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Businesses Address Housing Gap to Increase Employment
Businesses across the country are looking to hire, but there’s something standing in the way – the housing shortage. Employees can’t accept jobs in different cities because there aren’t enough homes for them to relocate to. The United States is about 4.5 million houses short, and in Wisconsin, they need at least 140,000 new housing units by 2030. In the town of Sheboygan, four family-owned companies are coming together to help new hires become homeowners. Correspondent Jessica Gomez travels there to meet the business owners behind the effort.
Fresh Mart Madison gives former Whole Foods an international spin
When grocery giant Whole Foods moved into the new Madison Yards development last December, it shuttered the store it had run for nearly 20 years at 3313 University Ave. To the owners of Madison’s Istanbul Market and Sun Prairie’s Fresh Mart, the newly-empty building looked like just the right place for their next international grocery store. Many of the customers at their other stores had long made the trek from near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, and owners Yashar Tairov and Saniya Tairova were hunting for a place that UW-Madison students could get to without a car.
State Committee Considers Future of UW – System
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — At the Capitol in Madison, discussions are underway on the future of the UW – System. Former Vice President for Administration James Langdon is open to the idea of spinning UW – Madison off from the rest of the system. “Is there a...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Southern Wisconsin: Threat of Tornadoes and 2” Hail
Southern Wisconsin is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. The watch will be in effect from Sunday afternoon until early Monday morning. The area covered by the watch spans around 60 miles north and south of a line extending from 45 miles south-southwest of Mason City, Iowa, to 55 miles south of Racine, Wisconsin.
Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — On a twilight so calm the red and white pines are reflected in the waters of northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage, John Baker plans to go spearfishing — a traditional Ojibwe method of harvesting walleye. But before he sets out, he detours his boat to land on a sandy shore, hops out and crosses the tree line, crunching through dead leaves. “This is my sanctuary,” he says, recalling childhood visits in his dad’s rowboat.
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