MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Potawatomi Hotel & Casino is laying off 1,600 employees from its Milwaukee facility due to a decline in tourism from the coronavirus pandemic. Potawatomi had 2,600 employees before shutting down in March. About 1,000 people were brought back for the reopening in June. The remaining employees will be laid off starting Aug. 15. The number of positive cases in Wisconsin topped 40,500 on Friday. The seven-day average of new cases was 822, the highest since the start of the pandemic. The Madison School District announced that students will start the upcoming school year learning fully online.
