Economy
BizTimes Media to present Economic Trends 2.0 webinar
BizTimes Media will host a second Economic Trends conference. The 2020 Economic Trends 2.0 webinar will be held on Thursday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Central Time.
Support slips for Evers’ ‘Safer at Home’ order, but majority still say it’s appropriate, MU Law poll finds
A strong majority of Wisconsinites still see Gov. Tony Evers’ Safer at Home order as an appropriate responses to the coronavirus outbreak, but a growing number see it as an overreaction, according to the latest Marquette University Law School poll.
Independent Business Association of Wisconsin urges Evers to reopen state’s economy
The Independent Business Association of Wisconsin today urged Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to re-open the state’s economy, which has been largely shut down by his “Safer at Home” order since late March in an attempt to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Wisconsin exports down slightly in Q1 as imports from China fall 37%
Wisconsin exports were off to the best start since 2017 in January and February but that momentum did not continue as the coronavirus hit the U.S. in March.
MMAC wants phased-in restart of state’s economy to begin before expiration date of Evers’ ‘Safer at Home’ order
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce on Tuesday announced that its board on Friday unanimously approved a resolution calling for a phased-in “smart restart” of the state’s economy, beginning as early as the week of May 11, two weeks before Gov. Tony Evers’ “Safer at Home” order is scheduled to expire.
Klappa says WEC Energy won’t need as many physical facilities going forward
With more people working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, it should come as no surprise that electricity demand is up.
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COVID-19 Catch-22
Catch-22, a term that originated from the 1961 novel by Joseph Heller, refers to a dilemma from which there...
By the Numbers: $8.3 billion
Wisconsin businesses received more than
$8.3 billion
in loans through the Paycheck Protection Program, a part of the federal Coronavirus Aid,...
Southeast Wisconsin accounts for more of state’s initial unemployment claims last week
Another 49,910 initial unemployment claims were filed in Wisconsin last week and the state had 321,631 continuing unemployment claims, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Marquette-ISM survey respondents expect business conditions to worsen
Nearly half of the supply chain experts surveyed in the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing expect business conditions to get worse in the next six months.
