AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAgribusiness: CHS has broken ground on a $700 million soybean-processing plant in Evansville, designed to handle 80 million bushels a year and support about 80 full-time jobs. Data Centers: Wisconsin’s fast-growing data center industry is driving construction, but concerns over power costs and tax breaks are mounting. Some lawmakers want to end the sales-tax exemption, while communities consider moratoriums. Energy Costs: We Energies customers are set to receive $32 million in bill credits as the utility seeks a 15% rate increase over two years. Jobs and Skills: Milwaukee-based Maynard Steel plans to close, cutting 77 jobs. Nicolet College, meanwhile, is launching a broadband technician apprenticeship as manufacturers warn that skilled-trades training is falling short of demand. Manufacturing: Eight products remain in Wisconsin’s Coolest Thing Made contest, highlighting the state’s homegrown makers.
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