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WisBusiness News

Two dozen GOP lawmakers ask Trump opinion of ROFR

Two dozen GOP lawmakers have signed a letter to President Donald Trump asking whether he believes legislation to give incumbent utilities first...

WMC calls Evers budget an ‘attack’ on small businesses and manufacturing

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state’s largest business group, is calling Gov. Tony Evers’ budget “an attack on small businesses, manufacturing, and...

Forward Analytics report spotlights $7B in state tax relief over past decade

Individual income tax cuts in Wisconsin have resulted in more than $7 billion in tax relief over the past decade or so,...

MMAC leader says ozone reclassification poses threat to regional economy

The head of the MMAC says a recent air quality classification change for southeastern Wisconsin is likely the “most significant threat” to...

Indeed Brewing Co. scrambling to determine tariff impacts

Indeed Brewing Company is “scrambling” to figure out what kinds of impacts new steel and aluminum tariffs will have on the business,...

GOP bill would expand low-income housing tax credit program

Legislation from Republican authors would expand the state’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program while requiring more than a third of the credits...

Tech Council urging federal lawmakers to push for reversing NIH cuts

The Wisconsin Technology Council is urging the state’s congressional delegation to push for restoring National Institutes of Health funding and preventing similar...

Evers slams move to freeze funding for EV charging stations

Gov. Tony Evers is slamming federal officials for moving to “yank tens of millions of investments” in EV charging in Wisconsin after...

AI expert says large language model development nearing plateau

An AI specialist with the Milwaukee School of Engineering predicts models like ChatGPT will soon hit a plateau, meaning a lot less...

Dane County has first ‘meaningful’ housing increase since pandemic, report shows

The Dane County area’s housing market last year had its “first meaningful increase” in available homes since the pandemic, even as prices...

WARF spotlighting new method for breaking down PFAS

WARF is promoting a newly developed process for breaking down PFAS, which could offer another tool for addressing “forever chemicals.” 

WisBusiness: the Podcast with Washington Co. Exec. Josh Schoemann

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann.  The discussion centers on the...

Efforts underway to address rising energy needs linked to data centers, AI

Researchers and industry are working to address the challenge of rising energy needs linked to AI and data centers amid concerns around...

Innovation can come from anywhere, Tech Council panelists say

As major companies in the state seek to advance and leverage new technologies, panelists at a Wisconsin Technology Council event stressed that...

WMC survey finds support for tariffs on China, mixed opinions for tariffs on Canada, Mexico

A recent WMC survey finds state business leaders have mixed views on imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, while retaliatory tariffs on...
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