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MILWAUKEE, WI – Port Milwaukee and The DeLong Company, Inc. celebrated the groundbreaking on a nearly $35-million agricultural maritime export facility on Jones Island. Representatives from the Port, DeLong and the City of Milwaukee were joined by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Representative Gwen Moore, federal, state and local officials, and Port customers and...

Based on crop progress reports from USDA, it looks like corn and soybean harvest is progressing nicely in the state as we begin to see the transition into normal fall weather. With the limited harvest time window we have, taking the time to protect against combine fires can be challenging. In fact, both prevention...

The head of Fairbanks Morse Defense says the Beloit company is "in for a rocky next couple months" after recently enacting a COVID-19 vaccination policy. George Whittier, the company's CEO, discussed workforce-related issues yesterday during Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce's Business Day event in Pewaukee. As a recently rebranded company with a 150-year history of...

Green Bay, Wisconsin – Fairchild Equipment has signed a dealer agreement with Polaris Inc. to represent Polaris’ GEM and Pro XD utility task vehicle (UTV) lines of commercial vehicles. The two companies share a business strategy to provide customers with a breadth of product without sacrificing quality of service and depth of product knowledge. While...

How about another virtual trivia smackdown? The Milwaukee Press Club will hold its third trivia event with our resident Guru and host Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sports reporter JR Radcliffe from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, October 28. Journalists, public relations professionals and others are encouraged to form teams and participate. The event will be held...

STEVENS POINT- On October 8, several Portage County residents were recognized as part of the Wisconsin Lake Leaders Institute’s 2021 graduation ceremony at the Aldo Leopold Shack near Baraboo. Participants Jim Zach, Tracy Arnold, Sarah Hull, and State Representative Katrina Shankland were recognized by DNR Assistant Secretary Todd Ambs, UW-Madison Division of Extension Dean Karl Martin, and...

Six decades ago, approximately 10,000 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers answered the nation’s call as two global superpowers were locked in a Cold War showdown in the divided city of Berlin. Wisconsin’s 32nd Infantry Division — the famous Red Arrow Division of two world wars — mobilized Oct. 15, 1961 for a year of...

GREEN BAY, Wis.—University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS, pronounced “cause”) is pleased to announce Common CAHSS returns to present, Truth: Information, Misinformation, and Democracy on Nov. 29-30, 2021 at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. The free, two-day event will take place in-person and virtually. The third...

SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI — Posthuma Homes, a custom home builder in Sheboygan County­­, expects to receive final clearance for its Falls Meadow subdivision in October 2021. The subdivision is located in Sheboygan Falls with lots varying from approximately 0.3 acres to 0.6 acres. The project will bring much needed single-family homes to the area. Posthuma Homes...