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Category: Economy

Posted inEconomy

Oshkosh Defense sent a big contract to the non-union South. Will it keep future jobs in Wisconsin? 

by Jacob Resneck / Wisconsin Watch August 6th, 2022August 11th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Despite tens of millions in state and local government incentives, the Wisconsin company is steering billions of dollars of work away from its namesake city.

Posted inEconomy, Government, Lives on Hold

Among Wisconsin’s jobless, Black applicants half as likely as whites to receive pandemic aid

by Jacob Resneck / Wisconsin Watch June 20th, 2022June 20th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org
Posted inEconomy

A legacy of past choices: Milwaukee’s housing crisis explained

by PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service June 10th, 2022June 9th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org
Posted inEconomy, Government, News about Wisconsin Watch

Calls for more transparency, entrepreneurship as Ho-Chunk Nation envisions an economy beyond gaming

by Ilana Bar-av and Jim Malewitz / Wisconsin Watch May 31st, 2022June 8th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org
Posted inEconomy

‘They can bring so much’: Despite barriers, Afghan evacuees enrich Wisconsin’s workforce

by Zhen Wang / Wisconsin Watch May 5th, 2022May 5th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org
Posted inEconomy, Government

‘We’ve got to get gaming out of our blood’: Pandemic shock pushes Wisconsin tribes to diversify economy

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch April 5th, 2022April 20th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org
Posted inEconomy, Government

Behind the story: How we reported on challenges and opportunities for Wisconsin’s tribal economies 

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch April 5th, 2022April 5th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org
Posted inEconomy, Government

‘Stealth’ economy for tribes hides billions of dollars in jobs, growth and revenue for rural communities

by Mark Trahant / Indian Country Today April 4th, 2022April 5th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org
Posted inEconomy

‘You cannot ignore it anymore.’ Pandemic spotlights homelessness in Brown County, fueling push for solutions

by Heather Graves / The Press Times February 15th, 2022February 15th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Government

Wisconsin bill reveals fight over control, profit over electric vehicles

by Kari Lydersen / Energy News Network February 14th, 2022February 15th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org
Posted inEconomy

Diverse cities, whiter suburbs, dying farms: 5 ways northeast Wisconsin has changed

by Natalie Eilbert / Green Bay Press-Gazette February 8th, 2022February 10th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org
Posted inEconomy

‘Home is here’: Northeast Wisconsin’s surge in diversity forged by opportunity, grit and inclusion

by Natalie Eilbert / Green Bay Press-Gazette and Duke Behnke / The Post-Crescent February 2nd, 2022February 9th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

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