Joe Schulz covers news in northeastern Wisconsin and statewide business, labor and economic issues for Wisconsin Public Radio.
Joe Schulz
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Authorities make contact with kayaker who went missing in Green Lake and revealed how he faked his death
Authorities don’t yet know where exactly Ryan Borgwardt is, but they’ve narrowed it down to somewhere in eastern Europe.
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‘Sustainable farm for the next generation’: Federal funds help energy efficiency upgrades in rural Wisconsin
The USDA announced roughly $24 million in funding for 13 rural Wisconsin businesses to install renewable energy systems or become more energy efficient.
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Workers at Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee work to unionize
Service workers at Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee are trying to form a union, the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Organization announced Monday.
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‘Our community is terrified’: Wisconsin immigrants brace for threat of mass deportations
On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump promised to lead the largest deportation effort in U.S. history.
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Wisconsin set record high for employment in October, state data shows
The unemployment rate in Wisconsin also stayed near historic lows last month at 2.9 percent last month.
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Johnson Level & Tool manufacturing facility in Mequon to close next year
The Johnson Level & Tool manufacturing plant in Mequon will close next year, resulting in 45 people losing their jobs.
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Food plant sanitation company moving headquarters from Wisconsin to Georgia
Packers Sanitation Services Inc., or PSSI, a company that cleans food processing plants, is moving its headquarters out of Wisconsin two years after it was investigated for violating federal child labor laws.
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City of Sheboygan hit by apparent ransomware attack
On Sunday, the city released a statement saying its internal team and cybersecurity experts were investigating “unauthorized access to our network by an external party.”
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Missing kayaker in Green Lake believed to have faked his death and fled the country
Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll urged anyone with information to contact the Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office, and said they could do so anonymously.
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Regulators approve electric rate hikes for We Energies, WPS
Customers of We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service will pay more for electricity in 2025 and 2026, after the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on Thursday approved rate increases for both utilities.
