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MADISON, Wis. –  A tuition credit will strengthen Wisconsin’s health care workforce by incentivizing nursing students at UW System schools to help staff hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and health care facilities in the state during the recent COVID-19 surge and its aftermath. The initiative is funded through a $500,000 COVID-19 Response Grant from the...

APPLETON, Wis. – BKD CPAs & Advisors is pleased to announce the addition of Ledgeview Partners to BKD, effective March 1. Ledgeview’s 40-plus professionals will become part of the BKD Technologies team. Founded in 2007, Ledgeview Partners is a business and technology consulting organization focused on providing professional services to help grow clients’ revenues by advancing sales, marketing...

Green Bay, WI---February 28, 2022---Have you ever wanted to go to space?  Build your own racecar?  Create an artistic masterpiece?  Design a museum exhibit all about you?  Come to Neville Museum Camp!  Week 1 - June 27 to June 30We’ll start the week learning all about dinosaurs and other ancient creatures, how conflict and...

MILWAUKEE (February 28, 2022) – The American Lung Association in Wisconsin announced that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, for the 14th consecutive year, signed on as the presenting sponsor of the 2022 Fight For Air Climb at American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, on April 9. “As the COVID-19 pandemic continues,...

NEENAH, Wis. – ThedaCare is announcing testing locations and dates to ensure access to COVID-19 testing for those living in Northeast and Central Wisconsin. ThedaCare continues working with state and local health officials to coordinate mobile COVID-19 testing sites and dates.  In addition to the COVID-19 vaccine, to help manage community spread of COVID-19,...

Milwaukee, Wis. – You may be used to getting text messages and emails from your boss, which is why a recent texting scam is so effective. Scammers find out where you work and pose as the CEO or other executive. Be on guard and don’t share money or information – be it your own or your company’s. How the...

MADISON, Wis. (Feb. 28, 2022) -- Shareen Ali has joined The Creative Company as a Marketing Strategist & Video Production Assistant. Shareen's strong background in advertising and sales combined with her creative abilities will be relevant in her new position with The Creative Company. Shareen holds a BS in Marketing from the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities...

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell announced today that alumnus Marcus Lemonis, star of HGTV’s The Renovator, CNBC’s The Profit and chairman and CEO of Camping World, and his wife have donated a $15 million gift to create the Lemonis Center for Student Success. The Lemonis Center for Student Success will provide wraparound services for students...

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The value of Wisconsin’s field and miscellaneous crop production vaulted to $5.38 billion last year on higher commodity prices, a recent USDA report shows.  That marks a 25 percent increase over 2020’s production value of $4.3 billion. Before 2020, that number hadn’t exceeded $4 billion since 2012. The increase was driven in part by...

-- The value of Wisconsin’s field and miscellaneous crop production vaulted to $5.38 billion last year on higher commodity prices, a recent USDA report shows.  That marks a 25 percent increase over 2020’s production value of $4.3 billion. Before 2020, that number hadn’t exceeded $4 billion since 2012. The increase was driven in part...

Washington, D.C. — In an increasingly competitive labor market, Wisconsin business owners are working to set themselves apart from other employers by offering a financial wellness benefit to employees: the ability to save automatically through their paycheck using the established practice of split deposit. Nearly 100 small to mid-size employers in Wisconsin representing approximately 14,000 employees are now...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Meijer announced today a donation of $1.2 million to dozens of Boys & Girls  Clubs serving its communities across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Each of the 24 Clubs  partaking in the donation will receive $50,000 to invest in educational and developmental programs for local  youth.  “As a family-owned...