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As Wisconsin sees a steady slowing of new COVID-19 cases, Medical College of Wisconsin president and chief executive officer Dr. John Raymond said the state still has several benchmarks to meet before it can begin reopening business. 

An employee from Quad/Graphics’ West Allis facility passed away on April 8 from COVID-19, the Sussex-based company said in a statement Monday.

Angelic Bakehouse saw sales increase by 70% in March and would have sold even more bread if it could have kept up with customer demand.

We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, part of the Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group family of companies, announced today they are contributing $1 million through their charitable foundations to help communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fiserv Inc.’s highest paid executives have agreed to a base salary pay cut to financially support the Brookfield-based company’s employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

VISIT Milwaukee announced Monday that it has launched a website to highlight area hotels that are offering discounts to first responders and essential personnel on the front lines of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

In a normal year, this would be a slower part of the year for residential products at Waukesha-based generator maker Generac Holdings Inc.

Milwaukee real estate developer Tim Gokhman and his firm New Land Enterprises certainly have their hands full these days, with new apartment buildings coming online, a food hall on Milwaukee’s East Side to manage and construction of a new mass-timber apartment tower nearly underway.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has requested $17 million in new funds for local public health agencies in the state as they work to bolster tracking of residents who may have been exposed to COVID-19 during Tuesday's election. 

The shock of the coronavirus pandemic is placing weight on an education system that has teetered on the edge of fully adopting technology in every day learning. With students studying from home across the country, Fiveable’s Amanda DoAmaral believes the pandemic could lead to a shift in education.