Office of Commissioner of Insurance: Consumer Alert, Talcott Resolution Life and Annuity Insurance Company assumes certain block of business from Time Insurance Company
The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is issuing this consumer alert to all those who purchased certain life insurance products and annuity contracts from Time Insurance Company (Time).
In 2020, Time was found to have become or about to become insolvent as defined under Wis. Stat. § 645.41 (2). Earlier this month,...
Independent Business Association of Wisconsin: Elects 2022-2023 Board of Directors
Milwaukee, WI – July 30, 2022 — The Independent Business Association of Wisconsin (IBAW) elected its 2022-2023 board of directors recently at the association’s annual meeting.
The directors are President, Ann Barry Hanneman, von Briesen Law Office; President-Elect, Scott Seroka, Seroka Industrial Branding; Treasurer, Tony Palmen, Ace Worldwide Moving; Secretary, Andy Oliver, Oak Hill...
Opportunity Wisconsin: Milwaukee small business owner takes U.S. Sen. Johnson to task for Florida vacations on taxpayers’ dime
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—This week Chef Gregory León, a James Beard award finalist and owner of Amalinda in Milwaukee, took Senator Ron Johnson to task for blocking funding for the state’s restaurant industry and spending taxpayer money on traveling to Florida instead. On Monday, Opportunity Wisconsin launched “Ron Johnson’s Fort Myers Vacation Guide,” a satirical travel blog “authored” by Senator Johnson where he writes, “If you’re a...
Dept. of Justice: Announces $65,000 settlement with Emerald Sky Dairy to resolve violations of Wisconsin’s wastewater laws
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with Emerald Sky Dairy, LLC (Emerald Sky Dairy) requiring it to pay $65,000 to resolve violations in November 2019 related to a manure discharge into a creek near Emerald, Wis. The settlement was approved by the Saint Croix County Circuit Court on June 7,...
Dept. of Workforce Development: Announces $2 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward worker training grants
MADISON – From solar power to shipbuilding to senior living, employers across Wisconsin will use nearly $2 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward grants from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development to support worker training programs that will lead to higher wages.
The worker training grants will help support 10 employers and serve up to...
GRB: Traveling this holiday weekend? GRB has some tips to share
(Green Bay, Wis.) It’s the summer of travel. Passenger numbers at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) have reached levels not seen since 2019. And GRB is not alone when it comes to the high volume of passenger traffic; it’s happening across the country. When you combine a large number of travelers with airline staffing shortages, and typical...
Panelists say Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific trade framework could boost Wisconsin
Trade experts in a WisBusiness.com virtual trade luncheon said the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific trade framework could lead to economic growth for Wisconsin despite continuing tensions with China.
President Biden in May announced the framework aiming to combat inflation and lower costs. Partners of the trade initiative include: the United States, Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia,...
