Economy

It’s time to take a final look back at 2022, with my annual review of the biggest local business stories of the year.

Average gasoline prices in the Milwaukee area have risen 8.9 cents per gallon in the last week, or 3.3%, averaging $2.77 per gallon today, according to Boston-based GasBuddy's survey of 615 stations in the Milwaukee area.

A mix of international and domestic migration helped Wisconsin add almost 12,500 residents in 2022, even as the state lost population with more deaths than births.

Wisconsin’s economy saw some of the slowest economic growth in the country as output from the state’s agriculture, construction, manufacturing and finance sectors shrank relative to the second quarter.

With many economic experts predicting a recession in 2023, business leaders are preparing for what could be a turbulent...

Wisconsin’s labor force participation rate dropped to 64.9% in November, an acceleration of a downward trend that stretches back to June, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

Growth in metro Milwaukee exports once again outpaced most other Midwestern metro areas in the third quarter, continuing a streak that started in the beginning of the year.

A group of 125-plus Milwaukee-area companies participating in the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's Region of Choice initiative are on track to meet five-year goals for recruiting, retaining and advancing Black and Brown employees – and are significantly outpacing the overall region’s rate of diverse hiring, the MMAC said Tuesday.

A rising number of for-profit businesses are looking to partner with nonprofits for advice, ranging from finding a purpose...

Eleven Wisconsin companies are included in Newsweek magazine’s third annual list of America’s Most Responsible Companies. Newsweek partners with Germany-based...