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Foley & Lardner LLP assisted the Milwaukee Bucks in launching its digital collectibles experience called “Fear The Deer NFTs,” allowing fans an opportunity to collect, own, and trade fan-focused digital assets. In collaboration with the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace and distribution platform Sweet, the new collection will allow Bucks fans access to the next...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Sheri Johnson, director of the UW Population Health Institute.  She shares her perspective on the latest Wisconsin Population Health and Equity Report Card, which detailed disparities in mortality and provided a number of policy suggestions. It shows that state residents with lower education levels, as...

GREEN BAY, Wis. ― A data monitor system could take a farm operation to the next level. In the latest edition of the Dairy Stream podcast, host Mike Austin talks with Michael Goeldi, customer success team member at smaXtec, about data monitoring systems for cows, bolus technology, the role of artificial intelligence, improving management processes and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Waukesha, Wisconsin, April 21, 2022 – Corey Paske has joined HRG as business development manager, to focus on bringing HRG’s resources, such as category management, space planning, visual merchandising, retail strategy, creative services, and asset management, to the pet, hardware, and beauty segments of the retail industry. HRG has applied their expertise...

    De Pere, Wis.: 2004 St. Norbert College graduate Dr. Oluyemisi Adeyemi-Fowode, who serves as doctor of pediatric and adolescent gynecology at Texas Children’s Hospital and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine, will be St. Norbert College’s commencement speaker on Sunday, May 15, at 11 a.m., outdoors on the quad west of the...

MENASHA, Wis. (Apr. 21, 2022) – Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI) a national leader in engineering, construction, manufacturing and clean energy, was recognized by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America with first place in the Specialty Contractors division over four million hours category at the 2022 Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA). FTI was also among the top 15 organizations nationally vying for the CSEA...

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announces today that his office has obtained a civil judgment against Johannes Wakker requiring him to pay a $225,000 monetary penalty for alleged violations of the State’s manure management laws that occurred at Wakker’s Kewaunee County concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO). “Mismanagement of manure can lead to...

MADISON, WIS. – World Dairy Expo® welcomed new industry representatives to its Board of Directors, Commercial Exhibitor Committee and Dairy Cattle Exhibitor Committee at the annual March meetings. The three incoming board members include: Kristine Childs, Nasco; Dr. Paul Fricke, University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences; and Joseph Opsal, Dane County Holstein Breeders.

LAKETOWN – The WMC Litigation Center – an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – sent the Town of Laketown a “Notice of Claim” on Tuesday outlining how its Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Ordinance is unlawful and preempted by Wisconsin statute.  Representing seven claimants who are farmers, business owners, property owners and taxpayers,...

As the war in Ukraine disrupts supply chains for fertilizers, grains and other agricultural products, the head of the Wilson Center sees a chance for Wisconsin ag industries to step in.  Mark Green is president, director and CEO of the nonpartisan Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. and a former state lawmaker, congressmen, ambassador to...

-- As the war in Ukraine disrupts supply chains for fertilizers, grains and other agricultural products, the head of the Wilson Center sees a chance for Wisconsin ag industries to step in.  Mark Green is president, director and CEO of the nonpartisan Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. and a former state lawmaker, congressmen, ambassador...