The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is working with the Evers Administration to invest $100 million in community infrastructure to attract more workers to state.
Employee Who Lost His Job to Layoff Calls Out Johnson for Backing Corporations Over Workers
Hufcor employee lost his job of 14 years after company announced it was moving operations from Janesville to Mexico.
As Latino Populations Increase, Communities Are Also Seeing a Growth in Latino-owned Businesses
The Latino population is the fastest growing in the state, resulting in places like Arcadia — a tiny city in Trempealeau County — seeing a marked increase in Latino-owned businesses, like barbershops and restaurants.
A $15 Minimum Wage Would Give One-Third of WI Workers a Raise
The average affected full-time worker would make $3,500 more annually, with 60% of those affected 25 or older and 61% women, according to Wisconsin Budget Project.
Foxconn Says It Doesn’t Want to Meet Contract Stipulations, but Still Wants Taxpayer Money
The offer comes after the state denied all tax credits for the floundering project.
Suburban Job Growth in Wisconsin Was Bad Under Trump—Even Before the Pandemic
Think tank analysis shows how the Obama recovery was being allowed to fizzle out in the suburban counties of key battleground states.
State Report: Foxconn’s Project Can’t Possibly Be a Factory
An internal report from state budget office confirms suspicions that Foxconn won’t manufacture anything in Wisconsin.
Foxconn Told It Won’t Get Tax Credits Until It Signs a New Contract
Foxconn has blatantly breached its multibillion-dollar contract with the state.
GOP Killing a Wisconsin Wage Law Didn’t Save Money, It Just Gave Construction CEOs a Raise
The 2017 repeal of prevailing wage rules resulted in fewer local contractors getting work, declining blue-collar wages, yet no savings for state government.
Biden Plans to Increase Immigration Again. This Could Be the Economic Boost the US Needs.
The Trump administration has slashed immigration. Bipartisan experts—and Biden—say boosting immigration will stimulate the economy at a time when the United States needs it most.