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(Waukesha, WI) – Waukesha County Parks and The Tap Yard Beer Gardens invite residents and visitors to celebrate the new beer garden in Fox Brook Park with a ribbon cutting and ceremonial first pour on Wednesday, May 4 at 3 p.m. Fox Brook Park is located at 2925 N. Barker Road in Brookfield. “We are...

A nine-year, volunteer-led project to bring dignity to a long neglected cemetery has at long last received its final touches.  Through the addition of storyboards, visitors to the Outagamie County Cemetery will now get a better understanding of the burial grounds and its place in the often difficult history of mental health treatment in...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Although this week is National Small Business Week, BBB and the Small Business Administration (SBA) are always celebrating the millions of small businesses that make our economy work and that contribute to BBB's mission of trust in the marketplace. Please check out our new business resources page and our business news feed. Let’s face it....

Renew Wisconsin is raising concerns about a federal investigation into “alleged unfair trade practices” targeting solar energy products imported from southeast Asia.  The renewable energy advocacy group highlighted the U.S. Commerce Department’s investigation into certain solar products imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. A release notes 80 percent of all U.S. solar panel...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in backyard flocks in Fond du Lac and Oconto counties. Both flocks were depopulated to prevent spread of the disease. HPAI has now been found in domestic flocks in nine counties....

Green Bay, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Music program will be presenting two concerts during the first week of May. Both concerts will be free to the public. On Monday, May 2, the Music program will hold its annual Chamber Ensembles Concert at 7:30 in Fort Howard Hall at the Weidner Center. Then on Wednesday,...

EAU CLAIRE—UW-Green Bay student Sydney Gang won the Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament, presented by WiSys, on April 23. Gang took first place and a $2,500 prize in the statewide student entrepreneurship competition held in downtown Eau Claire at coworking space CoLab. Gang’s pitch “Skip the Warm-Up” was for an improvement to...

The first Milwaukee VA Farmers Market of the 2022 season will be held Friday, June 10, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. outside the south entrance on the 5000 W. National Ave. side of the Zablocki VA Medical Center. This outdoor market features local produce and products to help promote whole health, wellness, and nutrition.

-- Renew Wisconsin is raising concerns about a federal investigation into “alleged unfair trade practices” targeting solar energy products imported from southeast Asia.  The renewable energy advocacy group highlighted the U.S. Commerce Department’s investigation into certain solar products imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. A release notes 80 percent of all U.S. solar...

The average price received by farmers for corn during March 2022 in Wisconsin was $6.34 per bushel according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service - Agricultural Prices report.  This was 50 cents above the February price and $1.59 above March 2021. The March 2022 average price received by farmers for soybeans, at...

MILWAUKEE -- Continuing gains in metro area business activity are forecast in 2022’s second quarter, with expectations tempered by inflation and labor shortages, according to a Business Outlook Survey conducted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC). Seventy percent of businesses surveyed see sales increases in 2022’s second quarter, 54% see profit gains and 49% expect...

Oshkosh, Wis. - Fox Communities Credit Union (Fox) will open its newest full-service branch at 1870 Oshkosh Ave., Oshkosh on Monday, May 2. Operations and team members from the former Oshkosh branch located on the Winnebago Mental Health Institute grounds will move to the new location. The new location, conveniently located off Hwy. 41, will feature additional...