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Walker, Stossel, Chryst Headline Business Day Event

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

February 17, 2015

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

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 have a world-class public university

February 4, 2015

Poll Finds 69 Percent Support Right to Work

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

January 29, 2015

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

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

January 27, 2015

Ariens Company Chairman/CEO Re-elected WMC Chair

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, the state’s chamber of commerce

January 23, 2015

Union Front Group Study Flawed, WMC Says

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 laws in an unfavorable light.

January 23, 2015