Viewpoints
Get diverse business opinions and viewpoints from leaders across southeastern Wisconsin.
Commentary: It’s all about talent
Milwaukee Tool might be southeastern Wisconsin’s most important company right now. It’s experiencing massive growth, and that’s leading to...
Commentary: Inflation becomes big issue
After an economic crash in the second quarter of 2020 as the economy was shut down to fight the...
Viewpoints: Illinois tech initiative should be wake-up call to Wisconsin
Two hundred miles south of the Wisconsin border on the University of Illinois campus, a $200-million initiative announced Oct. 19 offered ample evidence that our neighbors are gearing up to compete for an infusion of federal science and technology money.
Commentary: What’s next for Wisconsin golf?
The Ryder Cup was a huge success not only for the victorious Team USA, but also for the Kohler...
Commentary: We need more people
Wisconsin continues to face a workforce shortage that’s making it difficult for many businesses to fill open positions.
Some have...
Commentary: Several businesses lead on vaccine push
In late June and early July, it seemed like the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic was over. The seven-day...
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Viewpoints: Economic impact of Bucks’ championship run shows potential benefit of local option sales tax
Our local governments in Milwaukee need the opportunity to ask the voters if they’re willing to incur a 1% sales tax increase to leverage our local dollars for local priorities, including property tax relief.
Commentary: Go for it again, Milwaukee
COVID-19 robbed Milwaukee of its opportunity to shine in the national spotlight. Milwaukee was supposed to be the site...
Viewpoints: To compel worker vaccinations, or not
The mandatory shot scenario has resurfaced among private companies due to the spread of the Delta variant; stubborn vaccine hesitancy in parts of the country and Wisconsin; and fear of exposing all workers, their families, customers and vendors to COVID-19.
Commentary: Time to end extra unemployment benefit
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis the world hasn’t faced since the 1918 Spanish flu. Worldwide, 3.75...
