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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...

FOND DU LAC, WI – A proposal submitted by the Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership to purchase and install decals asking riders of bicycles, skateboards and scooters to “Walk Your Wheels” has been selected to receive an AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant. Grants are being awarded each month throughout 2021 to projects...

Beloit City Manager Lori Curtis Luther was appointed to the League of Wisconsin Municipalities Board of Directors bringing her experience in local government to the statewide governing body. The League is comprised of more than 600 members - large and small cities and villages representing both urban and rural Wisconsin.  “Public service and municipal government...

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...

Jefferson, WI – November 30, 2021 HomeWire Realty is excited and proud to announce that ground has been broken on a long-awaited new home development called Meadows Estates in Jefferson.  Located north of Racine St, and just west of Jackson Ave in downtown Jefferson, HomeWire has partnered with Heckaman Homes of Nappanee, IN to...

Contact: Jim Flaherty, Communications DirectorOffice 608/ 286-6308 – Cell 608/ 698-0928, jflaherty@aarp.org 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...