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MADISON, Wis. – Winter in Wisconsin can be a time for fun outdoors, but the snow, ice and cold can also be dangerous for those who are not ready for them. To help prepare everyone for what to expect in the months ahead, Gov. Tony Evers has declared Nov. 15-19 Winter Awareness Week in Wisconsin.

Meg Jones was Wisconsin’s storyteller. She took readers from water-soaked cranberry farms to dusty roads in Afghanistan, from the stables of the State Fair to the star-filled cosmos. Now, her legacy will continue with the Meg Jones Scholarship Fund. The Milwaukee Newspaper Guild, Milwaukee Press Club Endowment and Milwaukee Press Club are proud to join with many others in...

WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen noted that the Build Back Better Act “is anti-inflationary,” since it “boosts the economy’s ability to provide goods and services” and “eases expenses for families.”Secretary Yellen’s comments are in line with those of leading economists, who agree that the Build Back Better Act would help ease inflationary pressures by making critical investments...

GREENDALE, WI, November 10, 2021 – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of U.S. CELLULAR, a 4,500 square foot net-leased property located in Greendale, WI, according to Todd E. Lindblom, regional manager of the firm’s Milwaukee office. The asset sold for $2,550,000.

Contact: Emily Kumlien(608) 516-9154ekumlien@uwhealth.org MADISON, Wis. ̶ UW Health announced today it will require individuals to be vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to being added to its organ transplant waitlist or to receive a transplant. The policy, effective November 15, 2021, will apply to individuals currently being evaluated for transplant and those who are currently on the waitlist...

-- A biotech startup called Geno.Me has landed $400,000 in seed funding from Gateway Capital, an early-stage investment firm based in Milwaukee. The company’s platform connects electronic health record data with genomic information from services like 23andMe, MyChart and Anscestry.com in hopes of furthering medical research. Individuals who share their data with the platform...

A biotech startup called Geno.Me has landed $400,000 in seed funding from Gateway Capital, an early-stage investment firm based in Milwaukee. The company’s platform connects electronic health record data with genomic information from services like 23andMe, MyChart and Anscestry.com in hopes of furthering medical research. Individuals who share their data with the platform are...

MADISON — A team from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of the top winners in the $5 million XPRIZE for Carbon Removal Student Competition. The contest is kickstarting projects that could mitigate the impacts of climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the air, ground and oceans. The UW–Madison team will receive $250,000...

Madison, WI - Nov. 10, 2021 - Today Representative Mike Kuglitsch (R-New Berlin) and Senator Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) along with Representative Shannon Zimmerman (R-River Falls) and Representative Robert Wittke (R-Racine) introduced Wisconsin Startup Coalition (WSC) -supported legislation that will reform the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC’s) Qualified New Venture Program to incentivize Angel Investors from...

Funds help support education for full-time students MADISON, Wis.—Nov. 10, 2021—The WPS Charitable Foundation announces the 2021 recipients of the Ray Koenig Memorial Scholarship, benefiting children of employees of WPS or one of its wholly owned subsidiaries. Twenty-five students each received a one-year scholarship valued at $1,250. Wisconsin:

Fields’ term will begin January 2022 and he will hold the office for two years. Madison, WI –The Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) today announced the election of CEO Jason M. Fields, to the office of Regional Leadership Council (RLC) president. “Having chaired the RLC for two years, I was beyond grateful...

Company launches After School Access Project for eligible Madison nonprofits to receive free hotspots and service   MADISON, Wis. (Nov. 10, 2021) – Access to reliable connectivity causes a divide between youth who have access and those who do not. Currently, 35% of low-income households lack any access to broadband service at home.1 This leads to an issue known as...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding individuals with a commercial pesticide applicator license expiring on December 31, 2021, that they must have their certification done prior to renewing their license. An $8 late fee applies for any license renewal received after its expiration. DATCP has notified 8,900 commercial...

Construction on the 1,000-acre, 150-megawatt solar project in Sheboygan County will begin in the spring MADISON, Wis. (Nov. 10, 2021) – Alliant Energy reached a major milestone this week as it acquired ownership of the 150-megawatt (MW) Onion River Solar Project, located in the town of Holland in Sheboygan County. The Onion River Solar Project is...