hospitality jobs
A business consultant is urging company leaders to approach diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives with a systematic approach that goes beyond recruiting. “That is probably the most common sticking point that I see organizations fall into,” Deborah Biddle said yesterday during a webinar hosted by American Family Insurance’s Dreambank program
Organizations supporting diverse businesses across Wisconsin say they’ll use new grant funding to bolster mentorship, training, technical support, staffing and more. Officials yesterday announced $15.7 million in new grant funding for these groups. At a press conference at the Sherman Phoenix Marketplace in Milwaukee, Department of Administration Secretary-designee Kathy Blumenfeld
An expert with the Student Borrower Protection Center estimates the Biden administration’s student loan relief plan will eliminate $4.14 billion in federal student loan debt in Wisconsin. Ben Kaufman is the director of research and investigations at the nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. In an email, he said the
Several hundred thousand borrowers in Wisconsin could get relief from billions of dollars in debt because of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan. Nick Hillman, director of the Student Success Through Applied Research Lab in Madison, says as many as 220,000 borrowers in the state could have their federal
Higher mortgage rates and interest rates likely contributed to a recent decline in new homebuilding in Wisconsin, according to an economics expert at Marquette University. David Clark is a professor of economics and executive associate dean in the university’s College of Business Administration. In a recent interview, he explained rising
A finance expert at UW-Milwaukee expects Milwaukee’s national profile will be elevated in 2024 when the Republican National Convention comes to Wisconsin’s largest city. “Presumably this is going to be on all the cable news networks, and there are going to be eyeballs on Milwaukee … there could be an
With over 17 million active users and valued at $3 billion, Fetch Rewards is looking to expand from grocery chains into other retail stores and restaurants. That’s according to company co-founder Tyler Kennedy, who discussed the company’s path forward yesterday during the Badger Startup Summit, held in Madison as part
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” energy specialist Emily Pickrell highlights industries and companies likely to benefit from the federal Inflation Reduction Act. Pickrell is a journalist and energy scholar at the University of Houston and currently writes about energy, politics and technology for Forbes. She says the wide-ranging
A project advisor for the Federal Reserve says about 750,000 people in Wisconsin are impacted by “benefits cliff-related issues,” arguing this is holding back the state’s workforce. Graham Anderson, lead project advisor for the Federal Reserve Branch of Atlanta Benefits Cliff Policy Research, gave an overview of this topic yesterday
Experts say Taiwan’s semiconductor industry will remain critical to the U.S. economy and national security despite investments from the CHIPS and Science Act. Mike Splinter, chairman of the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council and general partner at WISC Partners in Madison, discussed this topic yesterday during a webinar hosted by UW-Madison’s Wisconsin
Water Council President and CEO Dean Amhaus says technological innovation is needed to address national and global water scarcity. Speaking yesterday to members of the Milwaukee Rotary Club, Amhaus highlighted a number of lakes and other freshwater reservoirs around the world that have shrunk dramatically in recent decades. “In June
The Water Council is touting a new agreement for a product that can remove phosphorus from stormwater, agricultural runoff and other municipal wastewater. According to a release from the Milwaukee-based water technology organization, the phosphorus-absorbing pellets were developed by a Kentucky startup called Water Warriors. This company participated in The
Business groups representing manufacturing, real estate, construction, health care and farming spent the most money lobbying Wisconsin lawmakers in the first six months of the year. The top five for spending were: Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, $348,511; Wisconsin Realtors Association, $324,436; Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now Inc., $312,264; the Wisconsin Hospital
The Metropolitan Builders Association says an “acute shortage” of available lots in the Milwaukee area is limiting the home building industry. A release from the Waukesha-based trade association shows total lots in the metro Milwaukee area reached a peak of 20,488 in 2004 before falling to 1,237 in 2012. While
The head of SHINE Technologies’ therapeutics division says the company is moving from research and development into the commercial stage for a precision cancer treatment product. The Janesville company recently submitted its “drug master file” to the FDA, which includes information on facilities, procedures and other details for production of
— The Department of Natural Resources has announced new PFAS standards are now in effect for drinking and surface water as well as new requirements for firefighting foam. The Natural Resources Board approved the new regulations in February. They require the DNR to monitor sites it suspects are contaminated. Systems
The head of the Wisconsin Arts Board is calling for greater state support for the arts and cultural sector, saying “it’s going to be a tough time ahead.” “It’s going to take extreme creativity,” Executive Director George Tzougrous said Friday in a Wisconsin Policy Forum webinar. “But most importantly, it’s
— The state Department of Justice has announced multiple states have reached “an agreement in principle” on financial terms for a potential $4.25 billion settlement with opioid maker Teva. “This agreement, if finalized, will mark another significant step forward in bringing resources to Wisconsin for fighting this epidemic,” Attorney General
The head of the state DWD says focusing on potential workers in Wisconsin is a “much better solution” to workforce challenges than attracting those from outside the state. Speaking yesterday to WisconsinEye, Department of Workforce Development Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek highlighted four groups of state residents the agency is targeting with
The chief economist for the state Department of Workforce Development says employment in the leisure and hospitality sector is lagging due to fewer people working multiple jobs. In a recent media briefing, Dennis Winters noted Wisconsin’s leisure and hospitality jobs remain about 13,300 from the previous peak, or about 95