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Madison, WI – February 18, 2022 – As the 2022 crop production season begins, the  U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will  contact producers nationwide to determine their plans for the upcoming growing season.  “Each year, the agriculture industry anticipates USDA’s Prospective Plantings report,  which provides the first survey-based estimates...

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data for the month of December 2021. In brief, the JOLTS data for Wisconsin showed: Wisconsin hires increased slightly over the month to 122,000. Hires increased over the...

International trade experts agreed engaging with China is still preferable as the United States and its allies consider how to deal with China’s rise in the global economy.  “I’d describe it as engagement with eyes wide open, so that we’re not being taken advantage of,” U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said yesterday during a webinar...

-- International trade experts agreed engaging with China is still preferable as the United States and its allies consider how to deal with China’s rise in the global economy.  “I’d describe it as engagement with eyes wide open, so that we’re not being taken advantage of,” U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said yesterday during a...

First hands-on learning event to be held in March at PCMC’s Packaging Innovation Center GREEN BAY, Wis. — Feb. 17, 2022 — Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), a part of Barry-Wehmiller, is excited to announce its partnership with Fox Valley Flexo Services to provide educational opportunities,...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations through April 1, 2022 for three seats on the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board. Producers who grow and sell potatoes in the following districts are eligible to nominate producers or be nominated to the board: District...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Rebecca Mitich, a managing partner for Husch Blackwell’s Milwaukee office.  Mitich was recently named a new office managing partner in Milwaukee, where she focuses on real estate finance and development. She discusses how her background in nonprofit work and education brought her to where she...

City of Racine, WI – Summit Packaging Systems, LLC – a global leader in the manufacturing of aerosol actuators and valves – proposes to add a 77,000 SF expansion to its current Racine facility, which would create an estimated 145 jobs. The company has been a local employer since 1987 and moved to its...

Green energy solution providessustainable vehicle charging capabilities for customers, community MADISON, Wis. (Feb. 17, 2022) – EnTech Solutions, a full-service clean energy solutions provider, has installed a clean energy electric vehicle (EV) charging system outside of Metcalfe’s Market at Hilldale in Madison, Wisconsin. This provides a convenient charging solution for those in the Madison community who drive electric vehicles and want an environmentally...

Becker v. Dane County concerns executive unilateral orders MADISON, Wis. (Feb. 17, 2022) – NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case Jeffrey Becker v. Dane County at the Wisconsin Supreme Court. NFIB urges the Court to revitalize its non-delegation doctrine to prevent violations of individual liberty. “The recent broad emergency orders issued by state executives in response...