Whitewater has had an announcement of layoffs at Trostel, hiring at Husco, and now more layoffs at Sallie Mae (formerly Arrow Financial). The numbers, favorable and unfavorable, mean a net employment loss for Whitewater.
(A question is why the State of Wisconsin had time before the election to announce job gains at Husco, but didn’t update — let alone announce — the state’s company closing list with Sallie Mae’s layoffs before the election. It was last updated October 26th, despite layoffs of over one-hundred people decided on before the election.)
There’s much risk in crowing about a gain here or there (however fortunate); there’s a larger terrain that’s still hard and unsuitable for growth.