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MILWAUKEE, Sept. 15, 2022—In its latest round of funding, the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin has awarded $544,541 for eight projects that will increase research and student training collaborations among 10 UW System universities. Students will be involved in projects and programs that include expansion of the Wisconsin Agriculture-Water Nexus Network, summer field experiences in...

MADISON, Wis.—Sept. 15, 2022—The Green Bay Packers and WPS Health Solutions are paying special tribute this week to Army veteran Adam Gossens and his family in conjunction with the Sept. 18 game against the Chicago Bears. Operation Fan Mail, the program that recognizes military families and veterans at each Packers home game, marks its 16th season in 2022.

A research team funded by the National Institutes of Health has shown that commercially available rapid antigen tests can detect past and present variants of concern and has identified potential mutations that may impact test performance in the future. As new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus continue to emerge, concerns have been raised about the performance of...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today that it has received a five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent suicide in the state. The award is for $868,730, with similar funding expected for each of the next four years. Five other states were chosen for funding through the competitive...

MILWAUKEE – The Findley Foundation, which operates the Findley Medical Clinic, willprovide a public pop-up clinic that will provide free COVID-19 vaccinations and boostershots on Saturday, Sept. 24. The pop-up clinic will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ascension Fellowship Church,2429 W. Hampton Ave. Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax vaccines will be...

WISCONSIN (Sept. 13, 2022) — Bug Tussel 1, LLC, in partnership with Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, as the issuing county, closed a $92.9 million bond (Series 2022A Bonds) offering on August 16, 2022, which will fund the deployment of broadband infrastructure in seven rural Wisconsin counties: Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Oconto, Rock, Taylor and Wood.

Fox Cities, Wis. (September 14, 2022) – In response to member requests for more networking opportunities, the Fox Cities Chamber has launched Network Builder. Network Builder allows Chamber members who opt in to the program to build new connections and stay connected. According to Jim Wickersham, Sr. Director - Investor Relations at...

MADISON, Wis. – A UW Health Kids adolescent health physician and researcher was recently tapped to help lead a new national center on youth and social media. This week the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) launched a new National Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health. Dr. Megan Moreno, adolescent health...

Visit Milwaukee President and CEO Peggy Williams-Smith says business travel remains limited in Wisconsin’s largest city while convention activity is seeing more of a comeback.  Speaking on a recent Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce webinar, she attributed some of the continued reduction in business travel to increased use of virtual meeting technology. 

-- Visit Milwaukee President and CEO Peggy Williams-Smith says business travel remains limited in Wisconsin’s largest city while convention activity is seeing more of a comeback.  Speaking on a recent Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce webinar, she attributed some of the continued reduction in business travel to increased use of virtual meeting technology. 

(Green Bay, Wis.) – More than halfway through the 2022 shipping season, cargo shipments through the Port of Green Bay have totaled more than 1.1 million tons, down just slightly from the year-to-date total in 2021. The latest tonnage totals show that imports of limestone, petroleum products and coal continue to lead the way.