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Contact: Jenni Birkholz, DNR Business Support CoordinatorJenniferA.Birkholz@Wisconsin.gov or 608-266-8226 All 13 Phillips-Medisize Wisconsin Facilities Now Green Tier Participants MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomes Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, and its Oaklawn and St. Croix Meadows facilities to the state’s Green Tier program. With the addition of the two facilities,...

The chair of the Wisconsin Realtors Association Board says the state setting a new record for home sales last year is “remarkable” given tight inventories.  “That we have been able to do this even as inventories tightened throughout 2021 is a true testament to the persistence of buyers and the hard work of ...

-- The chair of the Wisconsin Realtors Association Board says the state setting a new record for home sales last year is “remarkable” given tight inventories.  “That we have been able to do this even as inventories tightened throughout 2021 is a true testament to the persistence of buyers and the hard work of...

Main Street Alliance has this to say on the proposal by the WI Senate and Assembly Republicans on Workforce Development: "These ideas to punish workers by stripping them of unemployment insurance, healthcare and food for their families, including children, are deeply misguided. With the Wisconsin unemployment rate sitting at 3% and with major structural barriers...

Group hones in on water quality, food labeling among other bills MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association (DBA), Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, today laid out key bills and other changes the organization will push for and against during the remaining months of this year’s legislative session. The association is...

In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Keegan Moldenhauer, founder of Internship on Demand, reprises his successful pitch during the annual “Elevator Pitch Olympics.” He was one of three winner in the rapid-fire contest, held during the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. Also in this edition of “The Show,” Tom Still talks about two investor...

 Relationships, community at the heart of Wellpoint Care Network’s future  MILWAUKEE — Human services organization SaintA has changed its name to Wellpoint Care Network, serving as a reinforcement of its mission with eyes toward the future.  New Name Reflects Decades-Long Transformation WellPoint Care Network (formerly known as SaintA)...

MADISON – School districts across Wisconsin are encouraged to apply for up to $50,000 in grant funding from the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to purchase technical education equipment for student training. Under the Expanded Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) program, up to $1 million in grant funds will be available to Wisconsin school districts...

Microgrids support Agropur’s sustainability goals LITTLE CHUTE, Wis. (Jan. 18, 2022) – EnTech Solutions, a full-service clean energy solutions provider, has installed two renewable energy microgrids on the site of Agropur’s new 210,000-square-foot cheese production facility being built in Little Chute, Wisconsin.  This Agropur facility will enable the company to more than double...

Twelve award winners share their stories.  Green Bay, WI. January 18 2022 - The Northeast Wisconsin (NEW) Manufacturing Alliance is pleased to announce the release of the 2022 All Stars Magazine. The All Stars annual career magazine features local manufacturing employees nominated by Alliance member companies. There are also two All Star Mentor award winners...

-- An investment strategist for Bank of America predicts stronger economic growth in the United States and globally over the first half of this year than the second.  “I always describe it as we’re kind of coming off the sugar high of COVID relief and COVID stimulus, particularly here in the U.S.,” said Marcy...