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MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced the winners of the Vets Ready Initiative, an employer recognition initiative highlighting employers who go above and beyond to support veterans and their families. "Wisconsin's veterans bring critically important skills to the workforce and their contributions are helping our economy bounce back stronger than ever," said...

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Contact: Jim Flaherty, Communications DirectorOffice 608/ 286-6308 – Cell 608/ 698-0928, jflaherty@aarp.org WEST ALLIS, WI – A proposal to help West Allis area residents build Little Free Libraries has been selected to receive an AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant. These grants are awarded once a month throughout 2021 to...

Contact: Jim Flaherty, Communications DirectorOffice 608/ 286-6308 – Cell 608/ 698-0928, jflaherty@aarp.org MILWAUKEE, WI – A proposal by Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21 to host a holiday-themed activation event aimed at supporting area businesses and increasing foot traffic along a historic cobblestone alley called Turners’ Alley has been selected to receive an AARP Wisconsin “Small...

Contact: Jim Flaherty, Communications DirectorOffice 608/ 286-6308 – Cell 608/ 698-0928, jflaherty@aarp.org RICE LAKE, WI – A proposal by the Rice Lake Main Street Association to honor Veterans by adorning utility street poles along Veterans Drive with boulevard banners and patriotic colored petunia baskets has been selected to receive an AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar,...

Milwaukee Youth Arts Center Will Use Award to Further Arts Education & Programming for Area Youth MILWAUKEE – Nov. 8, 2021 – Spectrum today announced Milwaukee Youth Arts Center (MYAC) will receive $10,000 through the 2021-2022 Stand For The Arts Awards, a partnership with Ovation TV that recognizes local arts, cultural and educational organizations and...

APPLETON-- Main Street Alliance members were thrilled to be joined by Gov. Tony Evers yesterday for a Main Street Alliance Roundtable discussion about support the state has provided small business over the past 18 months to bounce back from the pandemic.  Since the beginning of his Administration Gov. Evers has had our backs. 

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a white-tailed deer from an Eau Claire County hunt ranch has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). Positive samples from a 3-year-old buck were confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. The herd of approximately...

-- Wisconsin is expected to receive billions of dollars in federal funding for public transportation, bridge repairs, electric vehicle charging stations, broadband expansion and more through the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. A fact sheet from the White House details state-specific funding to be provided through the legislation, which recently passed the U.S. House...

Wisconsin is expected to receive billions of dollars in federal funding for public transportation, bridge repairs, electric vehicle charging stations, broadband expansion and more through the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. A fact sheet from the White House details state-specific funding to be provided through the legislation, which recently passed the U.S. House and...

Milwaukee – November 8, 2021 – Today, Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin and Metropolitan Chicago, Inc., announced the appointment of Clayton Pryor as chief mission officer. As a member of the senior leadership team, Pryor will build on Goodwill’s strategic vision and deliver operational leadership that paves the path for the organization’s sustained mission impact and long-term growth...