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You might be reaching for your winter coat again Wednesday (sorry). Temperatures are expected to peak in the low- to mid-40s with some wind. At least we’ll have sunny skies. It’ll warm up to 50 Thursday.
Manufacturing is coming back to Wisconsin
In April 2021, the U.S. International Trade Commission made a seminal ruling: A coalition of U.S. companies, including one from Wisconsin, had prevailed in their complaint that Chinese competitors were selling trailer chassis in the United States for below the actual cost of making them, a trade violation known as dumping, that unfairly harms competitors.
Soon, import tariffs of more than 200% would be levied on those Chinese trailers, which are used to haul ocean-cargo containers on American highways. Sales would swing back to the U.S. manufacturers, supporting thousands of jobs in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Alabama and Texas.