Business

Natural Resources Fred Thomas resort solar array
Natural Resources Watch: A Changing Climate Threatens Wisconsin Resorts’ Tourism Business

Linda Herscher sees what winter and summer changes have done to their family resort as it passes to a fourth generation.

September 17, 2020 12:08 pm CDT
Business Epic Systems Cancels Plan to Force Almost 10,000 Workers Back Into Offices
Business Epic Systems Cancels Plan to Force Almost 10,000 Workers Back Into Offices

The plan drew intense backlash from many of the company’s employees and a letter from the health department.

August 12, 2020 3:42 pm CDT
Business Rural Broadband Will Need Federal Help. Here’s What Trump Has Done and What Biden Proposes.
Business Businesses, Education Need Broadband Expansion to Survive COVID-19

Governor’s 24-member broadband access task force set to address long- standing connectivity issues.

July 21, 2020 4:15 pm CDT
Business Briggs and Stratton Logo. (Image via Shutterstock)
Business Briggs & Stratton Files for Bankruptcy After Giving Execs Millions

A New York City-based equity firm will buy the company.

July 20, 2020 4:50 pm CDT
Business Bradley Foundation Bankrolled Groups Tied to ‘Reopen’ Movement to Tune of $2 Million
Business Bradley Foundation Bankrolled Groups Tied to ‘Reopen’ Movement to Tune of $2 Million

Conservative coalition bankrolled by Wisconsin-based right-wing action group.

July 17, 2020 4:31 pm CDT

Continuing Coverage

Empty classroom Coronavirus More In-Person Classes Canceled as Record COVID-19 Surge Hits Wisconsin
Melissa Gavin of Cross Plains talks about how flood waters reached and damaged her house in 2018. Gavin attributes the flooding to climate change. (Photo © Andy Manis) Environment 2018 Flood Pushes Wisconsin Village to Tackle Changing Climate
Carl Fields, program manager at the Racine Hospitality Center and Racine-Kenosha organizer for the organization Ex-incarcerated People Organizing, sits Friday at Monument Square in downtown Racine. Fields was released from prison in 2016 but will be on extended supervision until 2033, meaning he won’t be able to cast a ballot until the 2034 midterm elections. (Photo by Pat A. Robinson) Voting Wisconsin Law Prevents 50,000 Citizens From Voting
(Photo provided) Jobs Cabinet Secretary Resigns Over Ongoing Unemployment Backlog
Coronavirus Why You Don’t Know About The COVID Outbreak At Your Local Grocery Store
Coronavirus Why You Don’t Know About the COVID Outbreak at Your Local Grocery Store

Health departments refuse to release data.

July 16, 2020 3:08 pm CDT
Business Caitlin Cullen, chef and owner of The Tandem in Milwaukee, just wrapped up about three months of being a "bank" for other local restaurants struggling during the pandemic. The Tandem partnered with nonprofit World Central Kitchen to cut checks to local restaurants for providing meals to give out to those struggling in the community.
Business From Free Meals to a ‘Bank’: A Milwaukee Restaurant Becomes a Lifeline to Its Neighbors

The Tandem gave out food on its own, but was soon able to help other local restaurants in dire straits.

July 8, 2020 2:13 pm CDT