Economy
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Lambeau Field workers win first union contract
The union said 88 percent of the vendors voted to approve a tentative three-year collective bargaining agreement that was negotiated with Delaware North.
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New Glarus Brewing Company is expanding
New Glarus Brewing is adding a fifty-five million dollar addition, which will include doubling the size of their brew hall, adding a smaller pilot brewery to feed a spirit distillery and more parking.
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Assembly candidates in northern Wisconsin race weigh in on affordable housing
Affordable housing was one of the issues identified as a top concern this election for voters in Superior.
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Wisconsin to receive nearly $73M in federal funds to support freight, passenger rail
Wisconsin will receive nearly $73 million in federal funding for a project that could allow for more passenger trains between Milwaukee and Chicago by creating a bypass for freight trains.
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Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz makes appeal to unions at Manitowoc manufacturing stop
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz said a Kamala Harris presidency would support Wisconsin unions and bolster the state’s manufacturing sector by building upon recent federal investments.
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50 years of frights: Sheboygan volunteer-run haunted house is Wisconsin’s longest-running
The Sheboygan Jaycees operate the Dominion of Terror to raise money for other local nonprofit organizations with every scream.
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Racine County to implement 0.5 percent sales tax, one of last counties in state to do so
Wisconsin has a statewide sales tax of 5 percent. Most of the counties across the state have their own 0.5 percent sales tax on top of the state sales tax.
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Milwaukee Health Dept. says kids should be tested for lead poisoning more often
Up to 200,000 Milwaukee houses contain toxic lead paint. Blood test results allow officials to start rehabbing them. But funding and non-compliant landlords are roadblocks in the way.
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Aluminum trailer plant in Hartford to close in January, laying off 113 workers
ALCOM LLC plans to shut down operations at the Hartford facility on Jan. 12, 2025.
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Green Bay Public Market to open in 2025, joining Milwaukee and Mequon
A new public market is expected to come to Green Bay next year, joining efforts to create similar markets in communities around the state.