Economy

As part of the expansion, Yaskawa America Inc. will begin manufacturing robots in Franklin.

Construction costs for nonresidential buildings in Milwaukee and nationally rose more in the first three months of the year than in the same period of 2024, underscoring the ripple effects of shifting global trade policy and tariffs in the supply chain.

Republicans who run the Legislature’s budget committee voted Thursday to increase state spending on K-12 schools by $336 million — about $3 billion less than what was proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. GOP lawmakers also voted to cut income taxes by $1.3 billion, largely by reducing taxes on retirement income and expanding the second…

The rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions has spilled into their respective communities. The City of Green Bay says the recently completed NFL draft, hosted at Lambeau Field, had more “unique visitors” than the previous year’s draft in Detroit.

Madison leaders are putting forward a new batch of zoning changes designed to increase the supply of housing in one of Wisconsin’s fastest-growing cities.

Wisconsin’s tourism industry experienced its third-straight year of record-setting economic impact in 2024 and set a new all-time high for the number of visits to the Badger State, Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday.

Local officials are rallying behind the Milwaukee Job Corps Center, as the facility faces possible closure under a Trump administration proposal.

The leader of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says the agency will have to cut back on some of its programs over the next two years to compensate for a nearly $4 million drop in revenue. That’s after the Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee last week declined to take up WEDC’s request for additional money.

The Brown County Board of Supervisors has approved a deal that will pave the way toward moving Green Bay’s century-old downtown coal piles.

Workers at the Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company in Milwaukee voted Wednesday to form a union, the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Union announced.