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1,000 CNH Industrial workers strike in Iowa, Wisconsin

Associated Press, May 2, 2022

Central Wisconsin business groups say worker shortage is a dire threat to region

Wisconsin Public Radio, May 2, 2022

Madison’s average home value leaps 12.4% to a record $376,900

Wisconsin State Journal, April 30, 2022

Key inflation gauge jumps 6.6% in March, most since 1982

NewsNation Now, April 29, 2022

The Biden boom turns into a GDP bust

Politico, April 28, 2022

Biden ‘not concerned’ about recession after US economy shrinks in first quarter of 2022

Fox Business, April 28, 2022

Inflation: 2/3s of small business plan price hikes, new research finds

Yahoo News, April 27, 2022

US economy shrank by 1.4% in Q1 but consumers kept spending

Wisconsin State Journal, April 28, 2022

UW-Extension report spotlights various measures of inflation

WisBusiness, April 26, 2022

Three more Dane County Starbucks locations file for union representation

Channel 3000, April 25, 2022

Unemployment rates in nine metros lower than pre-pandemic

WisBusiness, April 25, 2022

Powell says taming inflation ‘absolutely essential,’ and a 50 basis point hike possible for May

CNBC, April 21, 2022

Fewest Americans collecting jobless aid since 1970

Associated Press, April 21, 2022

Fast food prices up at least 7%

NewsNation Now, April 18, 2022

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate hit record low in March

Wisconsin Public Radio, April 15, 2022

Dane County employees could get $1,000 payments to offset inflation under proposed plan

Wisconsin State Journal, April 14, 2022

Amazon to levy 5% fuel and inflation surcharge for fulfillment services

Supply Chain Dive, April 14, 2022

Wholesale prices surge 11.2% in March, highest level on record

Fox Business, April 13, 2022

Americans’ inflation fears surge to another 11-year high, New York Fed survey shows

Fox Business, April 11, 2022

Biden plan to combat inflation with U.S. manufacturing faces skepticism

The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2022

Oldenburg’s youth apprenticeship bill vetoed by Evers

La Crosse Tribune, April 8, 2022

New OSHA enforcement program targets Form 300A scofflaws

Safety+Health, April 6, 2022

Nobel economists were dead wrong on inflation

The Hill, April 5, 2022

30-year fixed mortgage crosses 5%

CNBC, April 5, 2022

Economy added 431,000 jobs in March despite worries over slowing growth

CNBC, April 1, 2022

Organized retail theft needs stricter penalties, US Chamber of Commerce tells Congress

Fox Business, April 1, 2022

Inflation tops Americans’ biggest economic concerns, Gallup survey shows

Fox Business, March 29, 2022

UW-Extension report highlights potential for housing bubble

WisBusiness, March 28, 2022

57% of American households paid no income tax last year, study shows

Fox Business, March 25, 2022

Milwaukee-area company Generac needs to hire 900 people, 700 just in Wisconsin

TMJ 4, March 23, 2022

New corporate climate change disclosures proposed by SEC

Associated Press, March 21, 2022

Powell says fed will consider more-aggressive interest-rate increases to reduce inflation

The Wall Street Journal, March 21, 2022

Mortgage rates rise above 4% for the first time since 2019

The Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2022

Jobless claims inch lower to 214,000 as workers remain in high demand

Fox Business, March 17, 2022

Wisconsin Supreme Court confirms approach to evaluating domestic violence conviction record and employment obligations

JD Supra, March 15, 2022

US inflation sets a fresh 40-year high over past year: 7.9%

Associated Press, March 10, 2022

Report: Madison’s tech employment numbers grew by 6.2% amid pandemic

Wisconsin State Journal, March 9, 2022

Job openings near record as labor market emerges from Omicron disruptions

The Wall Street Journal, March 9, 2022

Gov. Evers signs restaurant recovery bills into law

Channel 3000, March 7, 2022

It turns out state lawmakers hate auto-renew contracts, too

Pew, March 4, 2022

Five details employers need to know about the new federal law barring mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment claims

Godfrey & Kahn, March 3, 2022

Sen. Feyen says talent attraction and recruitment needs to be a priority

WisPolitics, March 3, 2022

Crop values for 2021 up 25 percent, report shows

WisBusiness, February 28, 2022

Wisconsin needs more affordable apartments. But inflation is hampering new developments in Milwaukee, Green Bay and other cities.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 25, 2022

Unemployment benefits down to lowest level since 1970

NewsNation Now, February 24, 2022

Wisconsin home prices are still rising, mortgage rates are inching up and homes are still selling fast

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 23, 2022

WMC warns more inflation costs are about to trickle down to customers

Spectrum News 1, February 22, 2022

SURVEY: Half of Wisconsin businesses hit with double digit inflation

WMC, February 22, 2022

Report: Act 10, manufacturing declines contributed to drop in Wisconsin union membership

Wisconsin Public Radio, February 22, 2022

What’s new with cannabis compliance in Wisconsin? The legal, the illegal, and the gray area for Wisconsin employers

JD Supra, February 17, 2022