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MILWAUKEE (August 25, 2022) – Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport has a newly-implemented vehicle designed to keep runways even safer. The continuous friction measuring vehicle is used to measure the rate of slippage and loss of friction on the runway surface due to rubber buildup or pavement wear. Airplane wheels can leave...

Several hundred thousand borrowers in Wisconsin could get relief from billions of dollars in debt because of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan.  Nick Hillman, director of the Student Success Through Applied Research Lab in Madison, says as many as 220,000 borrowers in the state could have their federal loans completely forgiven if...

-- Several hundred thousand borrowers in Wisconsin could get relief from billions of dollars in debt because of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan.  Nick Hillman, director of the Student Success Through Applied Research Lab in Madison, says as many as 220,000 borrowers in the state could have their federal loans completely forgiven...

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for Wisconsin metropolitan areas, major cities and counties in Wisconsin for July 2022. In brief, the non-seasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary July 2022 unemployment...

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is partnering with Milwaukee Tool to drive safer and more productive natural resource management practices. Through the partnership, students in the College of Natural Resources (CNR) will receive access to world-class tools, equipment and training. Supported by a $1 million tool and equipment endowment through 2030, this partnership will...

MADISON - The Department of Workforce Development's Office of Economic Advisors received the Community, Economic, and Workforce Research 2022 Award for Best Regional Resilience from The Council for Community and Economic Research. DWD economists received the award for research and data analysis supporting business, economic, and workforce development activities at the regional level with the county workforce profiles.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On President Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act, Main Street Alliance/Main Street Action Executive Director Chanda Causer had this to say: “The decision by the Biden Administration to extend the moratorium on payments will help our small businesses continue to recover from the economic toll of the pandemic. Student debt limits economic...

NEW NORTH, August 24, 2022 – New North Inc., the economic development corporation for the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, has partnered with Forward 48 in an effort to grow the region’s next generation of leaders. Forward 48, an established leadership development program that connects the state’s top emerging talent with high-profile leaders, is expanding into the New...

Town of Lawrence, WI – Business Lending Partners (BLP) will host a networking event called Not Another Lunch and Learn on Friday, September 16th from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Impact Sports Academy in the Town of Lawrence. There is no cost to attend, however, registration is required. The event, sponsored by Fox Communities Credit Union,...

Milwaukee, Wis. – As your children head back to school this year, buying new supplies and clothes is not enough. You also should be thinking about how to help them stay safe online and avoid being easy targets for online scammers. Parents: Be careful Creating accounts on websites without permission: Social media sites are...

MILWAUKEE – Area employers are hosting a career fair today in Milwaukee, in an effort to recruit new workers to family supporting careers in the water sector. “The water sector offers a wide variety of careers for every skillset, from entry level to those that require an advanced degree,” said Pat Pauly, Superintendent of Milwaukee Water...

-- Wisconsin could get more than $1 billion in broadband help from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, according to a PSC official.  Rory Tikalsky, broadband expansion manager for the Public Service Commission, gave the new estimate yesterday during an event in Appleton hosted by the New North and Competitive Wisconsin. WisBusiness.com is a partner...