FRI AM News: ‘WisBusiness: The Podcast’ features CROWE Director Noah Williams; Dem leaders back...
-- Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy Director Noah Williams expects the state will get back to pre-pandemic unemployment rates by...
FRI AM News: DWD to use federal grant to start modernizing UI system; ‘WisBusiness:...
-- DWD says it will use a $2.4 million federal grant to begin the process of modernizing the unemployment insurance computer system.
FRI AM News: Hospitality open to increasing minimum wage, but not now; ‘WisBusiness: The...
-- The Wisconsin Restaurant Association chief says now is not the time to raise wages in restaurants.
Association President...
FRI AM News: Unemployment rate falls to 3.8 percent in January; ‘WisBusiness: The Podcast’...
-- Wisconsin in January had an unemployment rate of 3.8 percent, less than the national average of 6.3 percent but still above...
MON AM News: Advocates seek Medicaid coverage of acupuncture therapy; Wisconsin reports first South...
-- Expanding Medicaid benefits to include acupuncture therapy could aid Wisconsin’s fight against the opioid epidemic as well as treat mental health...
MON AM News: Baldwin, Gallagher introduce bill to support women in trucking; Evers reappoints...
-- Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher are introducing legislation in their respective houses to support women...
MON AM News: Budget provision would allow bars to remain open until 4 a.m....
-- The DNC bar hours bill is back. Municipalities could allow bars and restaurants to stay open until 4 a.m. for up...
MON AM News: Cocktails-to-go should have come a year ago, Tavern League says; Dairy...
-- The hospitality industry notched a win with Gov. Tony Evers signing a bill allowing restaurants, bars and brewpubs to sell cocktails-to-go...
MON AM News: Fleet Clean USA comes to Wisconsin; PSC awards over $28M for...
-- The environmentally-friendly mobile truck washing service Fleet Clean USA franchise has begun cleaning truck fleets in Madison.
"My...
THU AM News: Assembly passes cocktail-to-go bill; State health care industry faces workforce challenges...
-- The Assembly via voice vote backed allowing bars and restaurants to sell mixed drinks in to-go cups to be consumed off...
THU AM News: Biden administration’s trade approach may benefit Wisconsin’s economy; Baraboo manufacturer to...
-- The Biden administration will open markets and opt for multilateral trade agreements, benefitting Wisconsin’s trade economy, according to a global affairs...
THU AM News: Culver’s saw a 4 percent increase in sales in 2020; WILL,...
-- Culver’s saw a 4 percent sales increase in 2020 over 2019 and opened 50 new restaurants nationwide, including three in Wisconsin.
THU AM News: VC experts advocate for state investment fund; WMC stresses workforce shortage...
-- Talent retention should be the state’s main focus in its effort to create a Wisconsin fund of funds, according to a...
TUE AM News: A tale of two key central locations: Wisconsin and Luxembourg kick...
-- Collaboration between a variety of Wisconsin and Luxembourg industries have begun via a state virtual trade mission that aims to build...
TUE AM News: February home sales continue record trends in state housing market; Pharmaceutical...
-- Strong February housing sales pushed what are typically the three slowest months of the year into record territory, according to the...
TUE AM News: Former Badger running back starts scholarship foundation for underprivileged youth; Labor...
-- Former Wisconsin running back, current UW-Madison student and NFL star James White and his wife, Badger alumna Diana White, have announced...
TUE AM News: Overhauling UI system won’t fix current delay, labor attorney says; Foxconn...
-- Labor and employment attorney Victor Forberger argues that overhauling the UI computer system isn’t going to help the current delay in...
TUE AM News: Women in the workforce need support as the pandemic continues; WEDC...
-- Panelists agree the pandemic is a source of stress and fatigue for many women who have now become stay-at-home mothers and...
WED AM News: BioForward CEO discusses state’s workforce shortage and new international partnership with...
-- The COVID-19 pandemic put the spotlight on Wisconsin’s biohealth industry as companies came together to play a key role in fighting...
WED AM News: State financial institutions request marijuana banking options; Capacity limits relax in...
-- Creating a statute to allow Wisconsin banks to take on customers in the marijuana business would provide clarity for the state’s...
WED AM News: WEDC trade ventures go virtual during pandemic; DHS says state’s nursing...
-- The old governor-led foreign trade mission has been transformed.
Now WEDC’s trade ventures connect Wisconsin exporters virtually with...
WED AM News: Wisconsin becoming a leader in ‘fintech’; vaccine supply, delivery speed motivate...
-- Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, New York and now, Wisconsin.
“When people think about fintech in the United States,...
WED AM News: Wisconsin pharmacies key in COVID-19 vaccination plan; Business leader panel discusses...
-- Wisconsin's not seeing a problem with "pharmacy deserts" harming its COVID-19 vaccination efforts. In fact, pharmacies are a big help.