Economy
Rockwell Automation adding $200 million to its sales outlook amid improving supply chains
Rockwell Automation increased its top and bottom-line outlook for its 2023 fiscal year, citing a gradual improvement in supply...
Wisconsin wage growth slowed to end the year, but hourly gains remained above 5%
After peaking in May, Wisconsin saw a slowdown in wage growth that continued in the fourth quarter, but the...
Economic Trends 2023: Turbulence ahead?
Dragged down by inflation and supply chain woes, the U.S. economy got off to a bad start in 2022,...
Real Estate Spotlight: Increased capital, construction costs slowing new construction
With uncertainty abounding, divining what 2023 could hold for the construction industry in southeastern Wisconsin has industry leaders trying...
Biz Tracker: January 2023
The Milwaukee-area manufacturing index rose from 44.74 in November to 45.42 in December. However, a reading below 50 suggests the...
Wisconsin added 1,500 private sector jobs in December
Wisconsin added 1,500 private sector jobs and the state’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.2% in December, according to the...
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Recession expectations dip in latest WMC survey, but pessimism remains
A majority of respondents in the latest Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce employer survey still expect the Wisconsin economy to...
Employer-employee dynamics at heart of shifting labor markets
With growing economic uncertainty and fears of a potential recession in 2023, one continued strength for the economy, both...
Wisconsin cigarette sales decline in 2022 was largest in a decade
The number of cigarette packs sold in Wisconsin dipped below 200 million in fiscal 2022 as the state saw the largest year-over-year decline in sales in a decade, according to data from the state Department of Revenue.
Wisconsin Center has scarcity of open dates in 2023 as events business rebounds
It may have seemed a bit counterintuitive in 2020 when the Wisconsin Center District decided to move ahead with...
