By Shereen Siewert Publisher Wausau Pilot and Review Taking a look through our archives, I counted the number of ribbon cutting photos, event announcements, births, obituaries and news touting the…
By Shereen Siewert Two years after converting Furniture Plus to WG&R Express, company officials announced they will close several central Wisconsin locations including one in Wausau. Stores in Wisconsin Rapids…
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW A Rib Mountain grocery store will change hands this month, company officials confirm to Wausau Pilot and Review. Quality Foods IGA, 2900 Rib Mountain Drive, is…
NEW YORK (AP) — Danica Lause manufactured knitted hats in China for four years and struggled the whole time. “I was unable to achieve the level of quality control our…
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. It’s the end of the road…
By Shereen Siewert After 18 months in business The Jig, a Weston supper club, will close its doors sometime next month, according to a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page.…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joseph Blasi, Rutgers University; Douglas L. Kruse, Rutgers University, and Maureen Conway, Rutgers University…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — After nearly four years in downtown Wausau, the Cajun-style J. Gumbo’s restaurant will soon close, according to city officials. The restaurant, located in the Third…
Ascension Medical Group is pleased to welcome Anneliese Bessette, APNP, to the Family Medicine Department of Ascension St. Michael’s at Plover, located at 2401 Plover Road. Bessette provides primary care…
By Shereen Siewert The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development says Shopko’s closure will result in the loss of more than 1,700 jobs. Meanwhile, as recently as March 1, a two-person…
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Nearly 400 Family Dollar stores are slated for closure this year, with another 200 stores targeted for rebranding as Dollar Tree locations. Dollar…
By David Stenklyft, Wausau Pilot and Review When Aaron Schloemer founded Northwoods Cab four years ago, little did he know that two national competitors, namely Uber and Lyft, would be…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A new downtown music venue in the former Wausau Masonic Lodge is now expected to open in May, about four months after the owners’ anticipated…
By Shereen Siewert SCHOFIELD — A longtime Schofield eatery will close its doors this weekend, ending a more than 40-year run in the greater Wausau area. Perkins Restaurant and Bakery,…
REEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Shopko has announced the closure of six more stores in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin-based retailer announced late last year that it was closing 39 stores in…
By Jeffrey Decker Mountain Lanes, the iconic bowling alley towering above 17th Avenue in Wausau, has sold and will be demolished. Lokre Companies purchased the property at 1501 Elm St.…
By Shereen Siewert MARSHFIELD — A 75-year-old Marshfield mail order gift company will close in March, leaving 276 employees without jobs. Mason Companies made the announcement on Jan. 4. Figi’s,…
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs…
