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The City of Cudahy Health Department on Wednesday said that 503 people have been tested for COVID-19 from April 24 to 28 as part of an investigation of the coronavirus outbreak at the Patrick Cudahy meatpacking plant.

State public health officials are investigating 187 facility-based outbreaks of COVID-19, including 48 in workplaces.  

Milwaukee-based early-stage venture capital fund Bold Coast Capital is no longer raising funds due to the economic impact of COVID-19, according to a Bold Coast Capital newsletter.

Milwaukee-based corporate homesharing startup Frontdesk LLC continues to attract the attention of investors despite the travel industry's unprecedented shakeup.

Advocate Aurora Health will distribute special cash award payments totalling $15 million to its employees, chief executive officer Jim Skogsbergh announced Tuesday. 

Estero, Florida-based The Hertz Corp. notified state officials that it has laid off 38 employees at its facility at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.

When Waukesha-based employer association MRA started surveying businesses on their coronavirus fears in March, business continuity was a top concern.

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin said Wednesday it will begin administering remdesivir – an experimental COVID-19 drug that has shown some promise at fighting the coronavirus – to some of its critically ill patients. 

After closing for six weeks due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Milwaukee-based Hospitality Democracy is reopening four of its restaurants...

A 27-year-old man has returned home after being treated for COVID-19 with convalescent plasma and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at Froedtert Hospital.