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Writer Keith Uhlig of Wausau often wondered if he should have taken a different career path. So when he was able to pivot professionally, he finally gave truck driving a shot.

President Trump is betting tariffs on imported wood and furniture will help America’s lumber and cabinet industries. But two Wisconsin producers say the tariffs are eliminating markets, depressing prices and creating chaos for their businesses.

A new study found that while half of the state’s school districts tried performance-based pay incentives for teachers, most have since abandoned it.That trend matches what’s happening in schools around the country.

A Wisconsin immigration attorney Grant Sovern says the Trump administration’s fee for H-1B visas lacks clarity on how to pay and raises legal questions.

The eastern Wisconsin representative said “a lot of these people are not working very hard at all,” and regardless of the shutdown, the workforce should be reduced.

Modine Manufacturing is expanding in southeast Wisconsin with plans to hire about 300 workers at a new manufacturing facility in Franklin by early next year.

The village of Sturtevant will keep its local police department for now. 

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate held steady in August even as the number of people employed in the state fell.

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General report, 94 percent of VA facilities this year reported severe occupational staffing shortages for medical officer positions.

System president Layla Merrifield discusses tech schools’ reliance on federal funding and the value of the adult education programs they provide.