Insight on Business

Articles published under the Insight on Business staff byline represent the collective work of our editorial team, covering the people, companies, and trends shaping business across Northeast Wisconsin.

Here’s what the data center boom means for Wisconsin’s workforce

As data center developers stake out land in Wisconsin communities, much debate...

More than NDAs, Wisconsin communities face scrutiny over data center secrecy

At a Jan. 28 public forum on Wisconsin data centers, Port Washington...

States try to figure out penny problems

The U.S. no longer presses pennies, leaving many stores to set their...

Tourist destinations get jump on summer hiring

Nothing says “summer” like the red-and-white striped awning of Wilson’s Restaurant &...

First-time homebuyers face tight inventory and rising prices

When it comes to finding the right home, first‑time buyers need to...

Prevea CEO champions routine doctor visits after health scare

Ashok Rai admits he should have known better. Trained as an internal medicine...

World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison honors the best from around the globe

The World Championship Cheese Contest isn’t just about cheese from around the world.   There’s also plenty of yogurt to judge,...

Tax credit meant to help struggling workers mostly helps employers, Wisconsin study finds

A new study of Wisconsin data finds what some researchers and policy...

Wisconsin one of five states that doesn’t fund hands-on job training

As Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly traversed the state last...

Two-thirds of Google searches go nowhere.

For years, marketers have built strategies around clicks. Click-through rates, conversion paths,...