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MADISON, Wis. – In a deal announced yesterday, Summit Credit Union will acquire West Bend’s Commerce State Bank. This marks the sixth acquisition of a taxpaying Wisconsin bank by a tax-exempt credit union in a decade, continuing a concerning trend of taxpaying community banks being bought by large, growth-oriented credit unions. The acquisition will bring Summit Credit Union...

Kathy Henrich, CEO of Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition, has been named to the Board of Directors of M3 Insurance. Henrich’s three-year board appointment was approved on March 2, 2022, at the M3 Shareholder Meeting. In January 2020, Henrich was named CEO of Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition, a non-profit organization focused on inclusively doubling tech...

GREEN BAY, Wis. ― Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the U.S., said today the proposed changes by the Canadian government to how it administers its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for U.S. dairy would continue to block key export opportunities. Edge urged U.S. officials to work with the country to bring about fair...

Racial disparities in homeownership are larger in Wisconsin than nationwide and have worsened over the past decade, a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum report shows.  The report found this trend exists in the state’s five most populous cities -- Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha and Racine -- as well as statewide. It focuses on homeownership...

-- Racial disparities in homeownership are larger in Wisconsin than nationwide and have worsened over the past decade, a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum report shows.  The report found this trend exists in the state’s five most populous cities -- Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha and Racine -- as well as statewide. It focuses on...

Milwaukee, Wis. – March 4, 2022 – The Independent Business Association of Wisconsin (IBAW) hosts “How to Handle Bad Egg Employees, Action When the Shell is Cracked.” The program will be held on March 18, 2022, 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. at the Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. A plated breakfast will be served.

MADISON, WI (March 3, 2022) – Members of Dane County Credit Union (DCCU) voted in favor of joining forces with  Heartland Credit Union (HCU). The official legal merger took place on March 1, 2022.  Discussions began mid-year in 2021, with both boards unanimously supporting the partnership of the two organizations to bring added value...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” a UW-Madison economist and expert on Russia provides insight into the evolving conflict with Ukraine.  Paul Castaneda Dower is an assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics at the university and is involved with UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Russia Project. He offers his perspective on the rationale behind Russia’s...

Milwaukee, Wis., March 4, 2022 – To rally community support at a pivotal moment in our region’s forward trajectory, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation is entering the public phase of a $700 million philanthropic campaign to build a Milwaukee for all. The Foundation’s Greater Together Campaign, a comprehensive campaign spanning 2017-2023, offers an invitation for everyone...

MADISON — About 23,000 years ago, the Bighorn Mountains of Northern Wyoming resembled the landscape of today’s African Serengeti plains. The Miracinonyx, also known today as the extinct North American cheetah, roamed this region among mammoths, saber tooth tigers and even camels. Imagine an ancient Miracinonyx spotting a pronghorn antelope grazing on the ridge...

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell at his eighth annual campus address on Thursday, March 3, announced that the university plans to fully reimagine its Helfaer Tennis Stadium and Recreation Center (Rec Center), located at 525 N. 16th St. on the southwestern edge of campus, as a comprehensive Wellness + Recreation facility. It will bring together...