On November 28, 2023, the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development held a public hearing on the following: Clearinghouse Rule 23-010: updating Wisconsin’s water quality antidegradation policy and procedures and affecting small business Assembly Bill 569: the location and operation of driver schools Assembly Bill 628: requiring retail sellers to accept cash […]
On November 16, 2023, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development offered an online media briefing following the release of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for October 2023. The briefing covers the statewide unemployment rate, total nonfarm jobs, labor force participation rate and some high-level sector information. Briefing provided by Dennis Winters, […]
On November 13, 2023, WisconsinEye’s Newsmakers Host Lisa Pugh sat down with Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce President Tim Sheehy and President-Elect Dale Kooyenga. Mr. Kooyenga joined MMAC in January in the newly created role of senior vice president as the regional economic development and their board began planning for the retirement of his predecessor, Tim Sheehy, who has […]
On November 13, 2023, WisconsinEye’s Newsmakers Host Lisa Pugh sat down with Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce President Tim Sheehy and President-Elect Dale Kooyenga. Mr. Kooyenga joined MMAC in January in the newly created role of senior vice president as the regional economic development and their board began planning for the retirement of his predecessor, Tim Sheehy, who has […]
Representative John Klenke (1958-2023). Elected in 2010, served two terms as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 88th District. Served on joint finance committee and as vice-chairperson of the Energy and Utilities committee; also a member of the assembly CPA caucus. Speaker Robin Vos said Klenke helped enact “tough” reforms on “historic” tax relief […]
Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #211 creating the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence to gather and analyze information and produce an advisory action plan to identify the current state of generative artificial intelligence’s (AI) impact on Wisconsin’s labor market and develop informed predictions regarding its implications for the near term and future. On October […]
On October 23, 2023, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation hosted the 2023 Wisconsin Economic Summit in Appleton. Coverage features Day 1, Session 4. Agenda: “Educating Tomorrow’s Workers” Comments from Chris Baichoo, CEO, WMEP Manufacturing Solutions Opportunities for Formerly Justice-Involved People Gov. Tony Evers
On October 23, 2023, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation hosted the 2023 Wisconsin Economic Summit in Appleton. Coverage features Day 1, Session 3. Agenda: Community Infrastructure Child Care: Quality Counts Getting People to Work: New Transportation Solutions
On October 23, 2023, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation hosted the 2023 Wisconsin Economic Summit in Appleton. Coverage features Day 1, Session 1. Agenda: “Setting the Stage” WEDC CEO Missy Hughes Keynote address by Jeff Yabuki, Chairman, Motive Partners, and former CEO, Fiserv State of the Economy, John Koskinen, Chief Economist, Wisconsin Department of Revenue
On October 12, 2023, the Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation met on the following agenda: Welcome Overview Discussion Concluding Remarks Close
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is getting ready to host nearly 400 businesses, industry leaders and others in Appleton next week as part of a summit focused on Wisconsin’s economic future. Created in 2011 by former Governor Scott Walker to spur job development, the work of the WEDC has been under plenty of scrutiny over […]
