A projected decline in Wisconsin’s working-age population means the state needs to build fewer housing units than previously expected, according to a new report.

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Generac's sales of industrial-scale generators have been rising based on demand from data centers and its stock price has more than doubled since the start of the year. The company is expanding in Wisconsin, with plans to open a new factory to meet growing demand.

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Wisconsin's Joint Committee on Finance voted to sell the former State Human Services Building to Landmark Development Services Company for $10 million.

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The average price for a pound of beef hit a record-high $9.64 in April. Steak and ground beef prices are both up more than 14 percent compared to this time last year. An agriculture professor says these prices are on the rise and a butcher shop owner shares what he’s seeing.

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A pair of Wisconsin academics note the Pope’s sentiments capture concerns over the explosion of artificial intelligence at a time when public policy isn’t keeping pace.

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The median home cost in Wisconsin’s two biggest metro areas is at least five times the median household income in those communities, among the highest in the Midwest.

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The bipartisan bill to spend the state’s multi-billion-dollar surplus failed after all state Senate Democrats and three Republicans voted it down.

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A new zoning proposal in Milwaukee would essentially ban large data centers in the city and establish regulations for smaller data centers.

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Record-high diesel fuel prices in Wisconsin are starting to come down from their peak in mid-May, but the transportation industry in the state is still feeling the squeeze.

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The economic impact of cruising on the Great Lakes is projected to be more than $300 million this year, up 25 percent from last year.

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Wisconsin’s labor market has slowed down over the last year, though unemployment has remained near historic lows, according to preliminary data released by the state Department of Workforce Development.

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While local leaders in the northeast Wisconsin village of Wrightstown say they haven't received a formal development proposal, some local residents are making their feelings known in advance — they don't want a data center in town.

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Oshkosh is taking steps toward potentially buying a former downtown shopping mall. The city is considering converting the site into a mixed-use redevelopment that could include retail, housing and restaurants.

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Many Americans are having a tough time making ends meet. And an increasing number have fallen so deeply into debt, they’ve filed for bankruptcy.

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A newly signed executive order bans Wisconsin's executive branch employees from using nonpublic information to make money through prediction markets.

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The average single-family homes in Madison jumped above $500,000, a sign of a housing market with low supply and high demand.

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Wisconsin's Uline is looking to pause the development of a more than 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Kenosha due to economic uncertainty.

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Microsoft has hired around 375 people for full-time positions in Wisconsin and that number could grow to 800 by the time the company finishes its second data center in Racine County, according to a company spokesperson.

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The Granite Belt is a developing gravel cycling network of roughly 900 miles across Marathon, Lincoln, Langlade and Shawano counties, with Wausau positioned as the central base camp.

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The high price of fuel is worrying the leaders of some local governments across the state. 

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