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The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has asked health insurers to waive any out-of-pocket costs for lab testing and medical visits associated with the coronavirus.

Wisconsin tied with Virginia for the third strongest hiring outlook heading into the second quarter, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

One in every four items placed in recycling bins aren’t accepted through municipal recycling programs, said Michelle Goetsch, co-founder and chief executive officer of Wausa-based startup ERbin.

Milwaukee nonprofit organization City Forward Collective was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development to recruit, train and mentor 140 new teachers in the city.

The organization championing an increase in Milwaukee County’s sales tax headed to Madison today to discuss a proposed referendum before the Wisconsin State Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee.

Milwaukee is one of the top metros in the Midwest for women working in STEM, according to a recent report by Commercial Cafe.

Members of the Milwaukee Common Council said they need some questions answered on the proposed expansion of the Wisconsin Center, or they could reverse their prior endorsement of the project.

The state building commission recently approved $15.2 million for Milwaukee County’s proposed renovation of its Wauwatosa youth detention center to house youth currently living at Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls.

The Water Council and its corporate partners have launched the third round of Tech Challenge, a global competition launched in 2018 to identify freshwater technologies with high potential for commercialization or implementation.

Chytania Brown, an administrator within the state Department of Workforce Development, has been selected to lead Employ Milwaukee.