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-- The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features a conversation with Samantha Vortherms, an assistant professor of political science at University of California- Irvine.  Vortherms, a 2017 graduate of UW-Madison, discusses trade relations between the United States and China with the hosts — M.E. Dey & Co. President Sandi Siegel and UW-Madison Prof. Ian...

The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features a conversation with Samantha Vortherms, an assistant professor of political science at University of California, Irvine.  Vortherms, a 2017 graduate of UW-Madison, discusses trade relations between the United States and China with hosts M.E. Dey & Co. President Sandi Siegel and UW-Madison Professor Ian Coxhead. She highlights...

MILWAUKEE, WI – February 9th, 2022- Milwaukee Chamber Theatre announces sign language interpreted performance on Thursday, February 10th at 7:30pm. MALA by Melinda Lopez directed by Artistic Director Brent Hazelton closes Saturday, February 13th at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased via the MCT website, milwaukeechambertheatre.org/tickets or by calling 414-291-7800.  Melinda Lopez’s play, MALA, is a darkly funny and unsentimentally poetic solo-performer tour de force featuring Milwaukee favorite Rána Roman. In MALA, an adult daughter strives to live up to the unpredictable demands of caregiving...

Collaboration between schools, employers and Boys & Girls Clubs aims to positively engage teens in the workforce MILWAUKEE, WI. FEB. 9, 2022 – A Workforce Innovation Grant of up to $3.3 million is helping launch the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee’s new Ready Center and a collaboration between schools, employers and others to...

After 15 years as the executive director of the Fund For Wisconsin Scholars (FFWS), Mary Gulbrandsen is announcing her retirement. The FFWS is a private, not for profit charitable foundation founded and funded in 2007 by John and Tashia Morgridge.  Since its inception, the FFWS has provided over $110 million of grants and stipends to over...

Dairy Business Association applauds funding for specialists, exports MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, applauded action today by the state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance to boost agricultural research and increase international exports of dairy and other products. The committee unanimously approved funding for two...

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MobCraft Beer is hosting their fourth annual Sour Fest on Saturday, March 26, 2022 from 12pm-11pm in the taproom and brewery located at 505 5th Street in Milwaukee. Sour Fest is a hybrid of a traditional beer fest, a pop-up bottle shop, and a taproom party. MobCraft’s taproom will be free and open to the...

Contact: Xcel Energy Media Relations(715) 737-2565 Upper Midwest plan will reduce carbon emissions in region more than 85% by 2030 and expand renewable energy Minneapolis-- (Feb. 9, 2022) — Xcel Energy, a national leader in the clean energy transition, yesterday received approval for its plan to reduce carbon emissions from electricity...

Contact: Nora Nolden, Communications Consultant nora.nolden@compeer.com or (651) 245-6804 Rod Hebrink to retire after 37 years with Farm Credit Sun Prairie, Wis., (February 9, 2022) – Compeer Financial, a Farm Credit cooperative based in the Upper Midwest, announced today the intent of President and Chief Executive...

February 9, 2022 (Milwaukee,WI) Milwaukee Rep is pleased to present My Way, a musical tribute to Frank Sinatra in the Stackner Cabaret March 4 – May 1, 2022. The production features four quadruple threat Singer-Dancer-Actor-Musicians Alex Bechtel (Ragtime, Arden Theater Company), Kara Mikula (The Cradle Will Rock, Classic Stage Company), Nygel D. Robinson (Piano Men, Milwaukee Rep) and Tiffany Topol (Guys and Dolls, Milwaukee Rep). My Way is created by David...

In line with national trends, the rate of children in Wisconsin being vaccinated against COVID-19 has slowed following a rush after initial availability. Data provided by the state Department of Health Services show vaccination of children aged 5-11 ramped up quickly in November 2021, with over 30,000 vaccination series initiated in a single week....