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Madison – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) today awarded $10 million in funding from the Energy Innovation Grant Program (EIGP). The grants went to 46 projects that reduce energy consumption and demand, install renewable energy and battery storage technologies, and create comprehensive energy plans. Applications for this grant cycle were due on January 14,...

Undergraduate collaborative research at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will be celebrated in person once again at the annual Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity (CERCA), where students will present a wide array of projects to the campus and community. The 30th annual CERCA event will take place from April 25-29 in...

Madison, Wis. –  The Department of Safety and Professional Services is offering two question-and-answer sessions about LicensE, the department’s new self-guided, online platform that is replacing paper-based applications for occupational licenses. The sessions will include a presentation on the new platform and the opportunity to ask agency staff and technology experts about the new platform. The...

Stevens Point, Wisconsin (April 13, 2022) -- Worzalla, an employee-owned book printer specializing in printing high-quality children’s books, cookbooks, and hard-cover best sellers, is researching ways to address local childcare shortages in Central Wisconsin. Recently, Worzalla hosted a virtual event with over 40 participants representing more than 30 local organizations to discuss opportunities for a collaborative community approach...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Columbia, Polk and Sheboygan counties. DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are working with animal health officials in response efforts. HPAI has now been found in seven domestic...

A recent survey found 19 percent of child care centers in La Crosse County are on the verge of closing due to staffing shortages, according to The Parenting Place Executive Director Jodi Widuch.  “It’s 372 slots -- that’s enormous,” she said yesterday during an event focused on child care and early education. It was...

-- A recent survey found 19 percent of child care centers in La Crosse County are on the verge of closing due to staffing shortages, according to The Parenting Place Executive Director Jodi Widuch.  “It’s 372 slots -- that’s enormous,” she said yesterday during an event focused on child care and early education. It...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Hosung Shin, president of Madison-based golf simulator lounge Hook & Fade.  Shin, who moved to Madison in 2015 after working for PepsiCo and as a consultant for GlaxoSmithKline, discusses the growth of the virtual golf market in recent years. He highlights the opportunity he sees...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” international trade consultant Chris Wojtowicz discusses supply chain disruptions and potential solutions.  Wojtowicz is part of the Small Business Development Center at the UW Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship and is the chair of the Wisconsin District Export Council. He highlights the support available for companies looking...

GREEN BAY | MADISON | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS – Today DeWitt LLP law firm announced attorney Shenaz Lakdawala joined its Family Law and Immigration practice groups practicing from the firm’s Metro-Milwaukee office.Lakdawala handles a wide variety of matters ranging from divorce proceedings, custody and placement, child support, annulments, paternity, adoptions, termination of parental rights, modification motions, and emergency motions,...

Approximately 150 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from the 107th Maintenance Company landed safely on U.S. soil this week following a deployment to Europe in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Soldiers with the unit, which is headquartered in Sparta, Wisconsin – with detachments in Viroqua, Wisconsin and Camp Ripley, Minnesota – returned to Fort...