Business
Survey Shows Local Employers Lack Flexibility
Companies resist hiring unemployed. Rockwell VP Ed Seaberg challenges them to change.
Dec 2nd, 2016 by Allison Steines, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Connecting Students to Blue Collar Jobs
Career fairs at Bradley Tech look to recruit students as early as freshman year.
Dec 1st, 2016 by Jabril Faraj, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Maybe We’re Not So Bad At Startups
Conflicting studies raise doubts about state’s “worst in nation”rating for new companies.
Nov 29th, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Trump Could Trigger a Trade War
Which could badly damage the economy. A business exec looks at Trump’s policies.
Nov 29th, 2016 by John Torinus
Voters Support Increase in Minimum Wage
Will Trump support workers with hike in federal minimum?
Nov 17th, 2016 by Jon Peacock
How Technology Is Changing Our Lives
Appleton native and Microsoft exec Brad Smith comes here preaching the new gospel.
Nov 16th, 2016 by Ken Smith
Treat Start-up Companies Like the Bucks
$250 million spent on NBA arena could launch 500 high-growth start-up businesses.
Nov 8th, 2016 by John Torinus
Is Obamacare Failing?
Rhetoric aside, what does the data show?
Oct 19th, 2016 by Bruce Thompson
Our Financial Watchdog
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Wells Fargo $100 million for illegal practices.
Sep 30th, 2016 by State Sen. Janis Ringhand
$15 Minimum Wage?
Marquette poll shows 51% of Wisconsinites support a large minimum wage hike.
Sep 23rd, 2016 by Tamarine Cornelius
City Job Seekers Face Obstacles
Government and non-profit training and placement programs help but search still difficult.
Sep 10th, 2016 by Naomi Waxman, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Uneven Progress for Wisconsin Workers
Slow job growth, wage stagnation and one in four workers earn poverty wages.
Sep 6th, 2016 by Jon Peacock
