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WISCONSIN (April 29, 2025) — Wisconsin employers struggle to find, attract, and keep qualified employees, especially in skilled labor occupations where individuals need specialized training for in-demand jobs. Apprenticeships can offer a solution to employers who face shortages of skilled labor by allowing them to create their own highly skilled workforce. According to the Wisconsin Department of...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Aquarius Systems President Jane Dauffenbach discusses how tariffs are impacting the North Prairie company.  The business makes various machinery for aquatic applications, ranging from weed harvesters to excavators, transport barges and more.  Dauffenbach says Aquarius Systems has been exporting since...

Bayfield, Wis. (April 29, 2025) - The Bayfield community is invited to participate in the upcoming Community Emergency Awareness Day, a free event designed to raise awareness and prepared- ness for emergency situations. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 21 at the Bayfield Fire and EMS Hall at 801 Washington Avenue, from 9 a.m. to...

SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI- With growing demand for high-quality, accessible event venues in Sheboygan County, Take Flight Enterprise is proud to announce the expansion of its operations into a beautiful new space at 6451 S. Business Drive—formerly the beloved Breaking Bread facility. Thanks to critical support and guidance from the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation...

On Friday, the Janesville Gazette highlighted the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin’s approval of Dawn Harvest Solar Energy Center, making note of the responsive and community-first approach of the developer, Invenergy. The 150-megawatt solar generation project in Rock County is expected to come online in 2026 and demonstrates the process of collecting and responding local input that is...

Student’s apparel collections will premiere at WEAR Fashion Show, May 3 Menomonie, Wis. – Before stepping onto the runway at University of Wisconsin-Stout’s annual WEAR Fashion Show on Saturday, May 3, two fashion design and development students and their models joined Anna Mathsen, a professional and technical communication senior, for a photoshoot in the university’s PARSEC...

-- Republican lawmakers have been circulating legislation to expand a sales tax exemption for data centers.  Rep. Shannon Zimmerman, R-River Falls, and Sen. Romaine Quinn, R-Birchwood, last week sent a co-sponsorship memo to other legislators seeking support for the legislation. The proposal would extend the tax break from last session to data centers that...

Republican lawmakers have been circulating legislation to expand a sales tax exemption for data centers.  Rep. Shannon Zimmerman, R-River Falls, and Sen. Romaine Quinn, R-Birchwood, last week sent a co-sponsorship memo to other legislators seeking support for the legislation. The proposal would extend the tax break from last session to data centers that may...

With the U.S. House of Representatives proposing $880 billion in cuts to the federal budget, substantial impacts to Medicaid and other health programs are unavoidable. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has started to analyze how these cuts might impact Medicaid members and providers in our state, including shifting costs to Wisconsin, slashing the Medicaid budget, and making...