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The head of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation says the group’s annual Ag Day at the Capitol event gives farmers a chance to share their stories with lawmakers.  “Farmers are less than 2 percent of the population, but the population needs us three times a day with meals,” WFBF President Kevin Krentz said in...

-- The head of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation says the group’s annual Ag Day at the Capitol event gives farmers a chance to share their stories with lawmakers.  “Farmers are less than 2 percent of the population, but the population needs us three times a day with meals,” WFBF President Kevin Krentz said...

Contact:     Morgan Finke communications@publichealthmdc.com Public Health Madison & Dane County is issuing Face Covering Emergency Order #7, effective at 12:01am on February 1, 2022, immediately after the current order expires. The Dane County Order mirrors the previous order and requires face coverings among people ages two and older when in most...

Contact: Emily Kumlien608-516-9154ekumlien@uwhealth.org MADISON, Wis. – As the Wisconsin Department of Health Services recently declared January Radon Action Month for Wisconsin, experts at UW Carbone Cancer Center also encourage the community to regularly test for radon in their homes.             According the American Cancer Society, radon...

An executive with Horicon Bank urged business community members to “pay attention to the utility, not the price” when weighing the pros and cons of cryptocurrencies.  Bob Van Kirk, the bank’s vice president of treasury and commercial payment solutions, spoke yesterday during a Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon in Madison. He gave an overview of...

-- An executive with Horicon Bank urged business community members to “pay attention to the utility, not the price” when weighing the pros and cons of cryptocurrencies.  Bob Van Kirk, the bank’s vice president of treasury and commercial payment solutions, spoke yesterday during a Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon in Madison. He gave an overview...

The Sauk County Healthcare Birthing Center is now offering virtual care options to expectant and new mothers through a Madison-based tech company called Wellbe. Sue Shafranski, director of birth and women's care at the center, says using the company's care automation platform "will allow us to give each new mom the care she needs...

CONTACT: Kristina LeVan, kelevan@wisc.edu Kemper Foundation pledges support for Wisconsin School of Business Diversity Office, Undergraduate Program Office  MADISON — The Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a five-year, $900,000 commitment from The Kemper Foundation to champion diversity and inclusion efforts within the school.   The donation will fund the Kemper Scholars Program, a new scholarship program for WSB students from underrepresented populations...

MADISON – WPT today released the following statement and list after news that Wisconsin came up short in its bid to attract Intel Corporation’s $20 billion production facility to Mount Pleasant. “We have no doubt that state and local officials worked their hardest to lure Intel to Southeast Wisconsin,” said John Jacobson, Government &...