Business

State Overpaid $21 Million for Unemployment

State Overpaid $21 Million for Unemployment

Audit Bureau finds unknown number of participants received incorrect unemployment benefits.

State Has Weak Payday Loan Regulations

State Has Weak Payday Loan Regulations

Average borrower in state pays 528%. Now Trump has weakened federal regulations.

City Business: South Side Tailor Now Makes Masks
City Business

South Side Tailor Now Makes Masks

Blest by Campuzano offers good craftsmanship and soft yet snug-fitting ear straps.

Experts Say Remote Work Will Outlast Pandemic

Experts Say Remote Work Will Outlast Pandemic

More flexible, hybrid work models have lower expenses, are likely to continue in the future.

Survey Finds Pandemic Hurt State Businesses

Survey Finds Pandemic Hurt State Businesses

39% said it had "somewhat negative” effect, 36% a "very negative” effect on business.

Murphy’s Law: Wisconsin’s Wealth Gap Grows Worse
Murphy’s Law

Wisconsin’s Wealth Gap Grows Worse

Pandemic devastates lower and middle class while billionaires get wealthier.

Baldwin Bill Pushes Transitional Jobs

Baldwin Bill Pushes Transitional Jobs

Pandemic dramatizes long-term issue of job shortages, issue pushed by policy analyst David Riemer.

The State of Politics: Report Tallies COVID’s Economic Carnage
The State of Politics

Report Tallies COVID’s Economic Carnage

WEDC report also offers solutions. Wisconsin may only get one chance to make it right.

Support for Black-Owned Businesses Rising?

Support for Black-Owned Businesses Rising?

Studies show Black owners disproportionately hurt by pandemic.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Second Round of Black and Brown Business Owners Win Financial Backing
Eyes on Milwaukee

Second Round of Black and Brown Business Owners Win Financial Backing

Brew City Match announces second cohort, begins accepting applications for next group.

Harley-Davidson Laying Off 500 Workers

Harley-Davidson Laying Off 500 Workers

700 positions will go unfilled and be eliminated from the company globally.

Unemployment Claims Continue At Unprecedented Rate

Unemployment Claims Continue At Unprecedented Rate

DWD triples workforce for unemployment insurance system in response.