Economy

To provide an opportunity for the community to take a step back and look at the long-term picture, BizTimes Media is presenting Sheboygan County 2035.

All but two of Milwaukee County’s municipalities lost residents in 2021 as the county’s population dropped by 10,090, a decline of roughly 1.1%.

More than 100 local vendors will participate in the 2022 Milwaukee Night Market, which will return to downtown Milwaukee this summer for a full season for the first time since 2019, the Westown Association announced this week.

A framework agreement between the city of Milwaukee and the Republican National Committee is now in limbo after an amendment to the plan -- related to hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention -- was brought forward today, but no action on it was immediately taken by the Common Council's Steering & Rules Committee.

Attendance at regular season Milwaukee Bucks home games for the 2021-22 season totaled 715,581 or 17,453 per game, which ranked...

While there may be plenty of signs of economic trouble in other areas, Wisconsin’s job market showed few if any signs of weakening in the latest data released by the state Department of Workforce Development.

Hiring in 2022 is no easy task.  Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is at a record low of 2.8%. Wages climbed more...

Future 50, a longstanding program that recognizes the fastest-growing privately-owned businesses in southeastern Wisconsin, is returning this year after a two-year hiatus.

A report released this week by the Wisconsin Policy Forum (WPF) shows that while most states prioritized using federal funding, including American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and CARES Act funds, on unemployment programs and bolstering their own budgets, Wisconsin went in a different direction.

In March, the average hourly wage for a private sector worker in Wisconsin was $29.80, up more than 6.9% from the same time in 2021, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.