COVID-19

Brookfield-based payments giant Fiserv reported early signs of recovery from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic after enduring a decline in business due to shelter-in-place orders, the company recently announced in an earnings call.

Two community-based testing sites have begun offering free drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 testing today in Milwaukee.

Mike Thirtle, president and chief executive officer of Brookfield-based Bethesda Lutheran Communities, made the call in late February that its residential facilities would shelter in place – a decision that came weeks before most governors began issuing social distancing orders.

The COVID-19 crisis is clearly the black swan event of your business career and maybe even your life. 

The Milwaukee Public Market has been largely desolate since the onset of COVID-19 forced bars, restaurants and venues to limit operations or close doors. But that changed last week as vendors started to restock their shelves and fire up their grills for what's considered phase one of the market's reopening.

Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. estimates the onset of the COVID-19 coronavirus cost it around $40 million in sales during its fiscal third quarter and sales were down 30% in April to start the fourth quarter.

More than two weeks after it was set up the alternate care facility at Wisconsin State Fair Park has not received any COVID-19 patients yet, as southeastern Wisconsin hospitals have not experienced extreme capacity surges.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced today that businesses seeking to keep their employees and customers safe while gradually reopening as social distancing measures to fight the spread of COVID-19 are relaxed can now draw on a series of state publications to keep them informed of best practices and safety tips.

Nashotah-based manufacturer Techniplas LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking to sell the company after a previous deal with a private equity firm was derailed by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This may sound counter-intuitive given the state is still dealing with the largest pandemic in a century, but Wisconsin hospitals aren’t all that busy.