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STUDY: WI Workers Hard Hit by EPA Regulations

February 19, 2015

MADISON – Wisconsin’s Chamber of Commerce, WMC, is calling attention to a new study from the non-partisan Heritage Foundation, which finds that Wisconsin will be

Former Sen. Leibham Joins WMC Lobbying Team

February 19, 2015

Right to Work Passage Critical to State’s Business Climate MADISON – Former State Senator Joe Leibham of Sheboygan has joined the lobbying team of WMC,

Walker, Stossel, Chryst Headline Business Day Event

February 17, 2015

1,000 business leaders from around the state to attend MADISON – Governor Scott Walker, John Stossel of Fox Business News and – just

WMC Statement on Gov. Walker’s Proposal to Grant UW-System More Autonomy

February 4, 2015

The following is a statement by WMC President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer on Governor Walker’s proposal to grant the UW-System more autonomy. “Wisconsin is fortunate to

Poll Finds 69 Percent Support Right to Work

January 29, 2015

MADISON – Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly support Right to Work legislation by a margin of 69 percent to 26 percent, including a majority 51 percent from

Study: EPA Rule to Result in $100,000/yr Rate Hikes for WI Manufacturers, Kill 21,000 WI Jobs

January 27, 2015

Madison – According to a new study published jointly by The Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University and the John K. MacIver Institute for Public

Ariens Company Chairman/CEO Re-elected WMC Chair

January 23, 2015

WMC Advances Comprehensive Policy Agenda for Job Creation MILWAUKEE – Ariens Company Chairman/CEO Daniel T. Ariens has been re-elected chairman of the Board of WMC,

Union Front Group Study Flawed, WMC Says

January 23, 2015

MADISON – A union front group chaired by the president of the AFL-CIO released a biased and flawed report attempting to cast Right to Work

WMC Economic Outlook Survey: State Business Leaders Most Optimistic Since Great Recession

January 19, 2015

Survey finds broad support for Right to Work; labor shortage top concern Madison – Wisconsin’s business leaders are more optimistic about the state and national

WMC Praises Gov. Walker’s SOTS Announcement of a Potential Lawsuit Challenging EPA’s Energy Regulations

January 14, 2015

Madison – WMC Energy and Environment Policy Director Eric Bott said: “EPA’s onslaught of new air regulations threatens to drain the lifeblood of Wisconsin’s manufacturing