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News Tipoffs - Wisconsin Editors Newsletter for Friday June 21, 2024 ( 3 items )  

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'xEmployer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - March 2024'
DALLAS, Texas, June 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 20, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - March 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.04 per hour in the South to $52.91 in the Northeast in March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

Gov. Evers, WEDC Celebrate Thermo Fisher Scientific's $58 Million Expansion in Middleton
MIDDLETON, Wisconsin, June 20 -- The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. issued the following news on June 18, 2024: Gov. Tony Evers today joined company officials and local leaders to celebrate the expansion of the PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, at its good manufacturing practices (GMP) lab in Middleton, reflecting a $58 million investment that will create hundreds of new jobs. The Evers Administration, through the Wiscon  more

Wis. Natural Resources Dept.'s Inflation Reduction Act Grant Application Period Now Closed - Recipients to Be Announced in July
MADISON, Wisconsin, June 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the application period for 2024 federal Urban Forestry Inflation Reduction Act grants is now closed. DNR staff are in the process of reviewing applications and determining awards. Successful applicants will receive a portion of the $4 million available, with project funding requests ranging from   more