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WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. economy grew at a 2.4 percent annual rate last quarter, sharply less than first thought, in part because consumers didn’t spend as much as initially estimated.  Severe winter weather is expected to further slow the economy … Continue reading →

STEVENS POINT — City leaders are competing with two other Wisconsin communities to land a manufacturing center that could bring jobs to the region.  Stevens Point Mayor Andrew Halverson said Thursday that managers of the facility are interested in coming … Continue reading →

With the state’s economy starting to churn a little faster, Wisconsin manufacturers are adding more jobs and that was cause for celebration, Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday at Manufacturing Matters, a conference put on by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership.  … Continue reading →

Mercury Marine, Masters Gallery Foods Inc., Tailored Label Products Inc. and Badger Alloys Inc., were named 2013 Manufacturers of the Year in their respective categories by the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce at a banquet Thursday night.  A total of nine … Continue reading →

Wisconsin agriculture is a $59.16 billion industry that supports 10 percent, or nearly 354,000, of the state’s workforce.  The more than 76,400 people employed directly by Wisconsin farms have varied backgrounds, skills, education and experience, and wages and benefits received … Continue reading →

Predictions of a massive nursing shortage within 20 years are prompting four University of Wisconsin System nursing schools to crank up efforts to train more instructors so they can expand enrollments and cope with looming faculty retirements.  A new $3.2 … Continue reading →

If Donald Trump hosted “Apprentice Wisconsin,” he’d have to change his catchphrase from “You’re fired” to “You’re hired.”  As the economy slowly pulls out of its funk, the dormant construction industry is starting to experience a revival. And as construction … Continue reading →

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – State officials said Friday that Wisconsin added about 28,600 new private sector jobs during the year ending last September 30th.  That’s the number to be included in the U.S. Labor Department’s next quarterly Census of Employment … Continue reading →

The recent announcement of an Internet giant’s multimillion-dollar investment in a central Wisconsin technology provider bodes well for the region’s economy, one local expert said.  Google Capital’s $40 million investment in Wisconsin Rapids-based Renaissance Learning Inc. indicates that central Wisconsin … Continue reading →

The White House budget to be released early next month will propose $56 billion in new spending on domestic and defense priorities and drop a proposal that was included in last year’s budget as a way to attract Republican support … Continue reading →