Germantown-based Wisconsin Stamping & Manufacturing has proposed a $9M plant in Hartford that would add about 37 jobs. City officials will review the plan this April.

The City of Milwaukee ordered the Sentry Foods at 71st and Lisbon temporarily closed after inspectors found renewed pest activity. The store reopened earlier this month but was shut again pending reinspection.

A Journal Sentinel analysis of police logs found most closed Pick ’n Save stores saw falling theft reports, undermining Kroger’s shrinkage rationale and sparking policy talk.

The EEOC sued Roundy's, alleging the grocery chain fired a nursing employee after refusing a water-bottle accommodation and violated the PWFA and ADA.

Outpost is converting warehouse space into a nearly 9,000 sq ft commercial kitchen at its Milwaukee HQ to expand prepared foods, wholesale and possibly open a fifth store.

Roswell-based SiteOne has bought Reinders, the long-running Wisconsin distributor. Local leadership and most staff will remain in place while the brand joins SiteOne’s national network.

United Natural Foods will close its Sturtevant distribution center, eliminating about 443 local jobs as the wholesaler reshapes its distribution network.

Cree Lighting will close its Racine‑area plant, idling 172 workers amid restructuring and supplier disputes. State workforce teams stand ready to help.

Palermo’s West Milwaukee plant adds a high‑hydration dough line and custom manufacturing capacity, expanding the family company into a much larger pizza market.

A late‑year surge helped metro Milwaukee's exports rise 3.7% in 2025 to about $9.2 billion. Q4 strength was the key driver.

About 25% of Milwaukee-area job postings were hybrid by late 2025, changing how employers, brokers and landlords plan for office space. Vacancy metrics and hiring demands are shifting in parallel.

A Pick 'n Save shopper in West Allis won $112,668 on a Platinum Payout Fast Play ticket on Feb. 26, the Wisconsin Lottery and FOX6 reported. The $10 play captured 100% of the progressive jackpot.

Yaskawa is assembling an 800,000+ sq ft campus in Franklin that will manufacture industrial robots domestically, bringing a roughly $180M investment and hundreds of jobs.