Oct 1, 2009 | WisInfo
Henry Deppe died of injuries received when he was struck by a Northwestern passenger train.
Businesses react to this week's rise in minimum wage
The nation's lowest-paid workers will get a raise Friday when the federal minimum wage climbs 10.7 percent to $7.25 an hour.
Dresser Waukesha to lay off 113 workers
Dresser Waukesha said Tuesday that it intends to lay off 113 production workers after their shifts end Friday, the result of economic conditions that continue to affect the engine manufacturer.
Experts have different opinions on severity of recession
For a living, Jeff Percival sells assessment tools to employers, including pre-employment tests for job candidates.
A western Wisconsin man was sentenced last week to 13-years in prison for shooting a Minnesota woman 5-times, nearly 6-years ago.
High court could hear teacher e-mail case
A battle over the release of e-mail messages sent by Wisconsin Rapids teachers could affect future open records cases throughout the state.
UW graduates face bleak employment outlook, disappointed by job prospects
By: Steven Rosenbaum /The Daily Cardinal - April 27, 2009 With a bleak economic outlook, many recent graduates are struggling to find employment, and many resort to working at jobs for which they are overqualified.
State unemployment surpasses national average
By: Steven Rosenbaum /The Daily Cardinal - April 17, 2009 Wisconsin's unemployment rate increased to 9.4 percent in the month of March and now surpasses the unemployment national average, according to numbers released Thursday by the Department of Workforce Development.