WisBusiness

Milwaukee, Wis. – March 4, 2022 – The Independent Business Association of Wisconsin (IBAW) hosts “How to Handle Bad Egg Employees, Action When the Shell is Cracked.” The program will be held on March 18, 2022, 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. at the Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. A plated breakfast will be served.

MADISON, WI (March 3, 2022) – Members of Dane County Credit Union (DCCU) voted in favor of joining forces with  Heartland Credit Union (HCU). The official legal merger took place on March 1, 2022.  Discussions began mid-year in 2021, with both boards unanimously supporting the partnership of the two organizations to bring added value...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” a UW-Madison economist and expert on Russia provides insight into the evolving conflict with Ukraine.  Paul Castaneda Dower is an assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics at the university and is involved with UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Russia Project. He offers his perspective on the rationale behind Russia’s...

Milwaukee, Wis., March 4, 2022 – To rally community support at a pivotal moment in our region’s forward trajectory, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation is entering the public phase of a $700 million philanthropic campaign to build a Milwaukee for all. The Foundation’s Greater Together Campaign, a comprehensive campaign spanning 2017-2023, offers an invitation for everyone...

MADISON — About 23,000 years ago, the Bighorn Mountains of Northern Wyoming resembled the landscape of today’s African Serengeti plains. The Miracinonyx, also known today as the extinct North American cheetah, roamed this region among mammoths, saber tooth tigers and even camels. Imagine an ancient Miracinonyx spotting a pronghorn antelope grazing on the ridge...

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell at his eighth annual campus address on Thursday, March 3, announced that the university plans to fully reimagine its Helfaer Tennis Stadium and Recreation Center (Rec Center), located at 525 N. 16th St. on the southwestern edge of campus, as a comprehensive Wellness + Recreation facility. It will bring together...

MADISON, WIS., March 4, 2022—Wall Family Enterprise (WFE), a family-owned enterprise serving the education community, is pleased to announce that Bill Hess has been elected as CEO. Hess joined WFE in February 2019 as CFO before being promoted to COO. Hess brings more than 20 years of experience providing solutions to education markets, having served as CFO...

PEWAUKEE, Wis. --- American Transmission Co. has named Greg Levesque vice president of external affairs and communications. In this newly created position, Levesque will oversee policy, government affairs, real estate, environmental, customer relations, interconnection services, local relations and corporate communications. Since joining ATC in 2003, Levesque has overseen several departments related...

Would you like to take a 10 month vacation? Sounds pretty good, doesn't it?  Well, that's what the State Assembly leadership, including Speaker Robin Vos, just did. They aren't going to meet again, other than a special session the Governor has demanded to pass his plan to provide support to hard working Wisconsinites, until after the November election.

MILWAUKEE – This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled limited-edition bobbleheads featuring Team USA curlers Matt Hamilton and John Shuster. Matt Hamilton, who is from McFarland, Wisconsin and is a member of the Madison Curling Club, is being honored with his second bobblehead, with the new version featuring his long hair and new tattoos. This marks the first bobblehead...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Debby Jackson, executive director of the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin.  She provides an overview on the federal infrastructure dollars coming to Wisconsin, touching on funding for roads and bridges, public transportation, ports and waterways, airports, rail and more.  Jackson also...

Contact: Grace Atherton, (608) 400-2161, gatherton@wischeesemakers.org MADISON, WI – Out of 2,978 entries in the 2022 World Championship Cheese Contest, judges have narrowed the field to just 20 in the search for the 2022 World Champion. The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, proud host of the biennial competition, is pleased to announce the names...