WMC Statement on UW President Jay Rothman
MADISON – Kurt R. Bauer, President/CEO of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), issued the following statement ahead of the April 7th Universities of Wisconsin Board
April 6, 2026
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UPCOMING EVENT
Business Day in Madison will take place on Thursday, October 19, 2024 at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center. This event brings business leaders from all over the state together to discuss important issues facing the business community and our state. We invite you to attend what is certain to be an insightful program.
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WMC's Latest Employer Survey
A new survey of Wisconsin businesses previewed a slow economic start to 2024, as only one-fifth of employers have a positive view of the state’s economy. According to the Wisconsin Employer Survey, 22 percent of businesses rank the Wisconsin economy as strong, which is a significant drop from 39 percent just six months ago and a steady decline from 58 percent in the Summer 2021 survey.
However, the national economy performs even worse with only 10 percent rating it as strong and 28 percent saying it is weak – up from 18 percent one year ago. This abysmal rating of the national economy is actually lower than the 12 percent of Wisconsin employers who rated the U.S. economy as strong in the Summer 2020 survey, which was taken during the economic shutdowns that occurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Episode 4: Economic Impact of COVID-19
In this episode of Wisconsin Business Voice, UW-Madison Professor & Director of Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy (CROWE), Noah Williams discussed the economic
June 1, 2020
Episode 3: Act 21
https://youtu.be/O-RwFfPixE0 In this episode of Wisconsin Business Voice, WMC’s General Counsel & Director of Tax, Transportation and Legal Affairs, Cory Fish, joins the show to
May 21, 2020
WMC Statement on Wisconsin Unemployment Rate
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development released new data on Thursday showing the state’s unemployment rate jumped to 14.1 in the month of April
May 21, 2020
Episode 2: Returning to Work Guidelines
https://youtu.be/j0xBEb-4dlU Wisconsin Safety Council recently released a 8 step guideline and best practices publication that goes through everything a business needs to think about before
May 19, 2020
Episode 1: Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision
https://youtu.be/X_4zvSEBG_g In the first episode of Wisconsin Business Voice, Executive VP of Government Relations for WMC, Scott Manley, joined the program discussing the recent decision
May 14, 2020
WMC Statement on Supreme Court Decision
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) President & CEO Kurt Bauer released the following statement after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Emergency Order #28
May 13, 2020