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MADISON – A new survey of Wisconsin businesses found that 88 percent of them are struggling to hire, and the workforce shortage is leading to even higher wage increases than last year. According to the Wisconsin Employer Survey, more than eight in 10 companies plan to raise wages by three percent or more in 2022.

NEENAH, Wis. – ThedaCare is announcing testing locations and dates to ensure access to COVID-19 testing for those living in Northeast and Central Wisconsin. ThedaCare continues working with state and local health officials to coordinate mobile COVID-19 testing sites and dates.  In addition to the COVID-19 vaccine, to help manage community spread of COVID-19,...

MADISON, Wis. – LGBT elders who choose to use health care services from Agrace can feel confident knowing the local nonprofit agency has earned SAGECare Platinum Certification for 2022. That award means at least 80 percent of Agrace’s staff have completed cultural competence training about the needs and concerns of the LGBT community. SAGE, the country’s oldest and...

Boca Raton, Fla. and Madison, Wis. February 14, 2022 – Anthology, a leading provider of educational solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) today announced an agreement to make Anthology’s suite of operations and engagement solutions available to the Association’s 23 member institutions. The partnership enables any WAICU member institution to...

MADISON, Wis. – During Black History Month, this physician is thinking about how to influence and improve equity in healthcare at every stage. Dr. Jacqueline Peebles, an obstetrics and gynecology physician at UW Health and clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, works with many...

Milwaukee - Balloons make for a great Valentine’s Day gift, but if you’re not careful, they can leave you and thousands of others in the dark. Over 23,000 We Energies customers lost power in 2021 due to balloons contacting our power lines and other equipment. Love may not be a science, but delivering energy is —Mylar...

Philip and Laura Finger of Oconto, Wisconsin, were selected national winners for 2021 at the annual  National Outstanding Young Farmers Awards Congress held Feb. 3-6 in Hilton Head Island, South  Carolina. Four national winners were selected for the award based on their progress in an agricultural  career, extent of soil and water conservation practices, and contributions to...

-- A new report on climate change in Wisconsin finds statewide temperatures have increased by 3 degrees since 1950, while precipitation has risen by 17 percent.  The report, from the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts, was created after Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order in 2019 ordering the report’s creation and establishing...

A new report on climate change in Wisconsin finds statewide temperatures have increased by 3 degrees since 1950, while precipitation has risen by 17 percent.  The report, from the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts, was created after Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order in 2019 ordering the report’s creation and establishing the...

Waukesha, Wis. – Aries Industries has been awarded a cooperative purchasing contract by Sourcewell (RFP 120721 Uunderground Infrastructure Inspection and Rehabilitation Equipment).  Sourcewell is a self-sustaining government organization offering a cooperative purchasing program with more than 400 competitively solicited contracts to government, education, and nonprofit entities throughout North America. By utilizing Sourcewell contracts, participating...

Wisconsin counties with the lowest vaccination rates tend to have higher COVID-19 death rates, Department of Health Services data show.  In contrast, counties with the highest vaccination rates also generally have lower rates of death, though a number of counties don’t precisely fit these trends.  For example, the three counties with...

: Impact Association Management announced a new partnership with the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association (WSTA). This partnership will assist WSTA in its mission to enhance Wisconsin’s quality of life and economic opportunities through improved infrastructure and services.  “WSTA is excited to partner with the professionals at Impact Association Management,” said Bill Esbeck, Executive Director...