Tariffs cause Wisconsin companies to consider relocating, halt growth, experts say
The Trump administration’s tariffs are causing Wisconsin companies to look at relocating, halting growth and pursuing unadvertised government programs, a panel of...
Tariffs, rising costs push ag industry to find new trade partners, markets
Tariffs and rising input costs for farmers are pushing Wisconsin’s ag industry to find new trade partners and new ways to use...
September home sales in Milwaukee up over last year
September home sales in Milwaukee were up 7.3% compared to last year, the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors reports.
University research would likely decline if government took patent royalties
Innovation-inspiring funding for decades of research and patents in Wisconsin would be rolled back if the federal government skimmed profits from patents...
Wisconsin sees data center boom as concerns mount over environmental impacts, energy use
Wisconsin has become a hotbed of data center activity over the past few years as some of the biggest names in the...
Medical groups back barring insurance companies from requiring virtual card payment
Medical groups have registered in favor of a bill that would bar health insurance companies from requiring providers to accept virtual credit...
Wisconsin’s cybersecurity could use improvement, experts say
Wisconsin has a lot of areas to improve on when it comes to cybersecurity, including gaps in statutory definitions, AI use and...
Dairy group, Van Orden call for immigration law change to help farms
The American Dairy Coalition, American Business Immigration Coalition and U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden at the World Dairy Expo advocated for immigration...
“Talking Trade” with Michael Best Strategies’ Sarah Helton covers latest on Trump tariffs
The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features Sarah Helton, Michael Best Strategies’ partner and trade expert.
Helton, included by...
Forestry Revitalization Act up for public comment this week
The Forestry Revitalization Act is up for public comment Thursday in the Senate Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry Committee.
Annual Manufacturing Report shows rising confidence in the economy and business climate
The Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity’s annual report shows confidence in the state’s economy and business climate has risen.
Businesses already raising prices in anticipation of tariff impacts
Wisconsin businesses have already started raising their prices in anticipation of tariffs driving import costs, experts told an audience in Ripon.
Housing package would redirect millions from past workforce housing initiatives
A series of bills aimed at addressing what lawmakers called a “crisis” in the lack of workforce housing would redirect tens of...
Bill to delay new commercial building code enforcement gets public hearing today
The Assembly Housing and Real Estate Committee will hold a public hearing on a series of housing bills today, including one to...
Renewable energy could quickly respond to data center power demands, expert says
Wind and solar power are well-positioned to quickly respond to the increasing load data centers are putting on Wisconsin’s electrical grid, a...
