WisBusiness

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) is pleased to announce the 2021 Banker of the Year award winner: Steve Burgess, president and CEO of National Bank of Commerce. National Bank of Commerce is a community bank headquartered in Superior, Wis. with ten locations in Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin. Burgess has nearly 40...

MADISON, Wis. ‒ At first, the idea of giving herself a shot at home was daunting for Cheryl Bowman, but a new program at UW Health gave her the ability and confidence to do just that. Bowman, who lives in Waunakee with her husband and 11-year-old daughter, has struggled for years with psoriasis, a...

Oak Creek, WI – Early Friday morning, the hourly workers at Starbucks, located at 8880 S Howell Ave, demanded union recognition from CEO Kevin Johnson and local management. According to Workers United (an SEIU affiliate), an overwhelming majority of workers at the store signed union authorization cards and a petition demanding union recognition.  These...

Milwaukee, Wis. – This Valentine’s Day is shaping up to be big, according to projections by the National Retail Federation, which suggests that consumer spending will reach nearly $24 billion. As you prepare to celebrate, there are a few common scams that you need to be aware of. Whether you’re hoping to spark a new relationship or...

MILWAUKEE (February 11, 2022) – Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) has announced virtual learning for schools will be reduced to five days after a 3 percent COVID-19 positivity rate has been reached within a 14-day window. The decision was made after a vote by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors during a special session held on Thursday, February 10, 2022. 

The Chinese National women’s ice hockey team may not be the first team you’d cheer on at the Olympics. But this team has the strongest ties to northcentral and western Wisconsin.  It is coached by Brian Idalski, and Hailey Rock is its athletic trainer. Both are University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point alumni, and Rock is...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative will award five $2,000 secondary education scholarships to its membership, the cooperative announced today. Applicants must be high school seniors, high school graduates or college undergraduates. They must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time course of study at an accredited four-year college or...

The Tower Heritage Center - 320 S. 5th Ave, West Bend, WI 53095Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 6:00 pmEvent cost: Free (suggested admission of $5.00 per person) The West Bend Community Band, aka the River City Irregulars, has entertained Washington County for nearly 40 years. Get a glimpse at their past in this informative...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Nathan Houdek, the state’s Commissioner of Insurance.  He discusses some of the reasons that higher enrollment numbers were seen during the latest open enrollment period in Wisconsin. A total of 212,209 Wisconsinites signed up for health insurance through Healthcare.gov between Nov. 1, 2021, and...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Nathan Houdek, the state’s Commissioner of Insurance.  He discusses some of the reasons that higher enrollment numbers were seen during the latest open enrollment period in Wisconsin. Federal figures show 212,209 Wisconsinites signed up for health insurance through Healthcare.gov between Nov. 1, 2021, and Jan....

SHINE to supply n.c.a. Lu-177 for the clinical development of Telix’s investigational radiopharmaceuticals, TLX591 and TLX250JANESVILLE, Wis., Feb. 10, 2022 – SHINE Technologies, LLC (SHINE), a next-generation nuclear technology company, and Telix Pharmaceuticals LTD (Telix), a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Australia, today announced the signing of a clinical supply agreement that provides Telix with SHINE’s non-carrier-added (n.c.a.)...

February 10, 2022 - Dropping her books at the fall 2018 University of Wisconsin-River Falls Career Fair seemed like an embarrassing moment for Autumn Thorsen. Instead, it helped her find her future. The marketing communications and communications studies dual major who graduated in December 2018 visited the UWRF Career Fair as part of a class assignment to share...