COVID-19

Home building in Wisconsin down 3.8% in first half of year

The number of single-home building permits issued in Wisconsin during the first half of the year is down 3.8% compared to the first half of 2019, according to the Wisconsin Builders Association.

MECCA Sports Bar & Grill closed temporarily after employee tests positive for COVID-19

The MECCA Sports Bar & Grill and The Beer Garden, both located in the Deer District in downtown Milwaukee, have been closed temporarily after an employee of The MECCA tested positive for COVID-19, the Milwaukee Bucks announced Friday.

Sendik’s to require customers to wear face masks

Milwaukee-based Sendik’s Food Markets announced Friday that it will require customers to wear a face covering beginning Tuesday, July 21, while shopping in any of the company's 17 Sendik’s and Fresh2GO locations.

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino to lay off 1,600 employees

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino said Friday that it has permanently laid off about 1,600 employees who were temporarily furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Stand Eat Drink converts Movida space into ‘micro-wedding’ venue

With mass gatherings on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stand Eat Drink LLC is tapping into what remains of the local wedding and event market.

Wisconsin unemployment rate drops to 8.5%

The Wisconsin economy's labor market improved during June as the unemployment rate fell to 8.5% and the state added 99,300 private sector jobs during the month

Small businesses leverage WEDC’s SB2020 grant program

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. dispersed 763 grants totaling a little over $5 million to help small businesses weather the economic impact of COVID-19.

Lights to be installed on west side of Hoan Bridge

Lights will be installed on one side of the Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge in Milwaukee following a two-year fundraising campaign by the community-backed initiative “Light the Hoan.”

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