UW think tank report slams state’s ‘paltry’ minimum wage
A UW-Madison think tank has issued a report criticizing Wisconsin’s “paltry” minimum wage, and called for boosting it to $20 by 2030...
Sheboygan County launches accelerator for packaged retail startups
Sheboygan County officials have launched a new startup accelerator for local entrepreneurs, seeking to drive business growth in the area of packaged...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Tommy Stanek, Graceful Management Systems
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Tommy Stanek, co-founder and CEO of Graceful Management Systems.
The...
Quantum tech firm with Madison presence accelerating after going public
Infleqtion, a leading quantum tech firm with offices in Madison, is accelerating with $550 million in new funding after going public earlier...
WI ranked 8th for child well-being, but racial disparities persist
Wisconsin ranked eighth nationally for overall child well-being, but racial disparities in the state persist, according to a new Annie E. Casey...
UW-Madison think tank report argues resident tuition rates aren’t high enough
While Republicans are decrying the recently approved 2% UW tuition hike that Regents call “balanced and modest,” a new report from a...
Dane County joins growing number of communities with data center moratoriums
The Dane County Board of Supervisors has OK’d an 18-month moratorium on hyperscale data centers, moving Wisconsin’s fastest-growing county a step closer...
Organizers allege ‘scare tactics’ as St. Mary’s nurse union election slated for next week
Labor organizers say next week’s union election for nurses at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital will be the state’s largest in the...
New report explores latest WI housing projections, policy implications
While Wisconsin will need less new housing than previously projected to maintain the status quo, a new Forward Analytics report argues the...
Brown County proposal on pausing data centers going before local committee
A Green Bay lawmaker is urging locals to back a proposed moratorium on data centers in Brown County, though a lack of...
Buckley Brinkman: One Way to Cut Through the AI Haze
-- Opinion column by manufacturing expert Buckley Brinkman
AI freezes people in place. The speed and scale of...
Water policy advocate calls for more transparency around data center projects
While Microsoft recently reversed course on requiring non-disclosure agreements for data centers, a Great Lakes water policy advocate says there’s more transparency...
Milwaukee’s housing price-to-income ratio highest in Midwest, data show
Milwaukee has the highest housing price-to-income ratio among major metropolitan areas in the Midwest, as well as one of the lowest rates...
WI childcare facing funding ‘crisis’ this summer, report shows
The Wisconsin Early Childhood Association warns the state’s childcare industry will face widespread shutdowns and pared-back services without sustained government support.
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Lisa Johnson, BioForward Wisconsin
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with returning guest Lisa Johnson, CEO of BioForward Wisconsin.
She shares...
