Business

Toxic Chemicals Worry Residents

Toxic Chemicals Worry Residents

Problems with chemical disposals by factory near 25th and Hampton.

New Strides for Water Technology

New Strides for Water Technology

High-level filtration system helps dramatize Milwaukee Water Week.

Op Ed: Please Rethink Those Trump Tariffs
Op Ed

Please Rethink Those Trump Tariffs

A tariff wall will just force companies like mine to raise prices.

Hair Stylists Face Daunting State Rules

Hair Stylists Face Daunting State Rules

1,550 hours training, 3,712 hours apprenticeship required to get license.

TechForce Center Provides Path to Jobs

TechForce Center Provides Path to Jobs

City-led program affiliated with MATC trains people for plentiful IT jobs.

Historic Third Ward Needs New Leader

Historic Third Ward Needs New Leader

Search for successor of longtime executive director Nancy O’Keefe is underway.

Pushing Minorities To Become Entrepreneurs

Pushing Minorities To Become Entrepreneurs

Experts say it's about computers, technology, but also about manufacturing.

Murphy’s Law: The Worst Governor Ever For Workers?
Murphy’s Law

The Worst Governor Ever For Workers?

Six years later, Gov. Scott Walker’s impact on unions, worker rights and jobs.

Will South Korea Partner With City?

Will South Korea Partner With City?

Daegu, South Korea wants to be a water tech sister city. City panel says yes.

Murphy’s Law: Wisconsin Is a Global Trade Winner
Murphy’s Law

Wisconsin Is a Global Trade Winner

Trump’s protectionist trade policies will hurt state far more than others.

Op Ed: Will Trump Act on Buy American Pledge?
Op Ed

Will Trump Act on Buy American Pledge?

Will his speech to Congress lay out a plan? Will GOP leaders get behind it?

Data Wonk: Should State Shift Economic Development Strategies?
Data Wonk

Should State Shift Economic Development Strategies?

A differentiation strategy might work better than Walker’s low-cost approach.