Economy

The emerging technology of mass timber could have implications for Wisconsin’s forestry industry. 

The announcement that Tyson would shutter a massive beef processing plant in Nebraska was the first such closure in more than a decade. Beef processors are running at lower capacity, as the U.S. cattle herd size is the smallest it’s been since the 1950s.

A mill in Shawano County that closed a year ago is set to reopen as the first chip mill in the U.S. purchased by a logger co-op.

Only 13 percent of Wisconsin’s wetlands would fall under federal protection under proposed changes to the “waters of the United States” rule unveiled last month, but most would still be protected under state law.

A broad majority of Wisconsin banking executives believe the state economy is strong, but enthusiasm is down compared to past surveys. That’s according to a new end-of-the-year survey from the […]

It’s the latest example of what utility watchdogs call a “revolving door” in Wisconsin and nationwide, where former regulators take jobs at companies they regulated during their time in public service.

Obsolete power plants continue to cost ratepayers. Now, the push to generate unprecedented amounts of electricity for data centers risks creating another $1 billion in “stranded assets.”

The city of Green Bay recently loosened zoning regulations on residential neighborhoods. Wisconsin’s top housing official hopes other communities will follow its lead.

Both political parties blame each other for Wisconsin property tax bills rising in 2025.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Wisconsin dairy farm for national origin discrimination and sexual harassment, the EEOC announced earlier this week.