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The Department of Workforce Development’s unemployment backlog fell to 4.32 percent from 5.55 percent last week. DWD records show the high was 16.4 percent between March 15 and May 23. The current backlog is equal to about 41,734 unique claimants
Wisconsin’s professional sports teams are teaming up with Microsoft to form the Equity League, a new division of venture capital fund TitletownTech. The news broke ahead of a WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club virtual event featuring the Milwaukee Bucks, Green Bay Packers
The cheapest path to Wisconsin’s zero-carbon pledge is through the readily available technology of reliable, low-emission nuclear energy, according to a UW-Madison professor. But Wisconsin has just one nuclear energy plant — Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers. And
Saving time saves lives at the scene of active shooter events like the kind that have plagued Wisconsin. Just this year, such events have occurred at Molson Coors, Mayfair Mall and the streets of Kenosha during civil unrest. Critical Response
In a world dominated by automation, Blue Line Battery has embraced the growth of technology in a way that avoids putting people and businesses at risk. Whitewater-based Blue Line Battery leaders believe they have developed a disruptive lithium-ion battery technology
With the Biden administration come new views on international trade as “Talking Trade” hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Day & Co., President Sandi Siegel consider how quickly any new approaches might arise…. Please log in to access subscriber content.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said he thinks a new Biden administration should look at reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “I think our withdrawal from TPP is one of the greatest strategic mistakes we’re making in the 21st century,” the La Crosse
The Legislative Audit Bureau is again recommending WEDC make changes to how it determines job tax credits for Foxconn to ensure the agency is complying with the law. The audit, released yesterday, recommends WEDC change written procedure to explicitly require
Collaboration between state government agencies and the private sector have increased Wisconsin businesses’ international reach with virtual guidance and grant distribution. The “We’re All In” grant program allocated more than $220 million to 50,000 Wisconsin businesses in the past eight
Wisconsin’s first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine, expected as early as Dec. 14, will vaccinate 49,725 people in the first group of high-risk Wisconsinites: health care workers and those at long-term care facilities. Once the FDA issues its emergency approval for
Business leaders in Milwaukee’s hospitality industry urged the federal government to pass additional COVID-19 fiscal relief as the only way to prevent long-term pain to the local economy. In a Milwaukee Press Club virtual event, hosted in partnership with WisPolitics.com,
Workforce limitations, broadband gaps, housing shortages, health care affordability and industry stress are the economic challenges facing rural Wisconsin, according to Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. WMC Foundation’s Future Wisconsin Project released its “Revitalizing Rural Wisconsin” report yesterday in an effort
A full hospitality industry comeback relies on consumer confidence in both businesses and the effectiveness of new COVID-19 vaccines, experts told a Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce virtual event. A panel of hospitality industry leaders said they have been working
After the world’s largest international trade pact was signed in November, “Talking Trade” hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M. E. Dey & Co. President Sandi Seigel explore the treaty and why the U.S. did not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic
A recent survey from five local business groups reveals that 150 Madison businesses have lost more than half of their revenue since March when shutdowns due to the pandemic started to take place. Of the 503 Madison area businesses that
To mitigate the changing climate and maintain a cleaner future, the world is increasingly turning to renewable energy. In the world of motors and generators, that means changing how electric power is generated. Enter C-Motive Technologies, which focuses on making
Apartment conversions are at an all-time high in the U.S. and Milwaukee, according to a recent study from RENTCafe, an apartment search website. The analysis found that throughout the last 70 years, nearly 2,000 old buildings were converted into residential
The entertainment industry has increasingly become “on-demand” with movie, television and music streaming services. But in the business world, people still rely on real-time communication and meetings. Madison entrepreneur Jason Weaver found it difficult to align schedules with business contacts
From the Baraboo Hills to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and beyond, things will be different at regional ski resorts this winter as they adjust to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. That will mean fewer people allowed in lodges and on the slopes
At the end of an assembly line might be a finished product, but there is still one crucial task that remains — the examination. Sure, a product like a pretzel is straightforward to inspect, but what about an iPhone? Smaller
The Department of Workforce Development’s unemployment backlog fell to 4.32 percent from 5.55 percent last week. DWD records show the high was 16.4 percent between March 15 and May 23. The current backlog is equal to about 41,734 unique claimants held up in adjudication by one or more weeks due
Wisconsin’s professional sports teams are teaming up with Microsoft to form the Equity League, a new division of venture capital fund TitletownTech. The news broke ahead of a WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club virtual event featuring the Milwaukee Bucks, Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Brewers. The first-ever social change partnership between the
The cheapest path to Wisconsin’s zero-carbon pledge is through the readily available technology of reliable, low-emission nuclear energy, according to a UW-Madison professor. But Wisconsin has just one nuclear energy plant — Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers. And nuclear power accounts for 7 percent of the state’s energy
Saving time saves lives at the scene of active shooter events like the kind that have plagued Wisconsin. Just this year, such events have occurred at Molson Coors, Mayfair Mall and the streets of Kenosha during civil unrest. Critical Response Group, a team of former educators, first responders and special
In a world dominated by automation, Blue Line Battery has embraced the growth of technology in a way that avoids putting people and businesses at risk. Whitewater-based Blue Line Battery leaders believe they have developed a disruptive lithium-ion battery technology system that will significantly improve business processes and replace lead
With the Biden administration come new views on international trade as “Talking Trade” hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Day & Co., President Sandi Siegel consider how quickly any new approaches might arise…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said he thinks a new Biden administration should look at reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “I think our withdrawal from TPP is one of the greatest strategic mistakes we’re making in the 21st century,” the La Crosse Dem and Ways and Means Committee member told a WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com
The Legislative Audit Bureau is again recommending WEDC make changes to how it determines job tax credits for Foxconn to ensure the agency is complying with the law. The audit, released yesterday, recommends WEDC change written procedure to explicitly require the awarding of credits to the company only for wages
Collaboration between state government agencies and the private sector have increased Wisconsin businesses’ international reach with virtual guidance and grant distribution. The “We’re All In” grant program allocated more than $220 million to 50,000 Wisconsin businesses in the past eight months, said Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Secretary and CEO Missy
Wisconsin’s first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine, expected as early as Dec. 14, will vaccinate 49,725 people in the first group of high-risk Wisconsinites: health care workers and those at long-term care facilities. Once the FDA issues its emergency approval for Pfizer’s vaccine, a move that’s expected within the next week,
Business leaders in Milwaukee’s hospitality industry urged the federal government to pass additional COVID-19 fiscal relief as the only way to prevent long-term pain to the local economy. In a Milwaukee Press Club virtual event, hosted in partnership with WisPolitics.com, Rodney Ferguson, CEO and manager of Potawatomi Hotel & Casino,
Workforce limitations, broadband gaps, housing shortages, health care affordability and industry stress are the economic challenges facing rural Wisconsin, according to Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. WMC Foundation’s Future Wisconsin Project released its “Revitalizing Rural Wisconsin” report yesterday in an effort to bring attention to policies and ideas that can promote
A full hospitality industry comeback relies on consumer confidence in both businesses and the effectiveness of new COVID-19 vaccines, experts told a Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce virtual event. A panel of hospitality industry leaders said they have been working to hold on to as many resources as they can
After the world’s largest international trade pact was signed in November, “Talking Trade” hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M. E. Dey & Co. President Sandi Seigel explore the treaty and why the U.S. did not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, dominated by the People’s Republic of China.
A recent survey from five local business groups reveals that 150 Madison businesses have lost more than half of their revenue since March when shutdowns due to the pandemic started to take place. Of the 503 Madison area businesses that responded to the survey, 78 percent reported a decline in
To mitigate the changing climate and maintain a cleaner future, the world is increasingly turning to renewable energy. In the world of motors and generators, that means changing how electric power is generated. Enter C-Motive Technologies, which focuses on making a new breed of electric motors and generators that are
Apartment conversions are at an all-time high in the U.S. and Milwaukee, according to a recent study from RENTCafe, an apartment search website. The analysis found that throughout the last 70 years, nearly 2,000 old buildings were converted into residential apartments in the U.S., including around 800 in the last
The entertainment industry has increasingly become “on-demand” with movie, television and music streaming services. But in the business world, people still rely on real-time communication and meetings. Madison entrepreneur Jason Weaver found it difficult to align schedules with business contacts to have a live Zoom meeting or phone call to
From the Baraboo Hills to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and beyond, things will be different at regional ski resorts this winter as they adjust to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. That will mean fewer people allowed in lodges and on the slopes during peak periods, reduced lesson offerings, limitations on chairlift capacities
At the end of an assembly line might be a finished product, but there is still one crucial task that remains — the examination. Sure, a product like a pretzel is straightforward to inspect, but what about an iPhone? Smaller industrial lines often use people, but those people have a