Tariffs take center stage at Port of Green Bay symposium

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Port of Green Bay is steering toward a promising future, but not without navigating some turbulent waters.

Wednesday morning, Local 5 attended a symposium with key stakeholders where tariffs took center stage in discussions about the port’s future.

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Marc Schaffer, an economics and data analytics professor at St. Norbert College, highlighted the significant ripple effect tariffs can have, stating, “Everything in the supply chain, everything in the transportation chain, the port being one of these elements, could potentially be impacted.”

The 2025 Port Symposium covered a range of crucial topics, including port infrastructure grant funding and the Great Lakes navigation system, but the pressing issue of tariffs dominated the conversation…

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