A new policy that cuts hours of operation for food trucks downtown and near Burnham Park starting May 9 continues to draw controversy.
Economic Development
Economic Development
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New Wisconsin Watch tool makes statewide layoffs easier to track
Search employer-reported layoffs since 2018 by county, industry and year as part of a growing suite of data-driven news apps.
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Wisconsin regulators: Data centers must cover full cost of their energy needs
The Public Service Commission approved a new rate structure for We Energies’ largest data center customers, requiring them to cover the full cost of new power generation and fuel.
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Wisconsin data center tax break to cost state more than $2 billion
Designed to lure data centers, the sales tax break is now drawing scrutiny. But some say the development boom will boost other types of revenue.
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Deadline is approaching for teens to join Earn & Learn paid summer program
Earn & Learn is a summer employment program where teens and young adults can gain new skills and job opportunities. Time to sign up is running out.
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Get the latest Wisconsin data center news you might have missed
Wisconsin Watch offers brief reports on data center development across the state exclusively in their free Monday newsletter Forward.
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Bronzeville Collective MKE owners reflect on legacy after closing last month
Bronzeville Collective MKE closed in March after seven years spotlighting Black, brown and queer-owned creative brands. Owners Tiffany Miller and Lilo Allen talk about its impact and their plans for the future.
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Big raise on its way for permanently and totally disabled workers as Tony Evers signs worker’s comp bill
More than 300 permanently and totally disabled recipients haven’t received a raise in their worker’s comp benefits since 2016.
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Competition intensifies over who builds Wisconsin’s grid as data centers drive power demand
The Midwest’s grid operator reversed course on a key transmission project, marking a victory for Wisconsin’s largest transmission developer.
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Local data center critics praise Microsoft’s pledge to stop using NDAs, but remain skeptical
‘Companies typically don’t make announcements about building community trust unless those communities are already pushing back pretty hard,’ one environmental group says.