WisBusiness

Waukesha, Wis. – Just three years after revamping its culture and leadership with a new executive management team, Aries Industries is celebrating a list of organization successes, highlighted by positive work environment, several product introductions and significant expansion of its dealership network. Aries Industries, the industry leader in state-of-the-art equipment for inspection and maintenance...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, with members throughout the Upper Midwest, is encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to focus on local farmer-led conservation projects as the agency considers creating a Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Partnership Program. The cooperative’s views came this week in response to a USDA request for...

DELAVAN, Wis. (Nov. 3, 2021) – Scherrer Construction Co., Inc., a full-service general contractor and construction management firm, in partnership with Angus-Young Associates, recently completed renovating a Town of Delavan community building to become a premier wedding and event venue, Waters Edge on Delavan Lake. The new 8,230-square-foot facility includes a modern event space with a bridal...

Milwaukee, WI – November 3, 2021 – This holiday season brings the joyful return of First Stage’s production of Charles M. Schulz’s A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS to the Marcus Center’s Todd Wehr Theater. Based on the television special by Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson, with stage adaptation by Eric Schaeffer, by special arrangement with Arthur Whitelaw and Ruby Persson, and directed by Artistic Director Jeff Frank, the play features an iconic score performed by...

Racine, WI – The Clean Power Coalition of Southeast Wisconsin (CPC) applauds WEC Energy Group’s November 2 announcement that it plans to move off of coal as an energy source by 2035. However, WEC also stated that its subsidiary, We Energies, will make the shift to “natural” gas at its Oak Creek Power the Future units. This...

MADISON – Brianna Sas-Pérez, executive director for VIA CDC (formerly Layton Boulevard West Neighbors), has been appointed to serve as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) board of directors.  A Wisconsin native, Sas-Pérez’s experience includes over a decade of community outreach with a focus on equity and wellbeing. As VIA CDC’s...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces that children 5-11 years old are now eligible to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech (Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccine. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine requires two doses 21 days apart for full protection, and is the first and only vaccine currently available for this age group. Vaccinations for this age group...

Madison, WI – The Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) is pleased to announce its MadREP Broadband Speed Test initiative. Madison Region residents should test their internet speed at: madisonregion.org/broadband. The tool will show participants what their current internet speeds are while collecting necessary data for the Madison Region to pursue better...

STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN – Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has agreed to partner with PNE Marine Holdings (“PNE”), an affiliate of Polaris New Energy (“Polaris”) to build a second 5,500 cubic meter (CBM) LNG bunker barge.  This new barge will be a sister vessel to the LNG bunker barge Clean Canaveral, which will deliver to Polaris in mid-November.  

For areas of Wisconsin to compete with U.S. innovation powerhouses like Boston and Seattle, experts say a combination of federal support, industry collaboration and specialization is needed. "Left to its own devices, our economy is essentially producing huge concentrations of innovative success in a short list of places -- it's unfortunately shorter than we...

-- For areas of Wisconsin to compete with U.S. innovation powerhouses like Boston and Seattle, experts say a combination of federal support, industry collaboration and specialization is needed.  “Left to its own devices, our economy is essentially producing huge concentrations of innovative success in a short list of places -- it’s unfortunately shorter than...