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$2 rolls of toilet paper and other alleged price gouging found by Wisconsin officials
As toilet paper disappeared from store shelves in mid-March, the price increases put in place by some stores may have tipped into illegal price gouging, according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
WMC and several other business organizations ask Evers for plan to restart economy
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, 18 other statewide business associations and 33 local chambers of commerce sent a letter to Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday asking for his administration to create a plan that allows the state’s economy to restart on April 24, when the governor’s “safer at home” order is set to expire.
Restaurants seek changes to CARES Act
The federal government's CARES Act will be a shot in the arm for many small businesses across the country, but the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package may not be enough to save independent restaurants from one of the darkest times the industry has ever faced.
Milwaukee-area community health centers awarded $5.8 million in federal funds
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $5.8 million to community health centers in southeastern Wisconsin to support their COVID-19 response.
Donation roundup: Area companies give back during COVID-19 pandemic
Milwaukee-area companies and organizations have given back in various ways to help in the fight against COVID-19:
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment awards $4.8 million in grants to support COVID-19 response
The Wauwatosa-based Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment has awarded nearly $4.8 million in grants to 17 projects that are working to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus across Wisconsin.
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Karstedt St. John to resign as Professional Dimensions CEO
Johannah Karstedt St. John, chief executive officer of Milwaukee professional women's organization Professional Dimensions, will resign from her position on May 1.
Wisconsin unemployment claims dropped last week, but there’s little room to celebrate
Any other week, the 104,776 initial unemployment claims filed in Wisconsin last week would have been a record number.
Work begins on alternative care facility at State Fair Park
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has begun developing an alternative care facility on the Wisconsin State Fair Park grounds in West Allis to care for COVID-19 patients, Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday.
Nearly 70% of Foxconn’s Wisconsin employees started in fourth quarter of 2019
Nearly 70% of the 580 employees working in Wisconsin for Foxconn and its subsidiaries at the end of 2019 started their current positions in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a BizTimes review of data the company submitted to state officials.
