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Kevin Lonergan among top 10 for third straight year;John D. Claypool, Robert B. Loomis again among top 50 APPLETON, WI – Herrling Clark Law Firm is proud to announce that 10 of its attorneys have been named among the 2021 Wisconsin Super Lawyers. Leading the group is Kevin Lonergan, who for the third consecutive...

CONTACT:Steve Jaglerstevej@stevejagler.com414-405-8398 Breakfast of Champions event will cap breakthrough year for the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Nov. 16, 2021) – Deborah N. Allen, Ph.D, president and CEO of The DNA Network LLC, will receive the 2021 Business Champion Award from the African American Chamber of Commerce...

-- Wisconsin hospitals provided $50 million more in uncompensated medical care during fiscal year 2020 than in the prior fiscal year, with the increase driven by more unpaid medical bills.  The Wisconsin Hospital Association’s annual Uncompensated Health Care Report shows hospitals in the state provided about $1.36 billion in uncompensated health care services during...

Wisconsin hospitals provided $50 million more in uncompensated medical care during fiscal year 2020 than in the prior fiscal year, with the increase driven by more unpaid medical bills.  The Wisconsin Hospital Association’s annual Uncompensated Health Care Report shows hospitals in the state provided about $1.36 billion in uncompensated health care services during the...

Washington, D.C. – Connect Americans Now (CAN) executive director Richard T. Cullen released the following statement Monday on President Biden signing the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes $65 billion to support broadband deployment, adoption and skills training programs, into law. “Connect Americans Now applauds President Biden for signing the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment...

In response to President Biden signing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law today, Co-Executive Director of Main Street Alliance, Chanda Causer, had this to say: “The Infrastructure Act’s critical investments in our roads, bridges, supply chains, and broadband networks, particularly important for our rural small businesses, are needed to rebuild the economy and...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) has announced eight new awards totaling $1.2 million to support community organizations working to improve maternal and infant health outcomes for Wisconsin’s Black mothers and babies. The new grants, awarded through the Partnership Program’s Strengthening Community Solutions...

Acuity is named to the Deloitte Wisconsin 75, the annual program honoring the state's largest closely held firms for their impact on Wisconsin's economy. In Acuity’s 15th year on the list, the insurer is ranked at number 22. Companies in Wisconsin’s private sector play a key role in powering the state’s economy and communities....

A commentary by Secretary Romanski of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) MADISON, Wis. – Happy Thanksgiving! With these words, you often hear a message of thanks. This holiday, I echo this message and share my immense gratitude to everyone from the farmer to the consumer. In 2021, however, I...

MILWAUKEE (NOVEMBER 15, 2021) – Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) received  top honors at the Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) 2021 Excellence in  Airport Marketing, Communications, and Customer Experience Awards. The Awards recognize  airports across the U.S. and Canada for their quality of work and creativity across different  categories.   “I’m proud of...

MADISON — University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Katherine Cramer has been chosen as co-chair of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ new Commission on Reimagining Our Economy, an interdisciplinary and nonpartisan multi-year effort. Cramer is the Virginia Sapiro Professor of Political Science and Natalie C. Holton Chair of Letters & Science in the Department...

A haircut can help create confidence in a job interview and can be a therapeutic experience. University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Career Services is sponsoring free haircuts centering on minority students who may have difficulty finding a barber familiar with culturally diverse hair textures. Gilbert “Gil” Jordan IV of Rochester, Minn., who owns Uncle Gil’s...

MADISON — As International Education Week begins, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has additional cause for celebration with the release of the 2021 Open Doors Report. The report lists UW–Madison as No. 4 among all U.S. universities for study abroad participation and No. 19 for number of international students. Both rankings represent increases in the...