Joe Schulz covers news in northeastern Wisconsin and statewide business, labor and economic issues for Wisconsin Public Radio.
Joe Schulz
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UW-Eau Claire works on anti-corrosive pigment as part of defense subcontract
Students at UW-Eau Claire are working on a U.S. Department of Defense contract to develop an environmentally-friendly, anti-corrosive pigment that can be mixed into paint used on military equipment.
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Wisconsin’s biggest electric utility wants to spend nearly $200M to prevent storm outages
Wisconsin’s largest electric utility plans to ramp up its efforts to prevent storm-related outages after seeing an uptick in those events in recent years.
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Oshkosh businesses excited for increased traffic from EAA AirVenture
EAA AirVenture is expected to bring roughly 670,000 people to Oshkosh and generate more than $170 million in total economic impact to the region. The event is known as the world’s largest air show and fly-in convention.
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2 dead after plane crashes just miles from EAA grounds
Two people died on Monday after a plane they were in crashed in a farm field about 2 miles south of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture grounds.
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Jordan Love sits out first training camp practice, waiting for contract extension
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love will not practice until he and the team agree to the terms of a contract extension.Â
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Federal grant for new transit center in Appleton supports bus connection between Fox Cities
An infusion of $25 million in federal funds will help reconstruct a transit center in Appleton for a critical bus service that connects nine municipalities in the Fox Cities.
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1,700 Mercury Marine employees affected by temporary layoffs
Roughly 1,700 workers will be affected by temporary layoffs at Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac, as the company responds to a declining demand.
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Manitowoc pitcher drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers
Noah Wech is the first player drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers right out of a Wisconsin high school since 2010.
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Harley-Davidson to receive $89M federal funding for electric motorcycles
Harley-Davidson, Wisconsin’s iconic motorcycle maker, will receive an $89 million grant to expand a manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania for electric motorcycle production.
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Wisconsin housing permitting isn’t moving fast enough to make homes more affordable
The pace of housing permits being issued in Wisconsin has declined slightly over the last two years, and a growing share of permits were for multi-family units while single-family permitting has been relatively stagnant.