Joe Schulz covers news in northeastern Wisconsin and statewide business, labor and economic issues for Wisconsin Public Radio.
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Wisconsin business groups say diversity efforts continue, but how they talk about it may change
Economic development officials in Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay say those efforts are important to addressing Wisconsin’s long-standing labor shortage and preventing future population declines.
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Fox Valley school district pulls plan to buy closing 2-year UW campus for child care
A plan to sell a two-year Universities of Wisconsin campus to a Fox Valley school district has fallen through, just months before the campus is set to close.
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Retaliatory tariffs target Wisconsin’s top industries
Wisconsin workers may be among the most at risk in the nation as other countries begin to impose retaliatory tariffs.
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Major gun manufacturer plans to move all production to Wisconsin
Henry Repeating Arms made the announcement this week. The plan includes moving all of the company’s production from New Jersey to a newly expanded headquarters in Rice Lake and two facilities in Ladysmith.
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The NFL draft comes to Green Bay next month. Is the league’s smallest city ready?
The NFL’s smallest city is gearing up to host the league’s largest offseason event. Green Bay expects so see an influx of tens of thousands of visitors next month when the NFL draft comes to Lambeau Field.
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About 90 UAW members are on strike in Oshkosh
About 90 members of the United Auto Workers in Oshkosh went on strike Tuesday in response to what they say have been delayed negotiations on a new union contract.
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Could Trump’s trade war affect Wisconsin’s electric grid?
Threats of escalation in President Donald Trump’s trade war against Canada sparked concerns this week about how the conflict could affect electric bills. But state utilities say they only receive a tiny fraction of their energy from Canada.
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Manufacturer plans to build new $50M plant in Franklin to double local workforce
A medical equipment manufacturer plans to build a new $50 million facility in Franklin to support its breast implant business.
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HSHS planning $270M renovation, expansion of Green Bay hospitals
Hospital Sisters Health System plans to spend $270 million to remodel and expand two of Green Bay’s longest-serving hospitals, the move coming about a year after the system pulled out of western Wisconsin.
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Green Bay’s all-time leading scorer Mason Crosby retires as a Packer
The Green Bay Packers’ all-time leading scorer is officially retiring from the NFL as a member of the Packers, the team announced Wednesday.