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Wisconsin Residents Overwhelmingly Back Keystone Pipeline

MADISON – Faced with mounting energy costs, Wisconsin residents overwhelmingly support an oil pipeline from Canada to the United States, and WMC has delivered nearly 15,000 comments from Wisconsinites to

October 5, 2011

Wisconsin Businesses Hail Renewed Focus on Job Creation

MADISON – The state’s largest business group Wednesday urged bi-partisan cooperation on the passage of pro-growth legislation under consideration in a jobs special legislative session called by Governor Scott Walker.

September 28, 2011

WMC Hails Creation of Senate Select Committee on Mining Jobs

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Thursday lauded the creation of the Senate Select Committee on Mining Jobs as the first step towards opening the clean iron mine near Hurley

September 23, 2011

WMC Comments on Wisconsin Employment Figures

MADISON — Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer commented Thursday regarding the loss of 12,000 private sector jobs in July. “It doesn’t surprise me that employers didn’t hire

August 18, 2011

WMC Statement on the DNR Enterprise Agency Pilot

MADISON — Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Vice President of Government Relations James Buchen released the following statement in response to the Department of Natural Resources Enterprise Agency pilot program: “The

August 18, 2011

Statement from WMC President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer on Today’s Jobs Announcement

MADISON — Governor Scott Walker today announced that Wisconsin created more than 9,000 new jobs in June, as the national economy only created 18,000 in the same month. WMC President/CEO

July 21, 2011