WED AM News: State’s general fund ends fiscal year with $1.5M surplus; DWD backlog...
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TUE AM News: Home sales surge as mortgage rates hit all-time low; WHEDA grants...
-- Existing home sales continued to surge in Wisconsin as mortgage rates hit a new record low in November, according to the...
MON AM News: Congress moves ahead on COVID relief package; Importers to pay more...
-- Congressional leaders reached a deal tying a $1.4 trillion bill to fund the government until Oct. 1 to $900 billion in...
FRI AM News: Packers grant $250K toward financial literacy lab at UW-Green Bay; WisBusiness:...
-- The Green Bay Packers are granting $250,000 toward the establishment of the Willie Davis Financial Trading and Investment Laboratory at UW-Green...
THU AM News: Economic recovery not distributed evenly across income brackets; UI backlog falls...
-- While the U.S. economy has shown significant signs of recovery since the spring, benefits from the recovery have not been evenly...
WED AM News: Wisconsin pro teams hopeful for championships, full stadiums; Baldwin says Congress...
-- Wisconsin’s professional sports teams are teaming up with Microsoft to form the Equity League, a new division of venture capital fund...
TUE AM News: Nuclear energy could be path to state’s zero-carbon future; UW System...
-- The cheapest path to Wisconsin’s zero-carbon pledge is through the readily available technology of reliable, low-emission nuclear energy, according to a...
MON AM News: 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.
FRI AM News: Trade leaders advocate for reviving Trans-Pacific Partnership; WisBusiness: The Podcast features...
-- U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said he thinks a new Biden administration should look at reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
THU AM News: LAB says Foxconn should only get tax credits for work inside...
-- The Legislative Audit Bureau is again recommending WEDC make changes to how it determines job tax credits for Foxconn to ensure...
WED AM News: Public, private collaboration raises businesses’ international reach; ND Packaging begins production...
-- Collaboration between state government agencies and the private sector have increased Wisconsin businesses’ international reach with virtual guidance and grant distribution.
TUE AM News: Baldwin sees ‘significant headway’ made on bill to fund feds; WisDOT...
-- Wisconsin’s first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine, expected as early as Dec. 14, will vaccinate 49,725 people in the first group of...
MON AM News: Talking Trade explores U.S. nonparticipation in the RCEP; UW College of...
-- In the latest "Talking Trade" episode, hosts UW-Madison Prof. Ian Coxhead and M.E. Dey & Co. President Sandi Siegel explore why...
FRI AM News: Hospitality leaders say federal COVID relief only way to prevent economic...
-- Business leaders in Milwaukee’s hospitality industry urged the federal government to pass additional COVID-19 fiscal relief as the only way to...
THU AM News: Report outlines rural Wisconsin’s economic threats, opportunities; experts: hospitality comeback relies...
-- Workforce limitations, broadband gaps, housing shortages, health care affordability and industry stress are the economic challenges facing rural Wisconsin, according to...
