Economy
Cruise ship passenger visits to Milwaukee up 18% this year
Port Milwaukee reported today that 13,568 cruise ship passengers visited the city this year, nearly an 18% increase from...
Metro Milwaukee home sales up 2.9%, prices rise 6.3% during Q3
Single family home sales in the four-county metro Milwaukee area were up 2.9% during the third quarter, year-over-year, despite...
Weaker sales in China, North America prompt A.O. Smith guidance cut
A.O. Smith is now forecasting its 2024 sales to be flat after weaker-than-expected sales in China and North America...
With job, population growth, Downtown BID says the city ‘punches above its weight’
Following fears in 2020 that downtowns would never recover from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, downtown Milwaukee has...
Wisconsin’s economic growth cracks top 10 in Q2
Wisconsin’s real gross domestic product grew 4.2% in the second quarter, the sixth highest annualized growth rate of any...
Wisconsin added 3,600 private sector jobs in August
Private sector employment in Wisconsin increased by 3,600 in August and the state’s unemployment rate ticked down, according to...
Most economic indicators tracked by MMAC declined in July
Only 7 of the 23 economic indicators tracked by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce showed year-over-year growth, according...
Passenger traffic at Mitchell International up 10.9% in first half of the year
Passenger traffic at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport was up 10.9% during the first half of the year to 3,158,314,...
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Metro Milwaukee home sales up 4.8% in July
Home sales in the four county metro Milwaukee area were up 4.8% in July, year-over-year, to 1,723, according to...
40 Wisconsin companies named to the 2024 Inc. 5000 list
A total of 40 Wisconsin companies made the 2024 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America....
Wisconsin growers expected to harvest 4.9 million barrels of cranberries this year
Wisconsin cranberry growers are expecting to harvest 4.9 million barrels of cranberries this year, based on a recent USDA...
Surveys of Wisconsin businesses offer lackluster, pessimistic economic outlook
Two recent surveys of Wisconsin and Milwaukee area businesses offer a lackluster and pessimistic outlook for economic growth in...
