Joe Schulz covers news in northeastern Wisconsin and statewide business, labor and economic issues for Wisconsin Public Radio.
Joe Schulz
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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.
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At a 180-year-old farm equipment manufacturer, dreams of steady employment now ‘a fairy tale’
The Case tractor factory in Mount Pleasant has cut about a third of its workforce. The United Auto Workers local that represents workers there has been informed more cuts are coming.
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Palermo’s Pizza set to build new manufacturing facility in West Milwaukee
Palermo’s Pizza plans to build a new 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the village of West Milwaukee, the company announced Monday.
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Green Bay alder will assume office following recount
Joey Prestley can immediately begin serving on city committees. He will be formally sworn in at the next council meeting on May 7.
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Investigation into China’s unfair trade practices supports Wisconsin shipbuilding
A new federal investigation into China’s alleged unfair shipbuilding practices is the first step toward standing up to China and protecting the industry in Wisconsin.
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Federal funds help push Green Bay affordable housing project past finish line
Senior Advisor to the President Tom Perez visited the development to see those federal funds in action.