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MILWAUKEE, WI. DEC. 20, 2021 – Silicon Valley company OpenGov, whose leading cloud-based software helps government agencies operate more efficiently and transparently, is adding 65 full-time employees at its Milwaukee office and plans to have 100 employees there within three years with the help of tax credits from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). “Attracting...

MADISON, Wis., December 20, 2021 – Madison Community Foundation (MCF) today announced $1.24 million in grants to 23 nonprofits throughout the Madison area. The grants address opportunities and support organizations in five focus areas: learning, community development, arts and culture,  environment, and organizational capacity building.   Several themes run through these grants, including a focus...

Madison, Wis. — Today, a coalition of statewide and national reform groups applauded a new academic study released by UW Madison Professor of Economics Noah Williams on how Wisconsin could jumpstart its economy by eliminating the personal income tax, resulting in a massive middle class and small business tax cut. The study, “Fundamental State Tax Reform: Eliminating the Income...

De Pere, Wis.: Young people have all kinds of great ideas, and many of those ideas were put to the test during St. Norbert College’s annual “Shark Attack” business pitch event held on campus Dec. 8. First place and $1,000 went to St. Norbert College junior Brianne DeLain of Appleton, who pitched her product...

MADISON, Wis. -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded Sand County Foundation a three-year grant to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture among private landowners in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan watershed. Sand County Foundation's project will work with farmers to generate whole-farm conservation plans and outcome metrics in order to quantify the benefit...

-- At least 393,810 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been wasted in Wisconsin since the vaccines became available in December 2020, according to state DHS numbers reviewed by WisBusiness.com.  That’s about 4 percent of the more than 9.8 million total doses the state has received. The number of doses wasted each week has largely been...

MADISON, WI. DEC. 17, 2021 – The announcement this week by Georgia Pacific that it plans to invest $500 million and create more than 150 jobs at its Green Bay Broadway mill is another indication of the strength and resiliency of Wisconsin’s forest products and paper industry, said Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that two white-tailed deer at a Portage County hunt ranch have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). Positive samples were confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. The 200-acre farm and its herd of approximately 370...

APPLETON, Wis. (December 17, 2021) – Pulse Young Professionals Network, a program of the Fox Cities Chamber, recognized the top 15 young professionals from across the Fox Cities region on Thursday, December 9. In addition, the 2021 Young Professional of the Year was announced during the awards ceremony at The 513 in Appleton. These outstanding young...

MADISON, Wis. – The severe weather in Wisconsin this week resulted in damage to homes and businesses throughout the state. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds property owners to use trusted contractors for repairs and to be leery of storm chasers that come knocking with aggressive sales tactics. Always use...

In the latest episode of "Talking Trade," WEDC Vice President of Global Business Development Katy Sinnott highlights rising exports to some of the state's top trade partners. Wisconsin's exports over the past 10 months have increased 21 percent compared to the same period of 2020, with growth seen in exports to Canada, Mexico and...