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MADISON, WI. JAN. 27, 2022 – Fred’s Beds in downtown Mayville has been named the winner of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC’s) annual Main Street Makeover Contest. Janine and Jeff Andes opened their furniture shop in downtown Mayville in 2015. The business is housed in a historic building previously owned by Jeff’s father, Fred Andes, for...

Incoming first-year students who are attending University of Wisconsin-Stout this fall are invited to step out of their comfort zone and into a renovated medieval Scottish monastery. JUMPSTART: Scotland is a precollege study abroad experience in which students live and learn in Scotland for a month, exploring new cultures and landscapes and meeting new people...

Milwaukee, Wis. – January 25, 2022 – Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE®), a nonprofit organization that evaluates foreign educational credentials, recently appointed two new members to its board of directors for the 2022-2024 term. Rajika Bhandari, Ph.D., Founder of Rajika Bhandari Advisors will serve on the board’s Renewal Committee. Bhandari’s core expertise is in international student mobility research and data-driven...

MADISON, Wis. – Jan. 27, 2022 – For the fifth year, Alliant Energy was named a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality” on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).  “We are extremely proud of earning this recognition five years in a row,” said Jim Gallegos, Alliant Energy’s Executive Vice President – General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and co-sponsor of...

Stevens Point, Wisconsin (January 27, 2022) - Worzalla, an employee-owned book printer specializing in printing high-quality children’s books, cookbooks, and hard-cover best sellers, is holding the second annual “Reel It In For Reading” ice fishing competition in support of the Portage County Literacy Council (PCLC). The competition invites the community to submit photos of their largest ice fishing catches...

BELOIT, Wis.  –  Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Dawn Crim kicked off a series of Rotary Presentations in Beloit on Tuesday, January 25. She was the guest speaker at the Beloit Rotary Club, where she presented an agency overview as well as updates on department projects and priorities. These updates included agency work to...

Milwaukee, Wis. – The possibility of a cyberattack by a foreign country has gone from being the stuff of science fiction to a common threat that is often reported in the news. While it may seem like there is nothing an individual can do to stop a cyberattack, there are some best practices that consumers and businesses can do...

JANUARY 26, 2022 - LAKE MILLS, WI: This year, Legendary Lake Mills' annual Knickerbocker Ice Festival will feature a giant bar made almost entirely of - what else? - ICE!  Festival goers will be able to enjoy local craft beverages across a sculpted bar created by the same local group of men who built the...

MILWAUKEE_Groundbreaking for a new chemistry building at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was held Jan. 26 with an event at the Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, 3135 N. Maryland Ave. Speakers at the event included Tommy Thompson, president of the University of Wisconsin System; David Crowley, Milwaukee County executive; UWM Chancellor Mark Mone; and Scott Gronert, dean of the College...

MILWAUKEE, WIS. (January 26, 2022) - Renaissance Theaterworks (RTW) presents ACTUALLY by Anna Ziegler at their new artistic home, 255 S. Water St., running March 11 through April 3, 2022. The play will be directed by Mary MacDonald Kerr and features Eva Nimmer and Preston Tate, Jr. ACTUALLY is sponsored By: George & Sandy Dionisopoulos and J. Michael ReavisACTUALLY is...

On January 21, over 30 quality assurance workers at Activision Blizzard-run Raven Software in Madison, Wisconsin announced the launch of the Game Workers Alliance Union with the Communications Workers of America. Workers in Raven’s quality assurance department, who mainly work on the game Call of Duty, are calling for voluntary recognition of their union from Activision Blizzard...

MADISON – On Jan. 26, nearly 200 farmers and agriculturists attended Ag Day at the Capitol. This annual event is for Wisconsin farmers and agriculturists to learn more about state issues affecting agriculture and meet with their state legislators. Attendees were welcomed by Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Kevin Krentz who then introduced Wisconsin Department of...

MADISON, Wis. — The drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the omicron variant of the virus in lab tests, according to a new study. However, lab tests also showed that the available antibody therapies — typically given intravenously in hospitals — are substantially less effective against omicron than...

STOUGHTON, Wis. (January 24, 2022) — Stoughton® Trailers, a global leader in transportation equipment, is proud to announce it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certification for the production of painted intermodal chassis in the Evansville, Wis. facility. ISO 9001:2015 is a globally recognized Quality Management Standard (QMS) developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The...

January 25, 2022 (Madison, WI) – KMA, S.C., a well-respected, Madison-based full-service public accounting firm has merged with Chicago-based BrookWeiner LLC as of January 1, 2022. The merger allows KMA to continue to grow and provide an even wider range of services to the firm’s valued clients, as well as to add to KMA’s strong team of professional...