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WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes says the agency is exploring how to better support small rural manufacturers in Wisconsin. "What kinds of resources do they have? And how can we partner with resources like the tech colleges or the university system to make sure that we're providing the support for these businesses?" she...

-- WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes says the agency is exploring how to better support small rural manufacturers in Wisconsin.  “What kinds of resources do they have? And how can we partner with resources like the tech colleges or the university system to make sure that we’re providing the support for these businesses?”...

Connects economic development with small businessto give entrepreneurs easier access to state resources MADISON, WI. NOV. 30, 2021 – As part of the state’s ongoing efforts to directly support small businesses, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will locate its Madison offices in the Urban League of Greater Madison’s Black Business Hub when construction is...

MADISON – In a week noted for celebrating thanks and generous giving, Madison Reading Project gave away its 250,000th book to a local agency that changes the lives of underserved children. Packed inside one of several boxes of books delivered to Reach Dane last week was the 250,000th free book Madison Reading Project has...

“The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) supports CDC’s recommendation that everyone ages 18 and older should get a booster shot either when they are 6 months after their initial Pfizer or Moderna series or 2 months after their initial J&J vaccine. Early data from South Africa suggests that the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) which...

Gathering for a hearty meal is a rite of the holiday season. However, given supply chain issues, some favorite staples may have been in shorter supply this holiday season. Households are not the only ones struggling with supply shortages; school food services have also been scrambling to secure items. To address this shortage, Wisconsin...

OSHKOSH, Wis.—Today, Opportunity Wisconsin announced a new holiday-themed billboard ad urging Badger State residents to call Senator Ron Johnson’s office and tell him to “stop putting his profits above Wisconsinites.” The billboard, located on Interstate 41, North of Johnson Street in Fond du Lac heading into Oshkosh, will be up through December 26, 2021. The billboard will...

Public Continues to Place Their Trust in Banks  MADISON, Wis. – Banks continue to be a safe place for consumers to keep their money, as evidenced by a 10.42% year-over-year (YoY) climb in deposits from Q3 2020 to Q3 2021. Net loans and leases have seen a slight increase quarter over quarter from Q2 to Q3 of 2021 (0.62%), led largely...

MADISON, Wis. (November 30, 2021) – During the season of giving, Edvest – the state of Wisconsin’s direct-sold 529 college savings plan – is offering a $50 incentive to anyone who opens an account between Dec. 6 and Dec. 20, 2021.* Individuals who open an Edvest account with a $50 contribution and sign up for reoccurring contributions of $25 or...

Fresh LOCAL food conveniently available to every home in eight-county region throughout the winter with Market Wagon If you’re searching for a solution to a global supply chain crisis exposed by the pandemic last year (and may be ramping up again with the Omicron variant), you don’t have to look very far. In fact,...

Madison, Wis., Nov. 30, 2021—The Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) 2021 Community Benefits Report details the many ways hospitals and health systems in Wisconsin care for their neighbors over and above patient care, even in the face of a global pandemic. WHA’s Community Benefits Report tabulates financial contributions Wisconsin hospitals and health systems make to their communities...

MILWAUKEE, WI – A proposal submitted by the Milwaukee Christian Center (MCC) to create and distribute more than four dozen emergency support kits for homebound seniors from the southeast Asian community who live in the greater Milwaukee area has been selected to receive an AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant. Grants are being...