GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Georgia-Pacific has told Wisconsin officials it will lay off almost 160 workers from its papermaking plant in Green Bay. That represents as much as a quarter of the employees there, who produce napkins, paper towels ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Unemployment rates in state metropolitan areas improved last month. According to the Department of Workforce Development, unemployment decreased in 10 of the state’s 12 metropolitan areas from September to October. The Janesville area had the highest ...

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By Paul Snyder Mazomanie-based Wick Building Systems Inc. has notified the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development it is laying off 494 workers in its Mazomanie and Marshfield locations. Employees will be laid off in the company’s buildings division, John Wick ...

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