WMC CEO Survey: 73% support Foxconn deal, 81% support worker attraction campaign MADISON – Wisconsin’s business leaders are concerned about finding labor and the rising cost of health care, but also say the state and national economies are strong, … Continued
MADISON – Gov. Scott Walker signed the Mining for America Act into law on Monday, legislation authored by Rep. Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) and Sen. Tom Tiffany (R-Hazelhurst). The Mining For America Act repeals Wisconsin’s two-decade long ban on metallic … Continued
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) reinforced its opposition on Monday to a coordinated effort by the League of Municipalities, the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Wisconsin Towns Association to raise property taxes on local businesses and increase … Continued
“Wisconsin: You Know You’re Home” Invites Former Wisconsinites to Move Back to the Badger State MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) unveiled a new video at the sold out WMC Foundation Future Wisconsin Summit last week aimed at … Continued
WMC and NAM partner on Manufacturers Marketplace, boasting more than 300,000 U.S. manufacturers MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the largest manufacturing trade association in the United States, announced today the … Continued
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) called on legislators to sign onto a key piece of legislation Thursday that would significantly reform Wisconsin’s civil justice system. Senators Tom Tiffany (R-Hazelhurst) and Dave Craig (R-Big Bend) and Representatives Mark … Continued
MADISON – Gov. Scott Walker announced on Tuesday he would work with legislators to approve nearly $7 million in additional funding for a targeted campaign to attract talent to Wisconsin. The governor’s announcement was made at the fourth annual … Continued
MADISON – On Friday, Gov. Scott Walker, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and Foxconn agreed to terms that will bring the technology giant to the state – leading to $10 billion of direct investment from the company and … Continued
MADISON – The Wisconsin State Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that makes mining jobs and investment one step closer to reality in Wisconsin. Assembly Bill 499 – which repeals Wisconsin’s mining moratorium – was approved last week by … Continued
MADISON – Tonight, the State Assembly voted to end Wisconsin’s twenty-year old moratorium on metallic mining. Assembly Bill 499, authored by Rep. Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) and Sen. Tom Tiffany (R-Hazelhurst), passed the Assembly by a vote of 53-38 and now … Continued