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Both sides of the political aisle are circulating legislation to increase affordable housing as a way to tackle workforce issues. Statewide housing supply is at historic lows. Median home prices continue to rise and apartment rent increases are outpacing wage
The PSC has approved permits for Alliant Energy to undertake a massive solar project. With the commission’s unanimous vote in hand, Alliant will start on the first four of six solar farms totaling 675 megawatts. This will take the company
West Bend Mutual Insurance is expanding into new markets nationwide with a nod to its Midwestern roots. Using the Silver Lining brand, West Bend is branding new markets in Southeast and West with a tribute to its home turf. Short
Foxconn Technology Group is confident a new agreement with Wisconsin will attract other businesses to the state. The new deal slashes the maximum tax credits the company could earn while providing more flexibility after plans for the southeastern Wisconsin plant
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, who has consistently knocked Foxconn, says he hopes the new deal Gov. Tony Evers’ administration signed with the Taiwanese manufacturer brings “better transparency and clarity.” Evers’ office didn’t announce details of the new agreement, which
Gov. Tony Evers and Foxconn execs this morning announced the state has reached a new deal with the company over its Mount Pleasant project. The state originally agreed to a slate of tax incentives for the company under former Gov.
A manure digester at Crave Brothers Farm in Waterloo produces electricity for the township and bedding for the cattle. It also reduces methane emissions. Tom Crave says his family’s dairy farm is leading the way in sustainability by operating at
Proponents of esports see the competitive video gaming industry as poised for expansion in the state of Wisconsin. “We don’t think of kids playing video games — we think of esports as a growing economic sector and a fast economic
Native American communities in Wisconsin have started to take control over their health by controlling their food supply and by returning to traditional foods. Tribes, such as the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, receive food from the USDA as part
GOP and Dem Joint Finance Committee members agree that a big investment in broadband is needed in rural areas. But that was the extent of agreement. During a Milwaukee business panel, Joint Committee on Finance members Evan Goyke, D-Milwaukee, and
Republicans and ag groups have rolled out legislation aimed at expanding the state’s farm exports by at least 25 percent in coming years. State Rep. Tony Kurtz of Wonewoc and Sen. Joan Ballweg of Markesan in a press conference promoted
A month ago, the Reisingers of Spring Green said farewell to 60 dairy cows after more than a century of milking on the homesteaded property in the Driftless Area. Jim Reisinger, choking up, reflected on the morning of March 12.
With increased transmission and new variants detected in Wisconsin, the state’s chief medical officer warns of a new surge of COVID-19. Wisconsin reports 1,046 cases today, the most cases in a single day since Feb. 11. This brings the seven-day
Volunteer tracker Altruize survived last year during the pandemic through organic growth, but now hopes to increase volunteerism as Wisconsin returns to normal. Beloit-based Altruize is a for-profit organization that allows volunteer workers to track their lifetime volunteer activity on
Wisconsin distilleries Driftless Glen and Wollersheim see opportunity and innovation amid the global pandemic. Baraboo’s Driftless Glen made a conscious effort about four years ago to push its bourbon to off-premise consumption, such as in liquor stores. When the pandemic
Labor representative Andy Buck is urging the Legislature to take up measures to tackle worker misclassification and payroll fraud. The Joint Task Force on Payroll Fraud and Worker Misclassification submitted its 2021 annual report to Gov. Tony Evers last month.
Gov. Tony Evers’ budget includes some three dozen recommendations from his Climate Change Task Force, including tens of millions of new investments in green jobs, conservation efforts and renewable energy. One of the high-profile items: creating an Office of Environmental
The chancellors of Wisconsin’s top two research universities are pushing for investment in more R&D. “The only way that we stay at the front end of the world economy is by being on the front end in innovation,” UW-Madison Chancellor
A U.S. Chamber of Commerce representative says trade will affect the economic recovery as the world comes out of the global pandemic. “This is going to be the year of economic recovery. But I wholeheartedly believe that trade has to
Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, New York and now, Wisconsin. “When people think about fintech in the United States, they don’t automatically think of Wisconsin, but many very well-known fintech companies and new entrants call Wisconsin home,” said Fiserv Inc. Chief
Both sides of the political aisle are circulating legislation to increase affordable housing as a way to tackle workforce issues. Statewide housing supply is at historic lows. Median home prices continue to rise and apartment rent increases are outpacing wage growth. The situation is spurring possible fixes from Democratic Gov.
The PSC has approved permits for Alliant Energy to undertake a massive solar project. With the commission’s unanimous vote in hand, Alliant will start on the first four of six solar farms totaling 675 megawatts. This will take the company two-thirds of the way toward its goal to integrate more
West Bend Mutual Insurance is expanding into new markets nationwide with a nod to its Midwestern roots. Using the Silver Lining brand, West Bend is branding new markets in Southeast and West with a tribute to its home turf. Short ads and a company film highlight neighbors helping neighbors after
Foxconn Technology Group is confident a new agreement with Wisconsin will attract other businesses to the state. The new deal slashes the maximum tax credits the company could earn while providing more flexibility after plans for the southeastern Wisconsin plant were dramatically scaled back. Under the new agreement, Foxconn could
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, who has consistently knocked Foxconn, says he hopes the new deal Gov. Tony Evers’ administration signed with the Taiwanese manufacturer brings “better transparency and clarity.” Evers’ office didn’t announce details of the new agreement, which will be reviewed by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Board
Gov. Tony Evers and Foxconn execs this morning announced the state has reached a new deal with the company over its Mount Pleasant project. The state originally agreed to a slate of tax incentives for the company under former Gov. Scott Walker. But the company’s original vision for the project
A manure digester at Crave Brothers Farm in Waterloo produces electricity for the township and bedding for the cattle. It also reduces methane emissions. Tom Crave says his family’s dairy farm is leading the way in sustainability by operating at 100 percent green power. Since adding a manure digester in
Proponents of esports see the competitive video gaming industry as poised for expansion in the state of Wisconsin. “We don’t think of kids playing video games — we think of esports as a growing economic sector and a fast economic sector,” said Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Governmental Affairs Senior
Native American communities in Wisconsin have started to take control over their health by controlling their food supply and by returning to traditional foods. Tribes, such as the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, receive food from the USDA as part of treaty agreements. That food is highly processed, contributing to
GOP and Dem Joint Finance Committee members agree that a big investment in broadband is needed in rural areas. But that was the extent of agreement. During a Milwaukee business panel, Joint Committee on Finance members Evan Goyke, D-Milwaukee, and Jessie Rodriguez, R-Oak Creek, debated which provisions in the Gov.
Republicans and ag groups have rolled out legislation aimed at expanding the state’s farm exports by at least 25 percent in coming years. State Rep. Tony Kurtz of Wonewoc and Sen. Joan Ballweg of Markesan in a press conference promoted the bill as a means to help raise ag prices
A month ago, the Reisingers of Spring Green said farewell to 60 dairy cows after more than a century of milking on the homesteaded property in the Driftless Area. Jim Reisinger, choking up, reflected on the morning of March 12. He recalled the milkman had tears in his eyes leaving
With increased transmission and new variants detected in Wisconsin, the state’s chief medical officer warns of a new surge of COVID-19. Wisconsin reports 1,046 cases today, the most cases in a single day since Feb. 11. This brings the seven-day average for daily confirmed cases to 733, the greatest average
Volunteer tracker Altruize survived last year during the pandemic through organic growth, but now hopes to increase volunteerism as Wisconsin returns to normal. Beloit-based Altruize is a for-profit organization that allows volunteer workers to track their lifetime volunteer activity on an app. It acts as a “Fitbit” for volunteer data,
Wisconsin distilleries Driftless Glen and Wollersheim see opportunity and innovation amid the global pandemic. Baraboo’s Driftless Glen made a conscious effort about four years ago to push its bourbon to off-premise consumption, such as in liquor stores. When the pandemic hit, that decision paid off with 2020 wholesales surpassing those
Labor representative Andy Buck is urging the Legislature to take up measures to tackle worker misclassification and payroll fraud. The Joint Task Force on Payroll Fraud and Worker Misclassification submitted its 2021 annual report to Gov. Tony Evers last month. Worker misclassification is illegally labeling employees as independent contractors in
Gov. Tony Evers’ budget includes some three dozen recommendations from his Climate Change Task Force, including tens of millions of new investments in green jobs, conservation efforts and renewable energy. One of the high-profile items: creating an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Administration to coordinate state efforts
The chancellors of Wisconsin’s top two research universities are pushing for investment in more R&D. “The only way that we stay at the front end of the world economy is by being on the front end in innovation,” UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank said, adding that other countries in key tech
A U.S. Chamber of Commerce representative says trade will affect the economic recovery as the world comes out of the global pandemic. “This is going to be the year of economic recovery. But I wholeheartedly believe that trade has to be a component of that, in addition to what we
Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, New York and now, Wisconsin. “When people think about fintech in the United States, they don’t automatically think of Wisconsin, but many very well-known fintech companies and new entrants call Wisconsin home,” said Fiserv Inc. Chief Digital and Data Officer Byron Vielehr. Vielehr opened up the