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While union membership rates in Wisconsin continue to slip, labor advocates point to a surge in new union petitions this year as evidence that workers want a change.  “We are seeing an increase in workers deciding to come together and form a union,” Stephanie Bloomingdale, president of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, said in a...

STEVENS POINT – Marshfield Medical Center-River Region at Stevens Point opened its doors Friday marking a continuation of Marshfield Clinic Health System’s promise to expand care to Portage County residents. “This is truly a great accomplishment to better serve our Portage County residents,” said Ryan Neville, chief administrative officer, Marshfield Medical Center-Weston and interim...

Milwaukee, Wis. – You’ve been invited to check out one of your favorite retailers to secretly shop their store and evaluate the quality of service and product availability. The best part? You get to keep the items plus earn a paycheck as a mystery shopper. If this sounds too good to be true, it very well...

For nearly as far back as he can remember, Jay Feely wanted to own his own bike shop. Which may have had something to do with being hauled around in a cart behind his parent’s bicycles as a youngster. The 30-year-old Feely finally made that happen in April when he opened his store on...

-- For nearly as far back as he can remember, Jay Feely wanted to own his own bike shop.  Which may have had something to do with being hauled around in a cart behind his parent’s bicycles as a youngster. The 30-year-old Feely finally made that happen in April when he...

The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features a conversation with David Usher, acting consul general for Canada’s Chicago Consulate.  He talks about the consulate’s role in promoting cross-border trade and economic development in Canada as well as Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri, pointing to the “very important and robust” trade connection between Canada and Wisconsin. 

Contact Information: Mary Pressley, Pressley.mary@epa.gov CHICAGO (May 12, 2022) – Today, the Biden Administration through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded six Brownfield grants totaling $7.5 million to five recipients to fund work in communities across Wisconsin. Today’s grants are supported by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provides a total of $1.5 billion to advance environmental...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with David Reeves, an executive-in-residence at Marquette University’s College of Business and former president of California-based OpenGov.  Reeves was announced as one of five executive appointees to the College of Business Administration in April after retiring from the company in January. With a focus on innovation...

On HMong American Day, HALED announces conference focused on HMong and ethnic entrepreneurs Eau Claire, Wis.— With HMong* American Day and Wisconsin’s HMong-Lao Veterans Day approaching on May 14, 2022, HMong American Leadership & Economic Development (HALED) of Eau Claire is proud to announce that a first-in-the-nation conference and summit on HMong American economic advancement, the HMong Economic...