EAA AirVenture saw boost in attendance

Attendance was up five percent this year at EAA AirVenture. Spokesman Dick Knapinski says about 590,000 people were there over the week-long show, which ended on Sunday. Friday and Saturday were the busiest, and that’s when the Blue Angels were in town. There were also nearly 3,000 showplanes, which was up five percent. The number of […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Fitzgerald focused on budget, not Foxconn

While the Assembly appears ready to move quickly on an incentive package for Foxconn, the top Republican in the Senate is signaling the chamber may take a more deliberative approach. Assembly Republican leaders plan to hold a public hearing on the bill this week, and said at a press conference Tuesday that a vote in […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Foxconn could take Wisconsin businesses to next level

As politicians ponder unheard of subsidies for Foxconn, they'll have to consider not just the jobs the Taiwanese giant could create within its proposed southeastern Wisconsin factory but also at other businesses around the state.        Source: WisconsinRapidsDailyTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Walker meets with lawmakers on Foxconn incentives

Governor Scott Walker says there’s plenty of time for lawmakers and the public to review an incentive package for Foxconn that’s on the fast-track at the Capitol. Walker is pushing to have the bill, which offers $3 billion in incentives to the Taiwanese electronics maker and eases some the environmental rules and permitting requirements for […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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UPDATE: Reward offered for information regarding damaged squad car

The Oneida County Sheriff’s Department and Rhinelander Police are looking for suspects after a concrete block fell on a squad car Sunday morning. "If that were to hit somebody, it would have killed somebody," said Sergeant Tyler Young of the Sheriff’s department. Source: WAOW.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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