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Madison — The Wisconsin Building Trades Council (WBTC) Board of Directors has appointed Emily Pritzkow as the organization’s new Executive Director.  Pritzkow will take the lead in coordinating WBTC’s efforts to unify the state’s 16 craft organization members and nearly 40,000 union workers.  “I am excited to be a part of growing the WBTC and...

MADISON, WI. MAY 23, 2022 – A new survey by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) reveals that both in-state and out-of-state residents view Wisconsin as a good place to do business, raise a family, and enjoy a high quality of life. While, perhaps unsurprisingly, four out of five Wisconsin residents and business owners...

A newly released study has found that since 1978, the number of startups in rural Wisconsin has dropped by 50%. The “Rural Innovation Report,” created by the Wisconsin Startup Coalition (WSC), the University of Wisconsin Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, and powered by Alliant Energy, found that while startup activity in rural areas of Wisconsin...

As the only tribe-owned bank in Wisconsin, it was only natural for Bay Bank to reach out and forge a strong relationship with the First American Capital Corporation, Inc. (FACC), a Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) organization, certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. While Bay Bank offers a variety of loans and products...

Workers at Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software, which produces the popular Call of Duty video game series, have voted to unionize.  The workers at Raven Software’s Middleton office voted 19-3 to be represented by Communications Workers of America, according to an email from the National Labor Relations Board. The Associated Press reports this is the...

-- Gov. Tony Evers has announced meat processors in Wisconsin can apply for up to $150,000 in funding through a newly created grant program.  In a release, the guv announced up to $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars will be allocated to the Meat and Poultry Supply Chain Resiliency Grant Program. 

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation that children ages 5-11 should receive a booster dose five months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech (Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccination series. With this recommendation, DHS and CDC now recommend COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to everyone five and older. The CDC also recently...

Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement on this afternoon’s NLRB election results finding the Game Workers Alliance (CWA) union members at Raven Software have won their union with 86% of the vote.   “Congratulations to the members of the Game Workers Alliance (CWA) union who have stood strong against...

JANESVILLE, Wis., May 23, 2022 – SHINE Technologies, LLC (SHINE), a next-generation nuclear technology company, today announced Chris Vessell has joined as General Manager of the Therapeutics Division. In this role, he will be responsible for developing and building the team dedicated to SHINE’s strategy and offerings around non-carrier-added lutetium-177 for cancer therapies.Vessell brings more than 25 years of...

MADISON, WI (May2022) — Park Bank to announce the addition of Beth Prochaska, President and CEO, at Potter Lawson as their newest board member. Prochaska first joined Potter Lawson as a receptionist over 40 years ago and worked her way through almost every department, as well as becoming the first female shareholder. She has also been an active...

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – announced the launch of its annual Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment Award. For over three decades, WMC has presented this award to companies who have demonstrated environmental leadership and have implemented sustainable, innovative environmental practices. “It is an...

Contact: David Callender, 608.210.6706david.callender@wedc.org WEDC survey finds quality of life and opportunities driving factors in state’s high perception rankings MADISON, WI. MAY 23, 2022 – A new survey by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) reveals that both in-state and out-of-state residents view Wisconsin as a good place to do business, raise a family,...