COVID-19

The Kroger Co., the parent company of Milwaukee grocery store operator Roundy’s Inc., will reduce the number of shoppers allowed inside each of its stores to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Raquel Filmanowicz came into her role as the new chief executive officer of the local host committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, to be held in Milwaukee, just in time for the COVID-19 coronavirus to rock the nation.

It’s been a while since Joel Quadracci flew an airplane, but in leading Sussex-based Quad/Graphics Inc. he still falls back on one of the lessons he learned while learning to fly.

Ascension said it will protect the pay of all its employees if they are temporarily assigned to a different job or unable to work because of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Many in Milwaukee breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday when the DNC announced its 2020 convention will still take place here this summer, but organizers and local entities are now faced with the logistics of rescheduling a major event as the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic crisis persists. 

Sussex-based Quad/Graphics Inc. has joined the growing number of companies implementing pay cuts and reduced production in response to the coronavirus and economic challenges created by efforts to curtail its spread.

Most real estate professionals expect at least some of their tenants to seek rent reduction or relief this month due to the COVID-19 outbreak and are likewise employing a number of strategies to work with them on the issue.

The American Family Insurance group this week pledged more than $4 million to support COVID-19 pandemic relief and other nonprofit efforts. 

Wauwatosa-based Versiti, Inc. will soon begin collecting plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to potentially treat those with the virus.

Milwaukee-based Jason Industries Inc. is cutting the base salaries of six top executives by 25% from April 1 to June 30, according to a securities filing made Wednesday.