WisBusiness

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 &...

Creative Business Services / CBS Global is pleased to welcome Steve Ford as the new  Executive Vice President. CBS-Global, a full-service mergers & acquisitions and business brokerage firm with headquarters in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Steve will be heading up the new Oshkosh office.  Steve started his career in the hotel-restaurant industry as the Assistant...

MENASHA, Wis. (Jan. 25, 2022) – Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI), a national leader in engineering, construction, manufacturing and clean energy, has been honored with a gold-level recognition by the American Heart Association (AHA) for its Workplace Health Achievement Index. Organizations are acknowledged for taking significant steps to build a culture of health and well-being for their workforce. The...

MADISON, Wis. – About 70 judges have volunteered so far to judge entries and provide feedback in the 2022 Governor’s Business Plan Contest, which includes a cross-section of disciplines that help define Wisconsin’s startup culture. This year’s judging pool will also feature a strong representation from early-stage investors. The list includes many investors from...

Contact: Brandon Weathersby414.469.3493, press@milwaukeecountywi.gov Office of Emergency Management distributed 175,000 masks to local municipalities, Department of Health and Human Services to distribute to County Service Users & Community Organizations MILWAUKEE, WI – Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced today that last week Milwaukee County received a shipment of 575,000 N-95 masks. The masks...

Contact: Jim Flaherty, Communications DirectorOffice 608/ 286-6308 – Cell 608/ 698-0928, jflaherty@aarp.org MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin invites local organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 22. These grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by...

-- 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...

Countless stories have been written in recent years about research that finds that women — including those in dual-income households — continue to spend more time than their spouses caring for their children and cleaning their houses, while men spend more time at their formal jobs. What’s not talked about is how men and...

Milwaukee, WI – January 24, 2022 – Lindner & Marsack, S.C., one of the region’s most respected and long-standing management-side labor, employment and worker’s compensation defense firms, today announced that Attorney Sally Piefer has been recognized as a 2021 Notable Women in the Law, an annual showcase of top female attorneys in the region by BizTimes Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis. – January 24, 2022 – Oak Hill Business Partners congratulates its client Emergency Fire & Water Restoration (EF&WR) on its sale to First Onsite Property Restoration (First Onsite) in December 2021. First Onsite is one of North America’s largest disaster recovery and restoration providers for commercial enterprises. Emergency Fire & Water Restoration is a Milwaukee-based...