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Rachel Ver Velde promoted to WMC’s senior director of workforce, education & employment policy

WMC, January 31, 2023

Panel: Conservative business practices could protect Midwest in recession

Milwaukee Business Journal, January 27, 2023

US economy slowed but still grew at 2.9% rate last quarter

NewsNation Now, January 26, 2023

Walmart raises minimum wage as retail labor market remains tight

CNBC, January 24, 2023

CNH Industrial union workers end strike at two U.S. plants with deal

Reuters, January 22, 2023

Survey: Majority of Wisconsin employers expect a recession in 2023

WKOW, January 19, 2023

Wisconsin union membership down 28,000 in 2022

Milwaukee Business News, January 19, 2023

Wisconsin ranked 37th on new business climate list, WMC not surprised

The Center Square, January 18, 2023

Microsoft to lay off 10,000 workers as slowdown hits software business

The Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2023

U.S. retail sales fell 1.1% in December

The Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2023

Amazon begins cutting 18,000 workers in its biggest layoffs ever

Fox Business, January 17, 2023

China posts one of its worst economic performances in decades because of Covid

CNN, January 17, 2023

Global recession likely, say 63% of chief economists in WEF survey

Fox Business, January 16, 2023

Industry leaders outline expectations for 2023 in new report

WisBusiness, January 13, 2023

Social Security cost-of-living adjustments have fallen short of inflation by $1,054 since the start of pandemic

CNBC, January 12, 2023

Inflation is expected to have declined in December, but it may not be enough to stop the Fed

CNBC, January 11, 2023

Former state legislator Dale Kooyenga is new MMAC senior veep–and possible future chief.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 9, 2023

Job growth and wages slip in December but remain above Fed target

Fox Business, January 6, 2023

Millions of workers are subject to noncompete agreements. They could soon be banned

Wisconsin Public Radio, January 5, 2023

Amazon will lay off more than 18,000 workers

CNN, January 5, 2023

UAW workers to vote on CNH offer 8 months into strike

The Journal Times, January 3, 2023

Microsoft workers to form company’s first union in the U.S.

The Wall Street Journal, January 3, 2023

IRS hiking interest rates Jan. 1

Fox Business, December 29, 2022

Robin Vos calls state’s economic development agency an ‘abject failure,’ says large companies not looking to Wisconsin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 26, 2022

Wisconsin gained about 12K new residents in 2022, largely from people moving to the state

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 23, 2022

Unemployment benefits and Obamacare subsidies outpace median income in several states, study finds

Fox Business, December 19, 2022

Wisconsin child care providers struggle as COVID-19 relief funds end

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 20, 2022

Final home within Foxconn development site is moving – literally – to a new location

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 19, 2022

Fed raises interest rates half a point to highest level in 15 years

CNBC, December 14, 2022

Foxconn qualifies for $8.6 million in Wisconsin tax credits for hitting job and investment benchmarks, a decline from 2021

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 9, 2022

Brace for a recession in 2023 as job losses top 2 million, Citi says

Fox Business, December 9, 2022

Wisconsin rent prices normalize as evictions return to pre-pandemic levels

Wisconsin Public Radio, December 6, 2022

Inflation gauge closely tracked by Federal Reserve slows to still-high 6%

Fox 11, December 1, 2022

More than 600 CNH Industrial workers have been on strike for 7 months. Where do the company and union stand?

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 30, 2022

Inflation fight could last until 2024, Fed official warns

Fox Business, November 28, 2022

Wisconsin unemployment rate at 3.3%, aging workforce challenges loom large

Wisconsin State Journal, November 26, 2022

Milwaukee Bucks partner with Amazon to launch store using first-in-Wisconsin technology

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 23, 2022

Businesses that used WEDC programs created $1.2 billion in new capital last year

Milwaukee Business News, November 22, 2022

Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can’t agree

Associated Press, November 21, 2022

FTX collapse sparks call by Janet Yellen for ‘more effective’ cryptocurrency oversight

Fox Business, November 16, 2022

Economic trends mixed in Milwaukee, MMAC report shows; State ranked 30th for cost of living

WisBusiness, November 14, 2022

Wisconsin spent more of its pandemic relief money on business support than any other state

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 10, 2022

There’s a major shift underway in manufacturing for U.S. companies

CNBC, November 4, 2022

Inflation looms large as midterms approach

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 3, 2022

Wisconsin’s housing shortage isn’t just a quality-of-life issue. It’s a workforce issue.

Wisconsin Public Radio, November 2, 2022

Screenprinters vote to unionize, but owner says he closed their shop

The Capital Times, November 1, 2022

Why America’s job market hasn’t imploded

CNN, November 1, 2022

Wisconsin officials craft Fiserv deal with concern firm could move HQ out of state

Milwaukee Business Journal, October 31, 2022

Fed set to raise rates by 0.75 point and debate size of future hikes

The Wall Street Journal, October 21, 2022

Wisconsin keeps adding jobs, despite inflation and fears of recession

The Capital Times, October 21, 2022

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