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Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. estimates the onset of the COVID-19 coronavirus cost it around $40 million in sales during its fiscal third quarter and sales were down 30% in April to start the fourth quarter.

More than two weeks after it was set up the alternate care facility at Wisconsin State Fair Park has not received any COVID-19 patients yet, as southeastern Wisconsin hospitals have not experienced extreme capacity surges.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced today that businesses seeking to keep their employees and customers safe while gradually reopening as social distancing measures to fight the spread of COVID-19 are relaxed can now draw on a series of state publications to keep them informed of best practices and safety tips.

Nashotah-based manufacturer Techniplas LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking to sell the company after a previous deal with a private equity firm was derailed by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This may sound counter-intuitive given the state is still dealing with the largest pandemic in a century, but Wisconsin hospitals aren’t all that busy.

Advocate Aurora Health unveiled on Thursday a plan for regaining patient confidence as the system begins to resume elective procedures at its Wisconsin facilities.

A Startup Wisconsin survey of 70 high-growth startups in the state found that many companies who applied for federal relief programs did not receive funding.

BizTimes Media will host a webinar Tuesday on the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program, focusing on best practices that businesses that have received the loans should take to ensure they are forgiven by the federal government.

Kohl's Corp. has announced plans to reopen store locations in 10 states, as part of what it calls a "phased approach" to reopening amidst the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis.

Crystal Miller, the owner and president of Kenosha-based Frontida Assisted Living announced today that she will run as a Republican for the state Assembly.