Business

• Trump Tariffs Have Cost State $800 Million

  Dec 10th, 2019 by Miranda Suarez

  New analysis says state businesses, taxpayers paid that so far in tariffs, with more coming.

• State Still Committed to Foxconn Deal

  Dec 6th, 2019 by Shawn Johnson

  “It has to be a good deal,” says new head of WEDC.

• Murphy’s Law

  Foxconn May Cut State GDP By $6 Billion

  Dec 5th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy

  Loss could have been as high as $19 billion under original plan, study says.

• State’s Job Market on the Rise

  Dec 3rd, 2019 by Alana Watson

  WPF study finds higher-paying, higher skill jobs increasing though lower-paying jobs declining.

• New MillerCoors Jobs Coming by June

  Nov 25th, 2019 by Corri Hess

  But company, state vague on details, number of jobs to move from Denver.

• Foxconn Deal Could Hurt Economic Growth

  Nov 25th, 2019 by Corri Hess

  Study finds targeted subsidies more likely to diminish rather than enhance state’s economic prosperity.

• Data Wonk

  Why Raise the Minimum Wage

  Nov 20th, 2019 by Bruce Thompson

  The data is now overwhelming on the positive effect in states that did so.

• The State of Politics

  New Push to Fix State Workforce Crisis

  Nov 18th, 2019 by Steven Walters

  Business, civic and government leaders will convene to discuss looming worker shortage.

• Why Marathon Machines Moved Here

  Nov 15th, 2019 by Dave Fidlin

  After years in Silicon Valley, Glenn Reid brought his innovative startup business to Milwaukee.

• Another New Owner for Journal Sentinel

  Nov 15th, 2019 by Erik Gunn

  Gannett merges with GateHouse, more staff cuts for Milwaukee newspaper likely.

• Grothman Backs Bill on Payday Lenders

  Nov 15th, 2019 by Rob Mentzer

  Wisconsin congressman says lenders' business model based on ‘ripping off’ customers.

• The Man Behind Coffee Makes You Black

  Nov 13th, 2019 by Andrea Waxman

  Entrepreneur Bradley Thurman is 70 years young, with a unique cafe.