FRI AM News: Ag leaders calling for purchase program for excess dairy products; WisBusiness:...
-- Agriculture groups in Wisconsin are urging the federal government to immediately begin purchasing excess dairy products to donate to food banks...
FRI AM News: In-person voting expected to contribute to spread of COVID-19; WisBusiness: The...
-- Jeff Weber, president of the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, says Tuesday’s in-person voting will “undoubtedly” lead to a...
FRI AM News: WisBusiness: The Podcast features Joe Kirgues, Gener8tor; State unemployment rate in...
-- Medical systems around the state are cutting workers’ hours while at the same time ramping up to handle the coronavirus pandemic.
FRI AM News: WisBusiness: The Podcast features Shree Kalluri, Zerology; Waukesha County Exec advocates...
-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Shree Kalluri, founder and CEO of Zerology, a Madison-based startup looking to...
MON AM News: Doubling rate for COVID-19 cases showing ‘remarkable progress’; Food Fight drastically...
-- Numbers from the Medical College of Wisconsin show the state’s doubling rate has improved to 9.3 days -- “remarkable progress,” according...
MON AM News: Evers blames projected unemployment rate on COVID-19; Wisconsin coronavirus deaths climb...
-- Gov. Tony Evers blames Wisconsin’s projected 27 percent unemployment rate on COVID-19 and says containing coronavirus is necessary to prevent the...
MON AM News: Pivoting during a pandemic; Low-income, minority communities seeing more cases of...
-- Manufacturers in the state are ramping up their efforts to supply personal protective equipment such as face shields, as well as...
MON AM Update: Health care systems grappling with disruptive changes; UW Health CEO points...
-- Business leaders for health care systems in Wisconsin have seen disruptive changes due to the fallout of COVID-19, and are pursuing...
THU AM News: DHS predicts coronavirus infections to peak in three to six weeks;...
-- Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm predicts the state’s coronavirus peak will happen in the next three to six...
THU AM News: EMS groups requesting Medicaid rate increase; Baldwin discusses next national COVID-19...
-- Emergency medical service groups are seeking a Medicaid rate increase for EMS workers as Wisconsin is poised to receive more than...
THU AM News: Nursing and group home operators aim to limit COVID-19 spread as...
-- Nursing and group home operators in the state are taking aggressive measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 as hundreds of...
THU AM News: Venture Investors’ director tells businesses to “be creative” during COVID-19; UW...
-- The managing director of Venture Investors told businesses to “be creative” throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
John Neis addressed...
THU AM News: Wisconsin Beef Council says Trump’s meat plant order provides some certainty;...
-- Wisconsin Beef Council Executive Director Tammy Vaasen says President Trump’s executive order mandating that meat plants stay open will likely provide...
TUE AM News: Brown County reports 402 workers at meat plants in county are...
-- Brown County health officials report 402 workers at meat plants in the county are infected with COVID-19, though the total number...
TUE AM News: Evers casts doubt on tavern league ‘soft reopening’ request; Evers addresses...
-- Gov. Tony Evers says bars and restaurants will most likely not be allowed to start reopening at the beginning of May,...
TUE AM News: Internet companies seeing increased demand during pandemic; Foxconn to produce ventilators...
-- Internet companies are adjusting to the increase in demand as more Wisconsinites work, learn and play “safer at home.”
TUE AM News: Organic Valley CEO concerned about fallout of ‘pending recession’; DHS Secretary...
-- The CEO for Organic Valley says he’s concerned about potential impacts of a “pending recession” on organic dairy, though the conventional...
WED AM News: Farm groups asking state to fill in the gaps in USDA...
-- Wisconsin farmers are struggling to make ends meet as the coronavirus pandemic cuts commodity prices, disrupts supply chains and upsets markets....
WED AM News: Manufacturer providing rollers for critical supply chains; Wisconsin ‘close to’ becoming...
-- A Racine-based manufacturer is taking steps to protect workers during the pandemic, while continuing to churn out products for critical medical...
WED AM News: Pindel CEO says low profits making ventilator parts will pay off;...
-- Pindel Global Precision CEO Bill Berrien says his company isn’t making much of a profit on critical ventilator parts after shifting...
WED AM News: Task force leaders say energy sector has role in carbon-free electricity...
-- Leaders of Gov. Tony Evers’ Task Force on Climate Change highlighted the energy sector’s role in reaching the state’s carbon-free electricity...
WED Health Care Report: MCW president leaning toward people wearing masks in public; MCW...
-- Medical College of Wisconsin President Dr. John Raymond says he’s warming to the idea of more people wearing protective masks in...