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Turnover rates continue to increase, MRA survey finds
Employee turnover across four Midwestern states continued to increase in 2019, with the largest increase coming among production and maintenance employees, according to a new survey by Waukesha-based employer association MRA.
Wisconsin Center District chooses construction manager for convention center expansion
The Wisconsin Center District has named the team of Gilbane Building Co. and C.D. Smith Construction Inc. as the construction manager for the planned expansion of the downtown Milwaukee convention center.
Despite Q3 uptick, Wisconsin’s economic growth still among the slowest
Wisconsin’s real gross domestic product grew at a 1.5% annualized rate in the third quarter, an improvement from the...
Milwaukee-based PROMISS Diagnostics raises $400,000
PROMISS Diagnostics, Inc., a Milwaukee-based company developing an early-detection ovarian cancer test, has raised $400,000 in a seed round...
Joseph Project to provide job training to Sheboygan County residents
The Joseph Project, a program that for the past five years has provided job training and transportation for Milwaukee County job seekers, is expanding to serve Sheboygan County residents.
Medical Technology Management Institute opens HQ in Milwaukee County Research Park
The Medical Technology Management Institute, a Menomonee Falls-based division of the College of Health Care Professions, has opened its new headquarters in the Milwaukee County Research Park.
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Income growth puts Wisconsin tax burden at lowest level since at least 1970
Growth in personal income helped push the share of income Wisconsinites pay in state and local taxes down to 10.3%.
Wisconsin exports nearly flat in November, down 4.15% for year
November was the second best month of the year for Wisconsin exports in comparison to the state’s 2018 performance, but the value of exports was still down slightly year-over-year.
Views on Wisconsin economy slip in latest WMC survey
It’s not that respondents in the semi-annual Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce survey see Wisconsin’s economy as weak, in fact...
Mass layoffs up in Wisconsin last year, most since 2015
The number of workers affected by mass layoffs that require a notice to the state Department of Workforce Development increased in 2019, but the total did not reach the most recent peak of 9,630 set in 2015.
