Clancy interview: Outgoing WTCS president reflects on state tech school needs
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
Dan Clancy, the retiring head of Wisconsin’s technical colleges, says his successor will need to advocate for greater...
State has access to plenty of reliable power, PSC chief says
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
It’s been roughly 17 years since Wisconsin experienced brownouts – and a near blackout -- from a July...
Tuesday Trends sample: Bank optimism rising, jobs numbers mixed and beer falling
Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Tuesday Trends.
The full version of this weekly look at the state of...
Tuesday Trends sample: Green Bay Packers rising, alternative energy mixed and Great Lakes falling
Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Tuesday Trends.
The full version of this weekly look at the state of...
Tuesday Trends sample: Kohl’s rising, economic optimism mixed and WEDC falling
Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Tuesday Trends.
The full version of this weekly look at the state of...
UpFront: Ag secretary sees current drought as worse than 1988
Wisconsin Agriculture Secretary Ben Brancel says this year's drought is worse than the one of 1988.
“The livestock industry is the one feeling the brunt...
We The People/Wisconsin: Economy — Biz owner sees utility model as possible fix for...
By Kay Nolan
For WisBusiness.com
Madison small-business owner Bret Gundlach believes the nation's health care system needs to be fixed. But instead of implementing the...
WisBusiness: A year after recall, Hopper focused on economic development work
Randy Hopper is bullish on Sheboygan County.
“It’s an impressive area,” said Hopper, the former GOP state senator who's now the new executive director...
WisBusiness: Farmers worried drought conditions near
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
If UW Cooperative Extension agent David Laatsch knew any good rain dances, he’d be doing them now.
So...
WisBusiness: Feds respond to Walker admin on monthly job estimates
Gov. Scott Walker's administration praised the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics after its acting commissioner said changes are being studied to monthly job estimates...
WisBusiness: Head of UWM freshwater science program points to signs of progress
By David A. Wise
WisBusiness.com
MILWAUKEE -- Construction to expand the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences' Great Lakes Research Facility is slated to begin next month,...
WisBusiness: Health care insiders say cost control will remain an issue despite benefits from...
By Patricia Simms
For WisBusiness.com
The business community should be optimistic about the effects of the unfolding Affordable Care Act on access to health care and...
WisBusiness: Panel sees Madison life science start-ups facing funding difficulties
With more than 10,000 employees and 159 companies, the biotech industry in Madison has reached a critical mass. In recent years, between $3 billion...
WisBusiness: Parched for the course — Wisconsin golf industry challenged by drought
By Kay Nolan
For WisBusiness.com
Wisconsin's worst drought in decades has golf course greens keepers singing the blues. And the price of salvaging parched golf...
WisBusiness: The Show – ScooterCabs co-owner Justin Sisley
Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues.
In this edition, ScooterCabs co-owner...
WisBusiness: The Show – UW-Madison CIO Bruce Maas
Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues.
In this edition, UW-Madison Chief...
WisBusiness: Top Dem knocks Walker’s pick for COO of state development agency
Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, a board member of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, knocked Gov. Scott Walker's selection of Ryan Murray to be...
WisBusiness: Walker names new deputy secretary for Wis. Economic Development Corp.
Gov. Scott Walker today named Ryan Murray as chief operating officer and deputy secretary of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
Murray, who's due to begin...
WisBusiness: Walker says $62.5M in tax credits tied to Kohl’s job creation
By David A. Wise
WisBusiness.com
Gov. Scott Walker today announced an agreement between Kohl’s and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to provide the company up to...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin Economic Scorecard finds majority see state headed in right direction
The latest edition of the Wisconsin Economic Scorecard finds a majority of state residents feel Wisconsin is headed in the right direction, an increase...