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MADISON, WI – Today, union leaders, workers, policy makers, and families gathered in downtown Madison for the 10th Annual Construction Workers’ Memorial Day, hosted by the Wisconsin Building Trades Council and the Construction Business Group. The solemn event honored the 16 construction workers in Wisconsin who lost their lives on job sites over the past year.

(La Crosse, Wisconsin) – On Monday, April 28, 2025, at 5pm, families and loved ones of workers across western Wisconsin will gather at Green Island Park in La Crosse to remember those who have lost their lives on the job and demand action to prevent dangers that cause unnecessary injury, illness and death. In...

MILWAUKEE – Today, Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander released the following statement after delivering a floor speech in support of File 25-295, a resolution related to human rights, and promoting that those who access the courthouse for activities such as attending court should be able to do so without fear of unrelated arrest for immediate deportation: 

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Dr. Majid Afshar, associate professor of medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.  The podcast is focused on a new AI-based screening tool for opioid addiction, which was developed by a research team at the UW SMPH. It was featured in...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Dr. Majid Afshar, associate professor of medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.  The podcast is focused on a new AI-based screening tool for opioid addiction, which was developed by a research team at the UW SMPH. It was featured in a...

Wisconsin REALTORS® Association releases monthly data for March 2025 Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA) released its March 2025Wisconsin Real Estate Report today, revealing a double-digit decrease in existing home sales of 10.2% compared to March 2024. Inventory supply remains well below what would be considered a balanced market, and the median...

-- WEDC is “watching very closely” for cuts to federal dollars that could impact Wisconsin programs, including the possible elimination of funding for the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity.  That’s according to Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Speaking during this week’s WEDC Board of Directors meeting, she...

WEDC is “watching very closely” for cuts to federal dollars that could impact Wisconsin programs, including the possible elimination of funding for the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity.  That’s according to Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Speaking during this week’s WEDC Board of Directors meeting, she referenced...

MADISON. APRIL 23, 2025 – The Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has unanimously elected Pamela Boivin as its new chair.  Boivin was appointed by Governor Tony Evers to the WEDC Board last year and has been a member of WEDC’s Audit and Budget Committee since 2022.  Boivin, a...