Louis Livingston-Garcia

Louis Livingston-Garcia is newsletter editor for IB Madison and covers many beats, including small businesses and the airport's happenings. When he can, he likes to cover gaming, craft beverage and soccer. 

 South Central Wisconsin MLS releases tool to protect against listing fraud

The platform monitors active property listings across the internet and uses artificial intelligence to identify fraudulent advertisements

Delta Air Lines expects airfare to stay high in 2026

Delta also had a strong second quarter, with revenue coming in at $17.67 billion versus the $17.53 billion that was expected

Loss of clean energy projects will cost U.S. nearly 470,000 jobs

Projects that were closed, cancelled or downsized would have generated over $90 billion in the U.S. GDP growth during construction

Housing bill could become law without Trump’s signature, or be vetoed

It is the first time in over 30 years the federal government has made a move to help with the nation's housing crisis

Ugly Dumpling Studio opens on Madison’s West Side

The studio hosts an open workspace for members and guests to work independently on projects and to host classes and events

Madison Eats donating portion of proceeds to Venezuela relief efforts

A portion of proceeds from July tours will go to World Central Kitchen

UnityPoint Health announces more layoffs

These jobs represent under 1% of UnityPoint’s workforce, which is just over 31,000, with the jobs heading to a third-party vendor, Omega Healthcare

Thermo Fisher Scientific to lay off 69

The company is consolidating its US Bioanalytical laboratory operations into its Richmond, Virginia, facility, affecting Middleton positions

June home sales reach record-high prices

Home sales fell 2.4% to 4.09 million units from May to June, according to the National Association of Realtors

Levi Strauss has big quarter, beats Wall Street expectations

Revenue for Levi's in its second quarter was $1.56 billion versus an expected $1.52 billion