Wisconsin
Wisconsin State labor unions face benefit costs
In a memo released Friday, Wisconsin Gov.-elect Scott Walker’s transition office noted that state employees pay only 4 to 6 percent of the cost of their health coverage while most pay nothing toward their pensions. By comparison, a 2010 survey of public and private employers found the average U.S. worker pays 29 percent of his [...]
Abound Solar benefit from $400m Loan Guarantee: To generate 1,200 new Mid-West jobs
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that a $400m loan guarantee has been finalized for Abound Solar Manufacturing, LLC, to manufacture state-of-the-art thin-film solar panels. The Abound Solar project represents the fifth Recovery Act project to close to date. The project, which includes facilities in Longmont, Colorado, and Tipton, Indiana, will use new manufacturing [...]
