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Battle-tested maps enhance critical response to active shooters in schools, businesses

Saving time saves lives at the scene of active shooter events like the kind that have plagued Wisconsin. Just...

C-Motive Technologies is reshaping electric motors and generators

To mitigate the changing climate and maintain a cleaner future, the world is increasingly turning to renewable energy. In the world of...

Experts: Hospitality comeback relies on consumer confidence, vaccine

A full hospitality industry comeback relies on consumer confidence in both businesses and the effectiveness of new COVID-19 vaccines, experts told a...

Government, private sector collaboration increases businesses’ international reach

Collaboration between state government agencies and the private sector have increased Wisconsin businesses’ international reach with virtual guidance and grant distribution. 

Home sales surge as mortgage rates hit all-time low

Existing home sales continued to surge in Wisconsin as mortgage rates hit a new record low in November, according to the Wisconsin...

Hospitality leaders say federal COVID relief only way to prevent economic pain

Business leaders in Milwaukee’s hospitality industry urged the federal government to pass additional COVID-19 fiscal relief as the only way to prevent...

LAB says Foxconn should only get tax credits for work inside Wisconsin

The Legislative Audit Bureau is again recommending WEDC make changes to how it determines job tax credits for Foxconn to ensure the...

Nearly 50K people could be in line next week when Wisconsin’s first batch of...

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...

New report outlines rural Wisconsin’s economic challenges, opportunities

Workforce limitations, broadband gaps, housing shortages, health care affordability and industry stress are the economic challenges facing rural Wisconsin, according to Wisconsin...

Nuclear energy could be path to Wisconsin’s zero-carbon future

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...

Packers grant $250K toward financial literacy lab at UW-Green Bay

The Green Bay Packers are granting $250,000 toward the establishment of the Willie Davis Financial Trading and Investment Laboratory at UW-Green Bay's...

Survey reveals 150 Madison businesses lost over half of revenue since March

A recent survey from five local business groups reveals that 150 Madison businesses have lost more than half of their revenue since...
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Talking Trade explores U.S. nonparticipation in the RCEP

After the world's largest international trade pact was signed in November, "Talking Trade" hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M. E. Dey &...
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Talking Trade: ‘China tariffs won’t go away quickly’ with Biden administration

With the Biden administration come new views on international trade as "Talking Trade" hosts Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Day & Co.,...
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Talking Trade: Biden expected to strengthen trade partnerships

Talking Trade's UW-Madison Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Dey & Co., Pres. Sandi Siegel discuss changes afoot in east-west trade as Pres.-elect...

Trade leaders advocate for reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said he thinks a new Biden administration should look at reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership.  “I...

UI backlog falls over 1 percentage point as GOP chides DWD for not preventing...

The Department of Workforce Development's unemployment backlog fell to 4.32 percent from 5.55 percent last week. DWD records show...

Whitewater company aims to replace lead acid batteries with lithium for machinery

In a world dominated by automation, Blue Line Battery has embraced the growth of technology in a way that avoids putting people...

Wisconsin pro teams hopeful for championships, full stadiums

Wisconsin’s professional sports teams are teaming up with Microsoft to form the Equity League, a new division of venture capital fund TitletownTech.  

Wisconsin provides free, at-home COVID-19 saliva tests

The state has entered a contract with Vault Medical Services that will provide free, at-home COVID-19 saliva collection kits to everyone who...

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to 5 percent in November

Wisconsin's unemployment rate fell to 5 percent in November from 6 percent in October, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of...
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