Joe Schulz covers news in northeastern Wisconsin and statewide business, labor and economic issues for Wisconsin Public Radio.
Joe Schulz
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Ascension is the latest Wisconsin health system hit with a cyber attack
Ascension, a health system with numerous hospitals and clinics in Wisconsin, is investigating a cyber attack that interrupted access to some technology systems. But it’s unclear whether the hack affected sensitive patient information.
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Milwaukee-based Klement’s Sausage Co. sold to Chicago company
Milwaukee-based Klement’s Sausage Co. has been purchased by Chicago-based Amylu Foods in a move that could grow the Milwaukee sausage maker’s workforce.
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3 large solar projects set to come online in Wisconsin this year
According to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, those projects will combine to generate 650 megawatts of electricity, enough to power an estimated 123,500 average Wisconsin homes.
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Pan-O-Gold facing $260K in fines following injury at Sun Prairie plant
The repeat violations relate to safety practices for machinery, while the six serious and two other violations relate to employee training, machine guarding, hand protection and injury reporting.
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Federal appeals court allows controversial transmission project to move forward
A federal appeals court this week lifted a court order that would have temporarily blocked the final phase of a controversial transmission project.
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Court overturns PSC decision that allowed family to lease solar energy system
Last week, a Dane County court overturned a 2022 decision by the Public Service Commission that would have allowed family in Stevens Point to use third-party financing to install solar on their home.
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Bellin, Gundersen to become Emplify Health
Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System will transition toward operating as Emplify Health.
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More Wisconsin workers died on the job in 2022 than any year since 2006
More Wisconsinites died at work in 2022 than in any year since 2006, reversing a three-year trend of declining workplace fatalities.
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Federal rule banning noncompete agreements could give Wisconsinites more job mobility
A new federal rule could give Wisconsin workers more mobility in the labor market, but it faces legal challenges from business groups.
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Soy sauce maker planning $800M expansion in Jefferson County
Soy sauce manufacturer Kikkoman Foods is planning an $800 million expansion in Wisconsin that could create 83 new jobs over the next 12 years.