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Beginning on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, Public Health Madison & Dane County will open a new, temporary vaccination clinic at the Arena building at the Alliant Energy Center. The site will provide first and second vaccine doses for anyone 12 and older as well as booster doses for those who are eligible. “This clinic will differ...

La Crosse, WI— To enhance patient care and keep families connected, Dairyland Power Cooperative has donated a total of $2,500 to Gundersen Health System to support their partnership with AngelEye Camera System.  Dairyland contributed $1,250, which was matched by CoBank, a national cooperative bank, through CoBank’s Sharing Success Program. The AngelEye Camera system will...

NEENAH, Wis. – ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah has achieved the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke and Target: Stroke with Advanced Therapy Honor Roll Quality Achievement Awards. The awards recognize the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

MADISON, Wis.—Oct. 7, 2021—Depending on the field you work in or what time of year it is, you’ve probably heard the phrase Open Enrollment Period. You may have questions about what Open Enrollment is, why it matters, or even why it exists in the first place. In the health insurance industry, Open Enrollment is the time...

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Upcoming listening sessions will help state develop tool with input from local communitiesMADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the departments of Administration (DOA), Health Services (DHS), and Natural Resources (DNR), and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) are developing a comprehensive environmental and public health mapping system known as the Wisconsin Environmental Equity...

Menomonie, Wis. — A student, staff member and instructor will help represent the new Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office at University of Wisconsin-Stout for the 2021-22 academic year. The office, established Aug. 1, recently announced the three EDI Fellows for the fall and spring semesters: Student Fellow of EDI: Anri Bien-Aime,...

Grants totaling more than $550,000 to increase access and enhance health care quality in rural Wisconsin were announced today by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). The grants support education and training to assist rural hospitals and clinics in filling “high need, high demand” positions. “Access to high quality health care is critical for...

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association joined legislative leaders at a press conference announcing strategic efforts to curb the state’s out-of-control housing shortage. With increasing construction costs, an antiquated regulatory atmosphere, and a severe shortage of affordable housing, these bills have been introduced to make a difference in the lives of average Wisconsinites.

Supply chain experts on a recent webinar spoke to the importance of working with a trusted broker while navigating international trade. During a discussion hosted yesterday by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's World Trade Association, MOTIS Brands Director of Global Sourcing Desiree Pasbrig said ensuring compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulations...

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Jeffrey Hales, Charles T. Zlatkovich Centennial Professor of Accounting at the University of Texas at Austin and chair of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, will be the keynote speaker for the Sustainability 2.0 Conference hosted by the Marquette University College of Business Administration on Monday, Oct. 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at...

Madison, WI - The annual convention of the Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin was held September 29th and 30th at the Hyatt Regency in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The refreshed event, now titled “Engage 2021” hosted hundreds of agents  and insurance representatives from across the state.   Several statewide award recipients were announced and presented.  

The Wisconsin Towns Association, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, and Department of Revenue have produced a model spread sheet to help communities calculate revenue loss caused by COVID-19 as allowed under the federal American Rescue Plan Act, which we are releasing today. One of the most versatile and flexible categories for utilizing Federal Coronavirus Local...

-- Supply chain experts on a recent webinar spoke to the importance of working with a trusted broker while navigating international trade.  During a discussion hosted yesterday by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s World Trade Association, MOTIS Brands Director of Global Sourcing Desiree Pasbrig said ensuring compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection...

Misinformation on social media has presented significant threats to both public health during the COVID-19 pandemic and democracy throughout the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Now, a team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin School of Journalism and Mass Communication Professor Mike Wagner is launching a new project to combat misinformation online. “This project...