Trade
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Mississippi River leaders urge next president to keep global trade open
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, leaders of Mississippi River communities called on the next administration to protect agricultural trade and offer new solutions to the impacts of climate change.
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Bucking industry trends, Lake Mills bike shop owner shares his unpopular opinions
Andy Quandt describes himself as a bike mechanic first, a bike shop owner second, a bike rider third, and a YouTuber fourth. He tells Larry Meiller about his six hot takes on bicycling, bicyclists and the bike industry.
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Biden administration says federal court should reconsider Line 5 shutdown order
The Biden administration is urging a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court order that would shut down an oil and gas pipeline crossing the Bad River tribe’s reservation within three years.
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Great Lakes ice cover reaches record low for New Year’s Day
Ice cover on the Great Lakes reached a record low on New Year’s Day, and open water made smooth sailing for the latest departure of an oceangoing vessel ever recorded […]
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Northwoods officials: Accessible internet, housing and child care are key to jobs growth
Northern Wisconsin businesses face many of the same challenges as the rest of the state, according to a pair of regional economic development leaders. Sheldon Johnson and Tommy Wartman lead […]
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Business incubator works to connect Driftless Area entrepreneurs
In her role as executive director of the Platteville Business Incubator, Kate Koziol said she learned there are no mistakes in the entrepreneurial world. “There’s just ideas that didn’t execute […]
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Labor strike halts shipping between Great Lakes and overseas ports
A labor strike has shut down a major artery for transporting goods between the Great Lakes and overseas ports, leaving some oceangoing vessels stranded or waiting to enter. The strike […]
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Pulitzer finalist: Colonizing Wisconsin was more about plunder than removing Indigenous people
Michael Witgen’s deep research of Indigenous and early North American history is evident in his 2021 book “Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion and the Political Economy of Plunder in […]
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Port Milwaukee leader optimistic as cruises expand and new shipping complex opens
The leader of Port Milwaukee is optimistic for its future in tourism and exports, given a recent jump in the number of cruise passengers at the port and growth opportunities […]
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State budget includes $400M boost for project to replace major bridge connecting Superior and Duluth
An estimated $1.8 billion plan to replace a major bridge connecting Superior and Duluth will receive a $400 million boost under Wisconsin’s next two-year state budget. Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled budget-writing committee […]