By Paul Snyder The State Engineers Association is suing Wisconsin, 12 state agencies and the UW System to stop what the union characterizes as layoffs affecting about 1,120 members. “This borders on corruption,” said William Haus, the association’s attorney with ...

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By Paul Snyder Mazomanie and Marshfield leaders are preparing for the fallout in their communities when hundreds of people lose their jobs at Wick Building Systems Inc. “Certainly it has an impact on this area,” said Mike Brehm, Marshfield city ...

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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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Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington — The U.S. trade deficit in July hit the highest level in six months as a record rise in imports outpaced a third straight increase in foreign demand for American products, according to ...

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Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington — The number of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose last week, though the government reported the figures are distorted by the timing of auto plant shutdowns. Unemployment insurance claims have declined ...

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Matt Pommer Two friends, Jim and Ray, provide insight into the health insurance dilemmas facing our elected officials. Often newspaper columnists and editorial writers paint difficult issues in broad terms, theories and fiscal estimates of billions of dollars. Perhaps the ...

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Christopher Leonard AP Business Writer Her job description says Madeline Adams is a social worker. But lately she’s begun volunteering for tasks she never had before at the St. Louis marriage counseling agency where she works: planning events, ordering supplies, ...

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Matt Pommer An estimated 1,400 state workers face layoffs, and the bulk of them are in the Madison metropolitan area. They will join the record 230,000 Wisconsin residents collecting unemployment compensation. The layoffs are the latest attempt by the state ...

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