Economy
Milwaukee-area housing market off to strong start to year
Home sales in the four-county metro Milwaukee area were up 7.1% in January, compared to a year ago, and...
Wisconsin exports fell by 1.9% in 2024
Wisconsin’s total exports ended 2024 down 1.9% from the prior year, even as shipments to Asia, Central America and...
What are Wisconsin’s top imports from China, Canada and Mexico?
With President Donald Trump implementing new tariffs on goods imported from China, Canada and Mexico, what goods top the...
Passenger traffic at Mitchell International rose 5% in 2024
Passenger traffic at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport was up 5% in 2024, with more than 6.3 million passengers, the...
MMAC survey finds ‘significant improvement’ in business optimism for 2025
Metro Milwaukee business leaders are more optimistic in early 2025 about their company’s growth prospects than they were at...
A.O. Smith president shares ideas for manufacturers to prepare for uncertainty
For a manufacturer like Milwaukee-based A.O. Smith Corp., there are plenty of sources of uncertainty as 2025 gets underway....
2025 Economic Trends: Trump brings disruption
By many measures the U.S. economy is in good shape. Unemployment remains low at 4.1% and the nation’s Gross...
Key takeaways from BizTimes’ annual Economic Trends event
BizTimes Media’s 24th annual Economic Trends event on Thursday featured insights and predictions from an economist, local business leaders...
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Wisconsin companies are finding it easier to hire and plan to hire more, WMC survey finds
The number of Wisconsin employers having trouble hiring reached its lowest level in more than a decade, according to...
Annual Economic Trends event will provide insights into navigating a shifting high tech landscape
Speakers at BizTimes Media’s annual Economic Trends event will provide insights to help attendees understand what’s happening in the...
Viewpoints: Top local business stories to watch in 2025
Happy New Year!
Here are some of the top local business stories that we will be watching closely in 2025:
Trump’s...
Viewpoints: The biggest local business stories of 2024
There was no shortage of business news in southeastern Wisconsin during 2024 including major events, significant expansions, big projects and a national television show filmed here.
