Economy
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‘Planners are dreamers’: UW-Milwaukee launches equity center for urban planning
The founder of UW-Milwaukee’s Center for Equity Practice and Planning Justice says most challenges that cities face — including education, health and development — are connected to segregation.
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Strike at Miller Brewing Co. ends after contract reached with parent company
Workers at the historic Milwaukee brewery were on strike for about a week before reaching an agreement with Molson Coors
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Private company may soon administer Milwaukee’s rental assistance program
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee is poised to outsource its troubled Section 8 voucher program to a Florida-based contractor.
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Oak Creek spice plant to close in December, laying off 88 workers
An Oak Creek spice plant will close later this year — just three years after the manufacturing facility was purchased by an out-of-state firm.
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State’s economic development agency creates new tribal liaison position
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or WEDC, recently announced the new tribal liaison will be the first point of contact within the state’s tribes with the goal of increasing economic development opportunities.Â
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City officials in Superior explore buying private utility’s assets
For 135 years, Superior Water, Light and Power has served residents in northern Wisconsin. City officials are analyzing whether to buy the private utility company’s assets, citing frustration on rate hikes.
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Waukesha Parade Memorial, Carthage College nursing lab among 50 projects receiving state grants
Fifty community development projects across Wisconsin will split roughly $50 million in state grant funding, including one aimed at celebrating a community’s resilience and another aimed at addressing a workforce need.
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Wisconsin manufacturers less pessimistic about economy than in 2022, but face workforce challenges
Wisconsin manufacturers are less pessimistic than they were two years ago, and most still feel confident in their own businesses. But they still face major challenges when it comes to finding and keeping workers.
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Wisconsin family farms increasingly relying on off-farm employment to supplement income
Traditionally, the flow of economic benefits went from the farm to the rural communities, but that relationship is reversing
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Remote drivers could someday help self-driving semi-trucks
Who swoops in when a self-driving semi truck needs help? Many years from now, it could be a remote driver.