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MADISON, Wis. – This holiday season, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding shoppers to make sure their gift purchases are not going to scammers. The 2021 holiday season poses unique challenges for shoppers. The ongoing global pandemic has affected the supply chain and created episodic shortages of various goods on store shelves....

Eau Claire, WI- Long-time Vice President and Assistant Business Manager, Brady Weiss was appointed to the local union’s top job by the Local 953 executive board on Thursday, November 18, 2021, upon the retirement of two-term Business Manager, Martin Sandberg. Brady, a graduate of Dakota County Technical College and journeyman lineman for Xcel...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – November 22, 2021 – As the holiday season approaches, Alliant Energy is thankful to the community of Fond du Lac and proud to announce all 4,000 solar blocks for its community solar garden in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin have been acquired. The company reached this milestone thanks to a donation from the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes to St. Vincent de Paul Fond du Lac County. The Sisters acquired and donated the last 197 solar blocks to the St. Katharine...

The Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (SWWDB) has received a $1.6 million grant from the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to implement several projects to assist in advancing and improving several critical areas with workforce needs. SWWDB’s goal is to help assist 300 individuals in the next two years through structured and subsidized training,...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Thinking about traveling by air for a long weekend or during a holiday break? Think about what is and isn't required when it comes to masks and vaccinations. As restrictions change from one state to another, so are rules for traveling. When looking for the best fare available, read the details required by the carrier to...

-- The state Department of Health Services is backing the recommendation from federal health officials that all adults get a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine once they’re eligible.  In recent months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first approved Pfizer booster shots for certain high-risk groups before approving boosters for the Moderna...

The number of drug overdose deaths in Wisconsin reached 1,599 in the 12-month period ending in April, increasing nearly 22 percent over the prior year based on federal estimates.  Over the same timeframe, the country overall is estimated to have experienced more than 100,000 overdose deaths for the first time during a 12-month period,...

MADISON, Wis. – On Wednesday morning, fourteen Wisconsin bankers and ten banks were honored by the Wisconsin Bankers Foundation (WBF) for their efforts in promoting financial literacy to Wisconsin’s consumers. WBF is the nonprofit arm of the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) whose mission is to assist bankers in promoting financial literacy and financial responsibility to the public...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority and CSH are now welcoming applications for a first-of-its-kind Wisconsin Supportive Housing Institute. A webinar to answer questions about the application process will be held December 7 at 9 a.m. Information about WHEDA’s supportive housing initiative and the application documents can be found here; registration for the free webinar is...

Brookfield, Wis. – North Shore Bank today announced that along with partners Latino Chamber of Commerce of Southeastern Wisconsin, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), its Latino revolving loan fund project has been named the Nonprofit Collaboration of the Year at the 2021 BizTimes Milwaukee Nonprofit Excellence Awards. The Latino Revolving...