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30 Business & Advocacy Groups Oppose $450 Million Surprise COVID Tax on Small Businesses
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber, manufacturers’ association and safety council – joined a group of 30 business associations and

Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue Attempts to Hit Small Businesses with Surprise $450 Million Tax Hike
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber, manufacturers’ association and safety council – denounced plans by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue

Wisconsin Business World & Kwik Trip Announce Virtual Statewide Competitions for Students
MADISON – Wisconsin Business World announced on Wednesday it is launching two statewide business-focused competitions in partnership with Kwik Trip for students in grades 6-12. A

WMC Disappointed Manufacturing Workers Excluded from Phase 1B Vaccinations
MADISON – On Tuesday, Gov. Tony Evers and Dept. of Health Services (DHS) Secretary Karen Timberlake announced that manufacturing workers would be excluded from Phase 1B

WMC Urges Incoming Health Secretary to Include Manufacturers in Phase 1B Vaccinations
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber, manufacturers’ association and safety council – sent a letter to Department of Health Services

WMC Statement on Gov. Evers’ PFAS-Related Litigation
MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers announced on late Friday afternoon that he was directing the state’s Departments of Justice and Administration to hire lawyers to pursue

WMC Statement on Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber, manufacturers’ association and safety council – President & CEO Kurt Bauer released the below

WMC Launches Litigation Center, Re-Hires Lucas Vebber as Executive Director
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber, manufacturers’ association and safety council – launched a new initiative on Thursday to protect

WMC Thanks Assembly for Approving COVID-19 Liability Protections
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber, manufacturers’ association and safety council – applauded the State Assembly for passing critical COVID-19

Craig Summerfield Joins WMC as Director of Environmental & Energy Policy
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber, manufacturers’ association and safety council –announced Monday that Craig Summerfield would be the organization’s